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Educational Psychology

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1981

ISSN1469-5820

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.269

H-Indexi

128

SNIPi

1.509

Total Worksi

2,279

Total Citationsi

88,859

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Educational Psychology provides an international forum for the discussion and rapid dissemination of research findings in psychological aspects of education, ranging from pre-school to tertiary provision and the education of children with special learning needs, emphasizing experimental and behavioral studies.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,279

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-5820

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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

102

4.1k

2019

1.6k

2020

1.5k

2021

1.3k

2022

516

2023

281

2024

105

266

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.

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1

EducationQ1

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchPsychology, Educational

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education, Achievement, and GiftednessEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsParental Involvement in EducationReading and Literacy DevelopmentCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsBehavioral and Psychological StudiesEducational and Psychological AssessmentsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Frequently asked questions about Educational Psychology

Is Educational Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Educational Psychology: 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 Educational Psychology?

Educational Psychology 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 1.85.

Is Educational Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Educational Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.