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Adult Learning

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1989

ISSN2162-4070

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.723

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.79

Total Worksi

1,671

Total Citationsi

9,446

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education & Educational Research; Education; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,671

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2162-4070

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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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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

Citations received

262

2019

267

2020

177

2021

133

2022

284

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.

EducationQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education Systems and PolicyAdult and Continuing Education TopicsHigher Education Learning PracticesHigher Education Research StudiesOnline and Blended LearningEducational Leadership and PracticesGlobal Educational Policies and ReformsReflective Practices in EducationEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentGlobal Education Systems and Policies

Frequently asked questions about Adult Learning

Is Adult Learning a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Adult Learning: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Adult Learning?

Adult 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 0.78.

Is Adult Learning indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Adult Learning is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Adult Learning?