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Status
Active
Coverage
1964–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
8.2
SJR · SCImago
1.414
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
78
Best quartile
Q1 · 92nd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 122 / 1698 | 92nd | Q1 |
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Comparative Education
Comparative Education is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 8.2), WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Routledge.
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ISSN 0305-0068Verify ISSN ↗1360-0486Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Routledge
Scopus · Q1WoS · SSCIONOS
8.2
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Quick answers
Is Comparative Education indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1964–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 8.2.
What quartile is Comparative Education in Scopus?
Comparative Education is Q1 in Education (rank 122 of 1698), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Comparative Education?
Comparative Education is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 8.2, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 92nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.414, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 78.
Who publishes Comparative Education and what is its ISSN?
Comparative Education is published by Routledge. Its print ISSN is 0305-0068 and its online ISSN is 1360-0486.
Is Comparative Education covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Comparative Education in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Comparative Education open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Comparative Education? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Comparative Education has an h-index of 103 and a 2-year mean of 4.28 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 8.2, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #138 of 1,610 Scopus journals in Education.
103
h-index
4.28
2-yr mean citations
982
i10-index
2,192
works indexed
58,547
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#138 of 1,610 Top 9% Education
Comparative Education published 50 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 52. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Comparative Education? — latest 95 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (15.4%), China (14.6%) and United States (13%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Comparative Education? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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