The Journal of Educational Research
ISSN 0022-0671 · Taylor & Francis · United States · active 1920–2026
Metrics
- Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q2
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 2.1
- SJR
- 0.527
- h-index
- 158
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 1 November 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, The Journal of Educational Research is Q2 in Education (#583 of 1,628 journals).
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Q2 | #583 of 1,628 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 1.75
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 99
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
The Journal of Educational Research is Q2 in Education (2025 edition, #583 of 1,628 journals), with SJR 0.527 (Scimago) and an h-index of 158 (OpenAlex). Listed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to post-review decision
- 68 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to acceptance
- 163 days (median)Estimated from our library (19 papers)
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to publication
- 193 days (median)Estimated from our library (18 papers)
- Acceptance rate
- 5%Publisher-reported
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- Access status:
- hybrid. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is The Journal of Educational Research a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag The Journal of Educational Research. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is The Journal of Educational Research indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, The Journal of Educational Research appears in: Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of The Journal of Educational Research?
Papers in The Journal of Educational Research are cited about 2.1 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q2, with an h-index of 158. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is The Journal of Educational Research (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, The Journal of Educational Research is Q2 in Education (#583 of 1,628 journals). Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; The Journal of Educational Research is cited about 2.1 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 158.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of The Journal of Educational Research?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for The Journal of Educational Research. The open equivalent is its Scimago quartile, Q2, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is The Journal of Educational Research open access?
Our index records its access status as "hybrid". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
How long does The Journal of Educational Research take to publish a paper?
Submission to post-review decision for The Journal of Educational Research takes about 68 days (median) — Publisher-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own.
What is the acceptance rate of The Journal of Educational Research?
The Journal of Educational Research reports an acceptance rate of about 5% — Publisher-reported. Acceptance rates vary by article type and change from year to year, and a publisher-stated figure is the journal's own, so treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee.
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