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Journal of Catholic Education

Loyola Marymount University · United States · Est. 1998

ISSN2373-8170

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

Total54

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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 75% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.221

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

7/12 · 58%

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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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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

2019

126

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 54/100. 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.