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International Journal of Game-Based Learning

IGI Global Publishing · United States · Est. 2011

ISSN2155-6857

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.387

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.744

Total Worksi

347

Total Citationsi

4,537

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education & Educational Research; Education; Developmental and Educational Psychology; E-learning.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 15 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications347

Publisher OrgIGI Global

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IGI Global Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2155-6857

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

227

2019

242

2020

178

2021

2022

104

2023

2024

2025

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.

EducationQ2

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ3

E-learningQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

E-learningDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Educational Games and GamificationDigital Games and MediaInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsTeaching and Learning ProgrammingImpact of Technology on AdolescentsOnline Learning and AnalyticsChild Development and Digital TechnologyMobile Learning in EducationIntelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive LearningVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Game-Based Learning

Is International Journal of Game-Based Learning a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Game-Based Learning: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Game-Based Learning?

International Journal of Game-Based 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 — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — 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 2.08.

Is International Journal of Game-Based Learning indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Game-Based Learning is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Game-Based Learning?