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Discover Education

Springer Nature · Switzerland · Est. 2022

ISSN2731-5525

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

208

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 200d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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

0.559

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

1,369

Total Citationsi

3,251

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Discover Education is an open access journal publishing research from a broad range of education fields with the potential to impact social and academic development. Covers research on school, university, vocational, early childhood and community settings.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

Annual Volume~ 332 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,369

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

APC Cost$1,140Below median

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2731-5525

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$1,140

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

Citations received

219

2022

328

2023

289

2.2k

2024

652

1.6k

2025

726

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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Online Learning and AnalyticsOnline and Blended LearningArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationScience Education and PedagogyTechnology-Enhanced Education StudiesInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsAI in Service InteractionsTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesTeaching and Learning ProgrammingInnovations in Medical Education

Frequently asked questions about Discover Education

Is Discover Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Discover Education: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Discover Education?

Discover Education is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.559.

Is Discover Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Discover Education is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Discover Education?

How much does it cost to publish in Discover Education?

Discover Education charges an article processing charge (APC) of about $1,140 for open-access publication.