ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1975–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
6.7
SJR · SCImago
0.957
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
64
Best quartile
Q1 · 89th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 186 / 1698 | 89th | Q1 |
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Compare is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 6.7), WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Routledge.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0305-7925Verify ISSN ↗1469-3623Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Routledge
Scopus · Q1WoS · SSCIONOS
6.7
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Compare indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1975–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 6.7.
What quartile is Compare in Scopus?
Compare is Q1 in Education (rank 186 of 1698), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Compare?
Compare 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 6.7, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 89th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.957, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 64.
Who publishes Compare and what is its ISSN?
Compare is published by Routledge. Its print ISSN is 0305-7925 and its online ISSN is 1469-3623.
Is Compare 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 Compare in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Compare open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Compare? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Compare has an h-index of 89 and a 2-year mean of 2.29 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6.7, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #391 of 1,610 Scopus journals in Education.
89
h-index
2.29
2-yr mean citations
1,015
i10-index
2,359
works indexed
40,039
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#391 of 1,610 Top 25% Education
Compare published 74 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 115. 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 Compare? — latest 91 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 91 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (27.1%), United States (13.6%) and China (10.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Compare? — 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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