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Critical Studies in Education

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1800

ISSN1750-8495

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.517

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CiteScore

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SNIP

3.045

Total Works

700

Total Citations

19,214

2yr Mean Citedness

2.40

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines the critical analysis of educational phenomena, including the influence of technology on higher education, the construction of student belonging, the historical intersections of Black and Indigenous education, the global teaching crisis, and the ideological underpinnings of diagnostic labels for challenging behaviors.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1800

FrequencyThree Issues A Year, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications700

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1750-8495

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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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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.

EducationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Educational Policies and ReformsGlobal Education and MulticulturalismEducator Training and Historical PedagogyTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesCritical Race Theory in EducationYouth Education and Societal DynamicsEducation Systems and PolicyHigher Education Governance and DevelopmentHigher Education Practises and EngagementDiverse Education Studies and Reforms