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Interchange

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1970

ISSN1573-1790
SJR Q2Scopus / SJR
72
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q266
✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total72
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?
404
days submission → published
measured · last 17 articles · accept 385d
Q2
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
0.334
H-Indexi
55
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.625
Total Worksi
1,880
Total Citationsi
19,684
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.45
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Interchange is an international journal for the dissemination of high-quality research, theory, and practice in education, with a particular focus on leadership, policy, change, curriculum, and pedagogy across K–12 schools and higher education contexts. It seeks to foster dialogue that informs both scholarship and practice in global settings. The journal welcomes empirical studies, theoretical contributions, policy analyses, and practice-oriented research that address the multi-level drivers of educational change. We are particularly interested in manuscripts that explore the following areas: Educational leadership : advancing organizational change through leadership practices that shape educational conditions for improving student outcomes, academic excellence, and institutional innovation. Educational policy and reform : driving education change through policy design, implementation, and evaluation that influence governance, accountability, internationalisation, equity, and quality. Educational change and innovation : understanding the complexity of organizational change and innovation in evolving contexts. Curriculum development, design, and assessment innovations : enabling instructional change through reforms and innovations that redefine teaching, learning, and evaluation. Pedagogy and instructional practices : fostering classroom-level change through philosophical approaches, scholarship of teaching and learning, and concrete teaching and learning strategies, with attention to digital and inclusive contexts. Foundations and interdisciplinary studies of education : examining the historical, philosophical, sociological, organizational, and psychological foundations of education, exploring how these core disciplines shape educational theory, policy, and practice. The journal strongly values methodological diversity, encouraging submissions that employ quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, and innovative research designs . It welcomes scale development and validation studies that advance new tools and measurement frameworks, as well as systematic reviews, meta-analyses, bibliometric studies, and content analyses that synthesize evidence and identify directions for future research and practice. What distinguishes this journal is its emphasis on the intersection of leadership, policy, curriculum, and pedagogy as levers of educational change. It is committed to comparative and cross-cultural studies from a global view. The journal offers a distinctive platform that connects research, policy, and practice to address pressing educational challenges worldwide, such as artificial intelligence.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1970
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,880
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Netherlands
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1573-1790
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
33
217
2019
32
289
2020
35
509
2021
34
191
2022
19
95
2023
26
70
2024
16
20
2025
17
3
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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2
LawQ2
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2
EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesGlobal Educational Policies and ReformsEducator Training and Historical PedagogyEducation Systems and PolicyReligious Education and SchoolsGlobal Education and MulticulturalismScience Education and PedagogyHigher Education Governance and DevelopmentDiverse Education Studies and Reforms

Frequently asked questions about Interchange

Is Interchange a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Interchange: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Interchange?

Interchange is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.334.

Is Interchange indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Interchange is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Interchange?

Interchange is an international journal for the dissemination of high-quality research, theory, and practice in education, with a particular focus on leadership, policy, change, curriculum, and pedagogy across K–12 schools and higher education contexts. It seeks to foster dialogue that informs both scholarship and practice in global settings. The journal welcomes empirical studies, theoretical contributions, policy analyses, and practice-oriented research that address the multi-level drivers of educational change. We are particularly interested in manuscripts that explore the following areas:

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref