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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q3SCImago #14,858Gold OA

Education As Change

Identifier (ISSN):1682-3206(Print)/1947-9417(Online)
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Publisher:Unisa Press
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.8↑ +0.8
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Education As Change

WoS Q2
01230.320220.520230.82024120251.82026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.8
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.376
#14,858

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
25

25 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
18articles/year
100% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Education as Change is an accredited, peer reviewed scholarly online journal that publishes original articles reflecting critically on issues of equality in education and on the ways in which educational practices contribute to transformation in non-formal, formal and informal contexts. Critique, mainly understood in the tradition of critical pedagogies, is a constructive process which contributes towards a better world. Contributions from and about marginalised communities and from different knowledge traditions are encouraged. The articles could draw on any rigorous research methodology, as well as transdisciplinary approaches. Research of a very specialised or technical nature should be framed within relevant discourses. While specialised kinds of research are encouraged, authors are expected to write for a broader audience of educational researchers and practitioners without losing conceptual and theoretical depth and rigour. All sectors of education are covered in the journal. These include primary, secondary and tertiary education, adult education, worker education, educational policy and teacher education.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology86.2%Psychology83.3%Political science72.8%Law70.8%Pedagogy66.6%Philosophy58.6%Economics55.5%Mathematics50.7%Computer science45.4%Economic growth41.7%Mathematics education39.1%Epistemology35.5%Biology34.3%Physics31.7%Linguistics29.7%Art28.6%Geography27.2%Medicine26.7%History26.3%Social science26.1%Archaeology24.1%Anthropology21.9%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Q2
Rank290/760
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Q2
Rank371/762
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.8
Articles / Year21
Total Citations3
2025
IF1
Articles / Year31
Total Citations19
2024
IF0.8
Articles / Year24
Total Citations118
2023
IF0.5
Articles / Year16
Total Citations105
2022
IF0.302
Articles / Year43
Total Citations275

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #14,858Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008-2024, 2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.376

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.33

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,597 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations155
3-Year Documents71
Citable Documents62

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate0.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

EducationQ3
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: 12.5%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)Education
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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

Education As Change (ISSN: 1682-3206) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, published by Unisa Press in South Africa. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.80, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.376 (Q3), an H-index of 25.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 18 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $2,597 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
Gold OA
Publisher
Unisa Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusDOAJPubMed

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