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Professional Development in Education

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN1941-5257eISSN1941-5265

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

1.191

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.224

Total Works

1,247

Total Citations

31,601

2yr Mean Citedness

2.35

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Professional Development in Education is an academic journal that publishes research on professional development, pedagogy, professional learning communities, mathematics education, and medical education. It welcomes empirical and conceptual articles on professional development and learning across a wide range of professions, including faculty development.

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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 Published2007

Annual Volume~ 91 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,247

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1941-5257 / 1941-5265

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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

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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)

Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesCollaborative Teaching and InclusionInnovative Education and Learning PracticesReflective Practices in EducationEducational and Psychological AssessmentsEducational Assessment and ImprovementEducation Systems and PolicyInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsEducation and Technology IntegrationEarly Childhood Education and Development