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Journal of Professional Capital and Community

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2016

ISSN2056-9548eISSN2056-9556

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

0.704

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.143

Total Works

276

Total Citations

5,328

2yr Mean Citedness

2.22

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores how professional capital, teacher collaboration, and leadership practices influence educational outcomes and teacher development. Articles examine factors such as collective efficacy, social justice leadership, and professional learning networks in various national contexts.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ 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 Published2016

Annual Volume~ 34 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications276

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2056-9548 / 2056-9556

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

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.

CommunicationQ1

EducationQ1

Social PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Social PsychologyCommunicationEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesEducational Assessment and ImprovementParental Involvement in EducationCollaborative Teaching and InclusionEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsEvaluation and Performance AssessmentSchool Choice and PerformanceInnovative Education and Learning PracticesEducational and Psychological Assessments