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Metacognition and Learning

Springer New York · United States · Est. 2006

ISSN1556-1631

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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?

259

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 219d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.845

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.25

Total Worksi

473

Total Citationsi

26,739

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Metacognition and Learning is a specialized journal centered on research related to metacognition and self-regulation. - Brings together researchers working on diverse sub-topics within metacognition. - Addresses both general and domain-specific metacognition in various task domains. - Considers papers on theoretical issues, measurement issues, and empirical studies about individual differences in metacognition. - Focuses on the role of metacognition in learning situations. - Maintains a high academic standard with relevance to educational practices.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications473

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1556-1631

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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

806

2019

1.2k

2020

851

2021

1.3k

2022

419

2023

278

2024

104

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.

EducationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchPsychology, Educational

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsEducational Strategies and EpistemologiesMemory Processes and InfluencesOnline and Blended LearningIntelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive LearningVisual and Cognitive Learning ProcessesEducational and Psychological AssessmentsChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentEducation, Achievement, and GiftednessReading and Literacy Development

Frequently asked questions about Metacognition and Learning

Is Metacognition and Learning a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Metacognition and Learning: 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 Metacognition and Learning?

Metacognition and Learning 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 3.14.

Is Metacognition and Learning indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Metacognition and Learning is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.