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The Journal of Independent Teaching and Learning

The Independent Institute of Education Β· South Africa Β· Est. 2022

ISSN1818-9687eISSN2519-5670
βœ“ WOS ESCIβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
62
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† WoS ESCI56
βœ“ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total62
Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

H-Indexi
5
Total Worksi
110
Total Citationsi
241
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.17
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

About the Journal The first six editions of the Journal were published under the name The Journal of Independent Teaching and Learning (2006-2011). Thereafter, its name changed to The Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning (2012-currently). Focus and Scope The Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning (The IJTL) is an education-focused journal, aimed at making a difference to educators at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Providing a scholarly forum for academics and education practitioners to share research on teaching and learning. It publishes original contributions of interest to researchers and practitioners in the field of education. The IJTL is intended to be a resource for education practitioners and researchers as it aims to provide useful, research based resources and provide a scholarly forum for academics and education practitioners to share in research on educational practices and teaching and learning at various levels. The following contributions are considered for publication: Research-based empirical, reflective or synoptic articles that would be of interest to education practitioners; Discussion or advocacy papers suitable for publication, articles for publication in a section entitled practitioners corner; The journal accepts Doctoral Abstracts, which include the link to the full text thesis from researchers that have graduated with a PhD/Doctorate in Education in the last two years. These are not peer reviewed and are published in a separate section of the journal. The journal focuses on education as a discipline, however, articles that focus on education as a discipline, that may be applied or manifest in a range of disciplines are welcomed. Contribution to the Research Community Peer reviewed academic writing is a key pillar for the establishment of a research culture in an institution and research community. It is a key process related to protecting and enhancing the credibility of research findings. The Independent Journal

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2022
Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications110
Publisher OrgAcademy of Science of South Africa
OA Since2013
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
Review Timeβ€”
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 Β· 67%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
The Independent Institute of Education
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1818-9687 / 2519-5670
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Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, DOAJ
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Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
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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?
βœ“ Clean
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Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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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
2
6
2022
21
46
2023
56
115
2024
31
95
2025
12
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Frequently asked questions about The Journal of Independent Teaching and Learning

Is The Journal of Independent Teaching and Learning a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for The Journal of Independent Teaching and Learning: it is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of The Journal of Independent Teaching and Learning?

The Journal of Independent Teaching 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 2.17.

Is The Journal of Independent Teaching and Learning indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

The Journal of Independent Teaching and Learning is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of The Journal of Independent Teaching and Learning?

About the Journal The first six editions of the Journal were published under the name The Journal of Independent Teaching and Learning (2006-2011). Thereafter, its name changed to The Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning (2012-currently). Focus and Scope The Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning (The IJTL) is an education-focused journal, aimed at making a difference to educators at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Providing a scholarly forum for academics and education practitioners to share research on teaching and learning. It publishes original contributions of in

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref