Journal rankings · indicator year 2019
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Subfield ranking · 2019
Education journal rankings 2019
724 ranked journals · Subfield in Social Sciences
Education has 724 ranked journals in 2019. Its median journal scores above the world average: OJR 1.24 against 1.00, up 0.03 on 2018. A journal needs OJR 2.38 to reach Q1. The top three are The Internet and Higher Education, Review of Research in Education, and Sociology of Education.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2019. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2016–2018, the window the 2019 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Social Sciences (22)
724 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2018. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2016–2018, the window the 2019 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2016–2018 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2010 to 2019. | Compare |
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1The Internet and Higher EducationElsevier BV · United States | 11.93Q1 | 11.79 3.55 up from 2018 | 83 | 8% | $4,120 | ||
2Review of Research in EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 11.26Q1 | 10.09 5.15 up from 2018 | 58 | 42% | $2,500 | ||
3Sociology of EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 9.65Q1 | 5.98 1.93 up from 2018 | 63 | 18% | $3,650 | ||
4Educational ResearcherSAGE Publishing · United States | 9.64Q1 | 6.40 0.57 up from 2018 | 157 | 28% | $2,500 | ||
5American Educational Research JournalSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 9.50Q1 | 5.89 0.77 up from 2018 | 186 | 16% | $2,500 | ||
6Educational Evaluation and Policy AnalysisSAGE Publishing · United States | 8.95Q1 | 4.80 0.97 down from 2018 | 86 | 17% | $2,500 | ||
7Harvard Educational ReviewHarvard University Press · United States | 8.82Q1 | 6.32 1.35 up from 2018 | 108 | 36% | — | ||
8Journal of Teacher EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 8.67Q1 | 5.23 1.21 up from 2018 | 142 | 19% | $3,900 | ||
9The Future of ChildrenPrinceton School of Public and International Affairs · United States | 8.57Q1 | 9.67 3.80 up from 2018 | 39 | 13% | — | ||
10Computers & EducationElsevier BV · United States | 7.60Q1 | 9.93 1.11 up from 2018 | 565 | 30% | $5,190 | ||
11Educational Administration QuarterlySAGE Publishing · United States | 7.35Q1 | 3.85 0.50 down from 2018 | 91 | 4% | $3,900 | ||
12Educational PsychologistRoutledge · United States | 7.01Q1 | 9.33 1.11 up from 2018 | 67 | 25% | — | ||
13Teaching and Teacher EducationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 6.84Q1 | 5.05 0.71 up from 2018 | 670 | 31% | $3,380 | ||
14Journal of Research in Science TeachingWiley · United States | 6.71Q1 | 5.43 1.39 up from 2018 | 169 | 34% | $3,910 | ||
15Review of Educational ResearchSAGE Publishing · United States | 6.67Q1 | 13.41 1.17 down from 2018 | 82 | 16% | $2,500 | ||
16International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher EducationOASpringer Nature · Switzerland | 6.09Q1 | 7.94 3.57 up from 2018 | 127 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
17Learning Media and TechnologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 6.08Q1 | 5.10 2.61 up from 2018 | 67 | 60% | — | ||
18Education Finance and PolicyThe MIT Press · United States | 5.79Q1 | 1.19 1.33 down from 2018 | 100 | 26% | — | ||
19AERA OpenOASAGE Publishing · United States | 5.73Q1 | 3.58 0.68 down from 2018 | 160 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
20Teachers and TeachingTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 5.69Q1 | 2.99 0.31 up from 2018 | 152 | 22% | — | ||
21American Journal of EducationUniversity of Chicago · United States | 5.61Q1 | 2.69 0.21 up from 2018 | 59 | 14% | — | ||
22Journal for Research in Mathematics EducationNational Council of Teachers of Mathematics · United States | 5.50Q1 | 4.34 1.06 up from 2018 | 74 | 9% | — | ||
23International Journal of STEM EducationOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 5.49Q1 | 3.92 0.06 down from 2018 | 108 | 100% | $2,090 | ||
24International Journal for Students as PartnersOAMcMaster University Library Press · Canada | 5.46Q1 | 4.12 0.66 up from 2018 | 51 | 100% | — | ||
25Journal of Engineering EducationWiley · United States | 5.46Q1 | 7.38 2.62 up from 2018 | 90 | 32% | $3,710 | ||
26Assessment & Evaluation in Higher EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 5.24Q1 | 3.93 1.08 up from 2018 | 235 | 43% | — | ||
27European Journal of Teacher EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 5.20Q1 | 4.28 0.97 up from 2018 | 135 | 66% | — | ||
28Research in Higher EducationSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 5.13Q1 | 3.52 1.10 up from 2018 | 133 | 26% | $2,990 | ||
29RELC JournalSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 4.99Q1 | 3.21 1.23 up from 2018 | 115 | 18% | $3,650 | ||
30Journal of Educational PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 4.97Q1 | 5.69 0.06 up from 2018 | 240 | 38% | — | ||
31Comparative Education ReviewUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 4.95Q1 | 2.73 0.27 up from 2018 | 97 | 13% | — | ||
32International Journal of Sustainability in Higher EducationEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 4.94Q1 | 3.96 1.68 up from 2018 | 181 | 29% | — | ||
33Critical Studies in EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.87Q1 | 2.78 0.56 up from 2018 | 110 | 43% | — | ||
34Economics of Education ReviewElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.83Q1 | 2.42 0.12 down from 2018 | 266 | 33% | $2,700 | ||
35Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based LearningOAPurdue University Press · United States | 4.82Q1 | 4.47 2.24 up from 2018 | 72 | 100% | — | ||
36Globalisation Societies and EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.80Q1 | 3.49 1.54 up from 2018 | 105 | 29% | — | ||
37Early Childhood Research QuarterlyElsevier BV · United States | 4.71Q1 | 3.39 0.73 down from 2018 | 271 | 24% | $4,170 | ||
38Teaching in Higher EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.67Q1 | 3.32 0.64 up from 2018 | 239 | 37% | — | ||
39Journal of Work-Applied ManagementOAEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 4.61Q1 | 5.12 1.82 up from 2018 | 32 | 100% | — | ||
40Studies in Higher EducationRoutledge · United Kingdom | 4.58Q1 | 3.51 0.92 up from 2018 | 418 | 40% | — | ||
41Active Learning in Higher EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 4.56Q1 | 3.58 0.87 up from 2018 | 97 | 54% | $3,900 | ||
42Science EducationWiley · United States | 4.55Q1 | 4.50 1.19 up from 2018 | 154 | 36% | $4,050 | ||
43School Effectiveness and School ImprovementTaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 4.52Q1 | 2.75 0.45 up from 2018 | 90 | 32% | — | ||
44Journal of Educational ChangeSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 4.50Q1 | 3.64 1.66 up from 2018 | 68 | 43% | $3,590 | ||
45Assessing WritingElsevier BV · United States | 4.44Q1 | 3.02 0.51 up from 2018 | 85 | 11% | $3,330 | ||
46Journal of Interactive Media in EducationOAUbiquity Press · United Kingdom | 4.37Q1 | 5.10 2.02 up from 2018 | 40 | 100% | — | ||
47Urban EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 4.30Q1 | 1.76 0.67 down from 2018 | 218 | 4% | $3,900 | ||
48Educational Technology Research and DevelopmentSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 4.29Q1 | 4.08 0.10 up from 2018 | 214 | 23% | $3,390 | ||
49Journal of Education for Teaching International Research and PedagogyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.27Q1 | 2.33 0.07 up from 2018 | 204 | 33% | — | ||
50Higher Education Research & DevelopmentTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.27Q1 | 3.75 1.03 up from 2018 | 352 | 30% | — |
Subfields of Social Sciences, with Education highlighted.
- Sociology and Political Science1,325
- Education724
- Political Science and International Relations326
- Communication74
- Gender Studies64
- Safety Research56
- Health53
- Public Administration51
- Law48
- Linguistics and Language48
- Urban Studies48
- Transportation46
- Library and Information Sciences44
- Demography38
- Anthropology37
- Geography, Planning and Development31
- Cultural Studies8
- Development3
- General Social Sciences3
- Human Factors and Ergonomics1
- Archeology0
- Life-span and Life-course Studies0
Journals
Citations made in 2019. Corpus-wide, 83.4% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
240 additional Education journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2016–2018, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2019. Publication window: 2016–2018. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 724
- Window papers (baseline)
- 305,265 +26.4% from indicator year 2016
- Median OJR
- 1.24 +3.8% from indicator year 2016
- Rising journals (2025)
- 28
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2016–2018 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 306 | 314 | 333 | 348 | 363 | 390 | 409 | 426 | 443 | 464 | 489 | 521 | 564 | 598 | 637 | 658 | 677 | 698 | 714 | 724 | 727 | 762 | 752 | 732 | 698 | 693 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 58,351 | 63,185 | 69,625 | 76,266 | 81,638 | 88,262 | 97,523 | 108,809 | 120,655 | 131,977 | 146,397 | 160,956 | 179,576 | 196,232 | 212,099 | 225,960 | 241,442 | 258,082 | 279,717 | 305,265 | 339,642 | 385,574 | 436,853 | 472,006 | 510,769 | 554,466 | |
| Median OJR | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.212 | 1.324 | 1.320 | 1.38 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.36 | 1.26 | 1.15 | 1.1923 | 1.23 | 1.208 | 1.24 | 1.176 | 1.14 | 1.178 | 1.1918 | 1.211 | 1.180 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.