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Educational Research for Social Change

Nelson Mandela University,Faculty of Education · South Africa · Est. 2013

ISSN2221-4070eISSN2221-4070

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

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

0.295

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.394

Total Works

221

Total Citations

1,699

2yr Mean Citedness

0.27

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on educational research within African contexts, particularly South Africa. It examines issues of multilingualism, decolonial pedagogy, Indigenous knowledge systems, and language policies in education. The research explores innovative teaching approaches, including arts-based methods, service-learning, and translanguaging, to address social change and promote inclusive and equitable educational practices.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications221

Publisher OrgAcademy of Science of South Africa

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nelson Mandela University,Faculty of Education

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2221-4070 / 2221-4070

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

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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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSecond Language Learning and TeachingGlobal Educational Policies and ReformsChildren's Rights and ParticipationMultilingual Education and PolicyEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningInnovative Education and Learning PracticesService-Learning and Community EngagementParticipatory Visual Research MethodsEducation Systems and Policy