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Journal of Curriculum Studies Research

OpenED Network · Turkey · Est. 2019

ISSN2690-2788

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2024-09-17). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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

0.432

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.903

Total Worksi

157

Total Citationsi

658

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

JCSR publishes research papers, theoretical works, literature reviews, research reports, and book reviews on all aspects of curriculum studies. The scope of the journal covers following topics, but is not limited to: Curriculum development, The social construction of knowledge, Curriculum and instructional discourses, Instructional assessment and evaluation, Curricular reform in K–16 education, Teacher education, Instructional design, planning and strategies, Learning technologies, Cross-cultural curriculum.

General Information

Country / RegionTurkey

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

FrequencyTwo regular issues per year. Special issues may be additionally published.

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications157

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

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?

OpenED Network

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2690-2788

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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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

2019

189

2020

136

2021

2022

182

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.

EducationQ2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentEducator Training and Historical PedagogyTechnology-Enhanced Education StudiesSecond Language Learning and TeachingEFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLiteracy, Media, and EducationDigital Storytelling and EducationTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesGlobal Education and MulticulturalismMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Curriculum Studies Research

Is Journal of Curriculum Studies Research a predatory journal?

Journal of Curriculum Studies Research was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2024-09-17). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Curriculum Studies Research?

Journal of Curriculum Studies Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.432.

Is Journal of Curriculum Studies Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Curriculum Studies Research is indexed in Scopus.