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Journal of Catholic Education

Loyola Marymount University · United States · Est. 1998

ISSN2373-8170

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

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 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.221

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.529

Total Worksi

424

Total Citationsi

2,108

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Catholic Education is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes scholarly articles on topics related to Catholic education. It is sponsored by the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications424

Publisher OrgLoyola Marymount University

OA Since2013

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Loyola Marymount University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2373-8170

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

158

2019

144

2020

2021

2022

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.

EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religious Education and SchoolsCatholicism and Religious StudiesAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsDiverse Education Studies and ReformsPasture and Agricultural SystemsReligion, Society, and DevelopmentReligion, Spirituality, and PsychologyQualitative Research Methods and EthicsEducation Methods and PracticesEducation and Critical Thinking Development

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Catholic Education

Is Journal of Catholic Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Catholic Education: it is indexed in 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 Journal of Catholic Education?

Journal of Catholic Education is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.221.

Is Journal of Catholic Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Catholic Education is indexed in Scopus.