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Research in Drama Education

Routledge · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1356-9783eISSN1470-112X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.295

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.718

Total Worksi

1,758

Total Citationsi

9,070

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education & Educational Research; Theater; Literature and Literary Theory; Visual Arts and Performing Arts; Education.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,758

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1356-9783 / 1470-112X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

186

2019

350

2020

206

2021

115

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchTheater

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing ArtsEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Theatre and Performance StudiesCreative Drama in EducationArt Education and DevelopmentArt Therapy and Mental HealthTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesParticipatory Visual Research MethodsDiversity and Impact of DancePosthumanist Ethics and ActivismIrish and British StudiesArtistic and Creative Research

Frequently asked questions about Research in Drama Education

Is Research in Drama Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Research in Drama Education: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Research in Drama Education?

Research in Drama Education is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.89.

Is Research in Drama Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Research in Drama Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Research in Drama Education?