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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #6,537Hybrid

International Journal of Leadership in Education

Identifier (ISSN):1360-3124(Print)/1464-5092(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.2↓ -0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Leadership in Education

WoS Q2
12342.820232.420242.520252.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.83
#6,537

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
55

55 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
82articles/year
14.85% Gold OA•97.12% Original Research

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Leadership in Education: Theory & Practice is an international journal for the publication of theoretical and practical discussions of educational leadership. The Journal presents: •cutting-edge writing on educational leadership, including instructional supervision, curriculum and teaching development, staff development, educational administration and more; •an alternative voice: reports of alternative theoretical perspectives, alternative methodologies, and alternative experiences of leadership; •a broad definition of leadership, including teachers-as-leaders, shared governance, site-based decision making, and community-school collaborations.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology97.9%Psychology93.2%Political science86.4%Pedagogy80.1%Law72.4%Economics69.6%Economic growth57.1%Public relations49.5%Mathematics48.8%Educational leadership42.8%Mathematics education39%Philosophy38.8%Social psychology38.3%Instructional leadership34.5%Management31.1%Computer science27.5%Biology22.7%Social science21.5%Epistemology20.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Q2
Rank215/760
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Q1
Rank180/762
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.2
Articles / Year33
Total Citations1
2025
IF2.5
Articles / Year54
Total Citations42
2024
IF2.4
Articles / Year59
Total Citations266
2023
IF2.8
Articles / Year68
Total Citations338
2022
IF—
Articles / Year65
Total Citations980

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,537Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1998-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and AccountingSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.83

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.22

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,097 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations996
3-Year Documents296
Citable Documents286

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)8

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate49.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
EducationQ1
Strategy and ManagementQ2
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

International Journal of Leadership in Education (ISSN: 1360-3124) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, published by Taylor & Francis in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.20, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.830 (Q1), an H-index of 55.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 82 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,097 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
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01