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Journal of Education (South Africa)

University of KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa · Est. 2015

ISSN2520-9868

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.314

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.573

Total Worksi

335

Total Citationsi

1,608

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Education (South Africa) covers the field of Education within the Social Sciences. It is associated with South African universities and research institutions.

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General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications335

Publisher OrgAcademy of Science of South Africa

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2520-9868

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

Yes

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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

133

2019

263

2020

362

2021

133

2022

172

2023

105

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

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesGlobal Educational Policies and ReformsEducation Systems and PolicySecond Language Learning and TeachingHigher Education Practises and EngagementEducational Theory and Curriculum StudiesEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesAdult and Continuing Education TopicsPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Education (South Africa)

Is Journal of Education (South Africa) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Education (South Africa): it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Journal of Education (South Africa)?

Journal of Education (South Africa) 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 1.12.

Is Journal of Education (South Africa) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Education (South Africa) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.