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Journal of School Choice

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1558-2159

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

Total66

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 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.402

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.041

Total Worksi

890

Total Citationsi

5,204

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 54 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications890

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

5/12 · 42%

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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?

1558-2159

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

400

2019

410

2020

223

2021

166

2022

125

2023

115

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.

EducationQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

School Choice and PerformanceDiverse Education Studies and ReformsParental Involvement in EducationGlobal Educational Reforms and InequalitiesHigher Education Research StudiesUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesEducation Systems and PolicyReligious Education and SchoolsTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesLocal Government Finance and Decentralization

Frequently asked questions about Journal of School Choice

Is Journal of School Choice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of School Choice: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 66/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of School Choice?

Journal of School Choice is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.402.

Is Journal of School Choice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of School Choice is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of School Choice?