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Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning

University of the Western Cape · South Africa · Est. 2013

ISSN2310-7103

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.297

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.563

Total Worksi

490

Total Citationsi

1,548

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Sociology and Political Science; Education.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 44 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications490

Publisher OrgUniversity of the Western Cape

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2013

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of the Western Cape

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2310-7103

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

142

2019

300

2020

188

2021

143

2022

126

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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Higher Education Practises and EngagementHigher Education Learning PracticesHigher Education Governance and DevelopmentEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentGlobal Educational Policies and ReformsSecond Language Learning and TeachingEvaluation of Teaching PracticesInnovative Education and Learning PracticesAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesEducational Theory and Curriculum Studies

Frequently asked questions about Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning

Is Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning?

Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.297.

Is Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning?