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Pastoral Care in Education

Routledge · United States · Est. 1983

ISSN1468-0122

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.512

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SNIP

0.762

Total Works

1,731

Total Citations

10,313

2yr Mean Citedness

0.70

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Pastoral Care in Education is an international journal publishing research on personal, social and emotional development across the curriculum. It considers the challenges pastoral care in education faces to ensure it makes a positive contribution to the learning experience of children and young people. The journal also explores how transactional analysis is enhancing pastoral care in mainstream and special education contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Annual Volume~ 49 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,731

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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?

1468-0122

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

EducationQ2

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religious Education and SchoolsEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentReligion, Society, and DevelopmentTheological Perspectives and PracticesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentDiverse Education Studies and ReformsFamily and Disability Support ResearchEducational and Psychological AssessmentsBullying, Victimization, and AggressionParental Involvement in Education