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Rural Educator

National Rural Education Association · United States

ISSN2643-9662

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total33

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 Score

0.436

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.747

Total Works

412

Total Citations

4,408

2yr Mean Citedness

0.57

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Aims & Scope

The Rural Educator is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research and practice articles on rural education. It is dedicated to the dissemination of scholarly work that addresses the unique challenges and opportunities of rural education.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications412

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~28 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Rural Education Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2643-9662

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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?

No APC (Free)

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

EducationQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education Systems and PolicyDiverse Educational Innovations StudiesIndigenous and Place-Based EducationTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesParental Involvement in EducationSchool Choice and PerformanceYouth Development and Social SupportHigher Education Research StudiesService-Learning and Community EngagementEarly Childhood Education and Development