ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #5,748Top JournalHybrid

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Identifier (ISSN):0142-5692(Print)/1465-3346(Online)
•
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.1– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for British Journal of Sociology of Education

WoS Q2
12231.8420222.120232.220242.120252.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.903
#5,748

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
97

97 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate9.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
81articles/year
34.06% Gold OA•97.22% Original Research

Aims & Scope

British Journal of Sociology of Education is one of the most renowned international scholarly journals in the field. The journal publishes high quality original, theoretically informed analyses of the relationship between education and society, and has an outstanding record of addressing major global debates about the social significance and impact of educational policy, provision, processes and practice in many countries around the world. The journal engages with a diverse range of contemporary and emergent social theories along with a wide range of methodological approaches. Articles investigate the discursive politics of education, social stratification and mobility, the social dimensions of all aspects of pedagogy and the curriculum, and the experiences of all those involved, from the most privileged to the most disadvantaged. The vitality of the journal is sustained by its commitment to offer independent, critical evaluations of the ways in which education interfaces with local, national, regional and global developments, contexts and agendas in all phases of formal and informal education. Contributions are expected to take into account the wide international readership of British Journal of Sociology of Education, and exhibit knowledge of previously published articles in the field. Submissions should be well located within sociological theory, and should not only be rigorous and reflexive methodologically, but also offer original insights to educational problems and or perspectives.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology99.9%Social science73%Political science68.1%Law66.1%Psychology64.7%Philosophy54.8%Pedagogy51.8%Economics51.6%Anthropology45.2%Gender studies45.2%Epistemology40.3%Mathematics32.8%Economic growth31.6%Computer science29.8%Politics24.5%Geography24%Sociology of Education24%History22.8%Biology21%Physics20.8%Archaeology20.8%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Q2
Rank235/760
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Q2
Rank68/222
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Q1
Rank184/762
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Q2
Rank68/222
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.1
Articles / Year98
Total Citations24
2025
IF2.1
Articles / Year104
Total Citations299
2024
IF2.2
Articles / Year75
Total Citations384
2023
IF2.1
Articles / Year77
Total Citations519
2022
IF1.841
Articles / Year88
Total Citations1,205

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,748Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1980-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.903

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.87

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,268 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations785
3-Year Documents204
Citable Documents202

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate59.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

EducationQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 9.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Education
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

British Journal of Sociology of Education (ISSN: 0142-5692) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Taylor & Francis in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.10, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.903 (Q1), an H-index of 97.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 81 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,268 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: be93f287-efd1-428c-9ca2-1d0dc049907a
Database Updated: 2026-09-28