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Journal of Philosophy of Education

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1967

ISSN1467-9752

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.358

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.007

Total Worksi

2,660

Total Citationsi

33,048

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education & Educational Research; History Of Social Sciences; History; Philosophy; Education.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

Annual Volume~ 91 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,660

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1467-9752

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

549

2019

142

1.2k

2020

826

2021

106

491

2022

640

2023

245

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.

HistoryQ1

PhilosophyQ1

EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchHistory Of Social Sciences

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyHistoryEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religious Education and SchoolsEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentPolitical Philosophy and EthicsPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismPragmatism in Philosophy and EducationWittgensteinian philosophy and applicationsEducational Philosophies and PedagogiesEpistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsGlobal Educational Policies and ReformsEthics in medical practice

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Philosophy of Education

Is Journal of Philosophy of Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Philosophy of Education: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Philosophy of Education?

Journal of Philosophy of 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 1.09.

Is Journal of Philosophy of Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Philosophy of Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Philosophy of Education?