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Best Education journals

1,670 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Education. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 424 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

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# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education 48.4 99th Q1 SSCI – Yes
2 Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence 43.3 99th Q1 ESCI – Yes
3 Smart Learning Environments 33.4 99th Q1 SSCI – Yes
4 Studies in Science Education 27.1 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
5 Computers and Education 26.3 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
6 Technology in Society 25.4 99th Q1 SSCI C No
7 British Journal of Educational Technology 23.1 99th Q1 SSCI A No
8 Review of Educational Research 22.4 99th Q1 SSCI – No
9 Educational Research Review 20.6 99th Q1 SSCI – No
10 Educational Psychology Review 20.1 99th Q1 SSCI – No
11 International Journal of STEM Education 19.8 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
12 RELC Journal 19.4 99th Q1 SSCI – No
13 Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching 19.2 99th Q1 – – No
14 International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education 18.5 99th Q1 ESCI – No
15 Journal of Research on Technology in Education 17.9 99th Q1 SSCI – No
16 Interactive Learning Environments 17.8 99th Q1 SSCI – No
17 Language Teaching Research 17.8 99th Q1 SSCI – No
18 Computers and Education Open 16.9 98th Q1 ESCI – Yes
19 Journal of Computers in Education 16.5 98th Q1 ESCI – No
20 JMIR Medical Education 16 98th Q1 SCIE – Yes
21 International Journal for Educational Integrity 15.8 98th Q1 ESCI – Yes
22 Education and Information Technologies 15.5 98th Q1 SSCI – No
23 Journal of Computing in Higher Education 15.4 98th Q1 SSCI – No
24 Journal of Intellectual Capital 14.9 98th Q1 SSCI B No
25 International Journal of Management Education 14.9 98th Q1 SSCI B No
26 ReCALL 14.9 98th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
27 Journal of Educational Computing Research 14.8 98th Q1 SSCI – No
28 Journal of Computer Information Systems 14.6 98th Q1 SCIE A No
29 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research 14.3 98th Q1 SSCI A No
30 Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 14.1 98th Q1 SSCI – No
31 Interactive Technology and Smart Education 14.1 98th Q1 ESCI – No
32 Active Learning in Higher Education 13.9 98th Q1 SSCI B No
33 Internet and Higher Education 13.8 98th Q1 SSCI – No
34 Journal of Mixed Methods Research 13.8 98th Q1 SSCI – No
35 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching 13.7 97th Q1 SSCI – No
36 Journal of Educational Psychology 13.6 97th Q1 SSCI – No
37 Contemporary Educational Technology 13 97th Q1 ESCI – No
38 Technology, Knowledge and Learning 12.8 97th Q1 ESCI – No
39 IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies 12.5 97th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
40 Journal of Engineering Education 12.4 97th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
41 Higher Education 12.2 97th Q1 SSCI – No
42 Teaching in Higher Education 12.2 97th Q1 SSCI – No
43 Assessing Writing 12.1 97th Q1 SSCI – No
44 Innovations in Education and Teaching International 12.1 97th Q1 SSCI – No
45 Research Synthesis Methods 12.1 97th Q1 SCIE – No
46 Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 12 97th Q1 SSCI – Yes
47 Postdigital Science and Education 12 97th Q1 – – No
48 Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 11.9 97th Q1 SSCI – No
49 Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy 11.9 97th Q1 SSCI – No
50 Strategic Organization 11.8 97th Q1 SSCI A No
51 Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review 11.6 97th Q1 SSCI – No
52 Educational Technology and Society 11.6 96th Q1 SSCI – Yes
53 Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research 11.6 96th Q1 ESCI – Yes
54 Academy of Management Learning and Education 11.4 96th Q1 SSCI A* No
55 Studies in Higher Education 11.4 96th Q1 SSCI A No
56 Educational Management Administration and Leadership 11.2 96th Q1 SSCI B No
57 International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning 10.9 96th Q1 SSCI – No
58 Journal of Science Education and Technology 10.9 96th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
59 Studies in Second Language Acquisition 10.8 96th Q1 SSCI – No
60 Educational Technology Research and Development 10.7 96th Q1 SSCI – No
61 Journalism and Mass Communication Educator 10.7 96th Q1 – – No
62 International Journal of Human Computer Studies 10.5 96th Q1 SCIE, SSCI B No
63 European Journal of Teacher Education 10.5 96th Q1 SSCI – No
64 Learning, Media and Technology 10.5 96th Q1 SSCI – No
65 School Psychology Review 10.5 96th Q1 SSCI – No
66 International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction 10.4 96th Q1 – – No
67 South African Journal of Chemical Engineering 10.4 96th Q1 ESCI – Yes
68 Teaching English with Technology 10.4 96th Q1 – – No
69 Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education 10.3 95th Q1 – – No
70 Journal of Vocational Behavior 10.2 95th Q1 SSCI A* No
71 APTISI Transactions on Technopreneurship 10.2 95th Q1 – – Yes
72 Educational Researcher 10 95th Q1 SSCI – No
73 System 10 95th Q1 SSCI – No
74 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 9.9 95th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
75 Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching and Learning 9.9 95th Q1 – – Yes
76 TechTrends 9.9 95th Q1 ESCI – No
77 International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 9.8 95th Q1 SSCI – No
78 Educational Review 9.7 95th Q1 SSCI – No
79 Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching 9.7 95th Q1 SSCI – Yes
80 User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction 9.7 95th Q1 SCIE – No
81 Journal of Marketing for Higher Education 9.6 95th Q1 SSCI B No
82 Learning: Research and Practice 9.6 95th Q1 – – No
83 Scientific Data 9.6 95th Q1 SCIE – Yes
84 International Journal of Information and Learning Technology 9.5 95th Q1 ESCI C No
85 PSU Research Review 9.4 95th Q1 – – Yes
86 European Journal of Training and Development 9.4 94th Q1 ESCI C No
87 Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education 9.4 94th Q1 SSCI B No
88 International Journal of Technology and Design Education 9.4 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
89 Metacognition and Learning 9.4 94th Q1 SSCI – No
90 Journal of Career Development 9.3 94th Q1 SSCI B No
91 Journal of Research in Science Teaching 9.3 94th Q1 SSCI – No
92 British Journal of Educational Psychology 9.2 94th Q1 SSCI – No
93 Learning and Instruction 9.2 94th Q1 SSCI – No
94 Thinking Skills and Creativity 9.2 94th Q1 SSCI – No
95 International Journal of Leadership in Education 9.1 94th Q1 ESCI – No
96 Open Learning 9.1 94th Q1 ESCI – No
97 International Journal of Inclusive Education 9 94th Q1 SSCI – No
98 Journal of Marketing Education 8.9 94th Q1 ESCI B No
99 Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice 8.9 94th Q1 ESCI C No
100 ACM Transactions on Computing Education 8.9 94th Q1 SCIE – No
101 European Journal of Engineering Education 8.9 94th Q1 ESCI – No
102 IEEE Transactions on Education 8.9 94th Q1 SCIE – No
103 Electronic Journal of e-Learning 8.9 93rd Q1 ESCI – No
104 E-Learning and Digital Media 8.8 93rd Q1 ESCI – No
105 Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society 8.7 93rd Q1 – – No
106 Educational Studies 8.7 93rd Q1 SSCI – No
107 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 8.7 93rd Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
108 Journal for STEM Education Research 8.7 93rd Q1 – – No
109 Learning Environments Research 8.7 93rd Q1 ESCI – No
110 Nurse Education Today 8.7 93rd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
111 Developmental Review 8.6 93rd Q1 SSCI – No
112 Higher Education Research and Development 8.6 93rd Q1 SSCI – No
113 Journal of Work-Applied Management 8.6 93rd Q1 ESCI – Yes
114 Language Learning 8.6 93rd Q1 SSCI – No
115 Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning 8.6 93rd Q1 ESCI – Yes
116 TESOL Quarterly 8.6 93rd Q1 SSCI – No
117 Asia-Pacific Education Researcher 8.5 93rd Q1 SSCI – No
118 Teaching and Teacher Education 8.5 93rd Q1 SSCI – No
119 European Physical Education Review 8.2 93rd Q1 SSCI – No
120 Comparative Education 8.2 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
121 Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 8.2 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
122 Journal of Education Policy 8.2 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
123 Journal of Teacher Education 8.2 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
124 Professional Development in Education 8.2 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
125 RIED-Revista Iberoamericana de Educacion a Distancia 8.2 92nd Q1 SSCI – Yes
126 Urban Education 8.2 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
127 Journal of Learning Disabilities 8.1 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
128 Journal of Second Language Writing 8.1 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
129 Asia Pacific Journal of Education 8 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
130 Child Development 8 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
131 Education for Chemical Engineers 8 92nd Q1 SCIE – No
132 Contemporary Educational Psychology 7.9 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
133 Race Ethnicity and Education 7.8 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
134 Scientific Studies of Reading 7.8 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
135 Task-Based Language Teaching 7.8 92nd Q1 – – No
136 ELT Journal 7.7 92nd Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
137 Informatics in Education 7.7 91st Q1 ESCI – Yes
138 Mathematical Thinking and Learning 7.7 91st Q1 SSCI – No
139 Medical Education 7.7 91st Q1 SCIE – No
140 CBE Life Sciences Education 7.6 91st Q1 SCIE – No
141 International Journal of Qualitative Methods 7.6 91st Q1 SSCI – Yes
142 Journal of Educational Change 7.6 91st Q1 SSCI – No
143 Journal of Youth and Adolescence 7.6 91st Q1 SSCI – No
144 Revista de Psicodidactica 7.6 91st Q1 SSCI – No
145 Accounting Education 7.5 91st Q1 ESCI A No
146 Education and Training 7.5 91st Q1 SSCI – No
147 English for Specific Purposes 7.5 91st Q1 SSCI – No
148 Journal of Diversity in Higher Education 7.5 91st Q1 SSCI – No
149 Journal of Studies in International Education 7.5 91st Q1 SSCI – No
150 Journal of the Learning Sciences 7.5 91st Q1 SSCI – No
151 Language Learning and Technology 7.4 91st Q1 SSCI – Yes
152 Medical Teacher 7.4 91st Q1 SCIE – No
153 Perspectives on Medical Education 7.4 91st Q1 SCIE – Yes
154 Computer Science Education 7.3 90th Q1 ESCI – No
155 Journal of English-Medium Instruction 7.3 90th Q1 – – No
156 Language, Culture and Curriculum 7.3 90th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
157 Industry and Higher Education 7.2 90th Q1 ESCI C No
158 Sport, Education and Society 7.2 90th Q1 SCIE, SSCI B No
159 Learning Organization 7.2 90th Q1 ESCI C No
160 Advances in Health Sciences Education 7.2 90th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
161 American Educational Research Journal 7.2 90th Q1 SSCI – No
162 Research in Science Education 7.2 90th Q1 SSCI – No
163 Educational and Psychological Measurement 7.1 90th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
164 Environmental Education Research 7.1 90th Q1 SSCI A No
165 ECNU Review of Education 7.1 90th Q1 ESCI – Yes
166 Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice 7.1 90th Q1 ESCI – No
167 Journal of Career Assessment 7 90th Q1 SSCI A No
168 Technology, Pedagogy and Education 7 90th Q1 SSCI – No
169 Educational Administration Quarterly 6.9 90th Q1 SSCI – No
170 Review of Research in Education 6.9 90th Q1 SSCI – No
171 Journal of Management Education 6.9 89th Q1 ESCI B No
172 Critical Studies in Education 6.9 89th Q1 SSCI – No
173 Higher Education Policy 6.9 89th Q1 SSCI – No
174 Minerva 6.9 89th Q1 SSCI – No
175 Research Papers in Education 6.9 89th Q1 SSCI – No
176 Academic Medicine 6.8 89th Q1 SCIE – No
177 Computer Applications in Engineering Education 6.8 89th Q1 SCIE – No
178 Exceptional Children 6.8 89th Q1 SSCI – No
179 International Journal of Behavioral Development 6.8 89th Q1 SSCI – No
180 International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning 6.8 89th Q1 SSCI – Yes
181 Physical Review Physics Education Research 6.8 89th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
182 Research in Science and Technological Education 6.8 89th Q1 SSCI – No
183 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology 6.8 89th Q1 – – No
184 Compare 6.7 89th Q1 SSCI – No
185 Educational Studies in Mathematics 6.7 89th Q1 SSCI – No
186 European Journal of Higher Education 6.7 89th Q1 ESCI – No
187 Globalisation, Societies and Education 6.7 89th Q1 ESCI – No
188 European Educational Research Journal 6.7 88th Q1 SSCI – No
189 Learning and Individual Differences 6.7 88th Q1 SSCI – No
190 Journal of Information Technology Education: Research 6.6 88th Q1 ESCI C No
191 Australasian Journal of Engineering Education 6.6 88th Q1 – – No
192 Journal of Intelligence 6.6 88th Q1 SSCI – Yes
193 Language Learning Journal 6.6 88th Q1 ESCI – No
194 Management in Education 6.6 88th Q1 ESCI – No
195 Medical Education Online 6.6 88th Q1 SSCI – Yes
196 Studies in Educational Evaluation 6.6 88th Q1 SSCI – No
197 Educational and Developmental Psychologist 6.5 88th Q1 ESCI – No
198 International Journal of Research and Method in Education 6.5 88th Q1 ESCI – No
199 Journal of Experimental Education 6.5 88th Q1 SSCI – No
200 Knowledge Management and E-Learning 6.5 88th Q1 ESCI – Yes
201 Review of Education 6.5 88th Q1 ESCI – No
202 Science Education 6.5 88th Q1 SSCI – No
203 Sociology of Education 6.5 88th Q1 SSCI – No
204 ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education 6.5 88th Q1 SSCI – No
205 Information and Learning Science 6.5 87th Q1 ESCI – No
206 Journal of English for Academic Purposes 6.5 87th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
207 Journal of Further and Higher Education 6.5 87th Q1 ESCI – No
208 Journal of School Psychology 6.5 87th Q1 SSCI – No
209 Mathematics Education Research Journal 6.5 87th Q1 ESCI – No
210 Accountability in Research 6.4 87th Q1 SCIE – No
211 Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research 6.4 87th Q1 – – No
212 Critical Inquiry in Language Studies 6.4 87th Q1 – – No
213 Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 6.4 87th Q1 SSCI – No
214 Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions 6.4 87th Q1 ESCI – Yes
215 Asia Pacific Education Review 6.3 87th Q1 SSCI – No
216 Australian Journal of Education 6.3 87th Q1 SSCI – No
217 Bilingualism 6.3 87th Q1 SSCI – No
218 Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 6.3 87th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
219 Reading Research Quarterly 6.3 87th Q1 SSCI – No
220 Remedial and Special Education 6.3 87th Q1 SSCI – No
221 Science and Education 6.3 87th Q1 AHCI, SCIE, SSCI – No
222 Nurse Education in Practice 6.3 86th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
223 Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 6.2 86th Q1 SSCI B No
224 Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research 6.2 86th Q1 – – Yes
225 Education Sciences 6.2 86th Q1 ESCI – Yes
226 Educational Policy 6.2 86th Q1 SSCI – No
227 Educational Psychology 6.2 86th Q1 SSCI – No
228 European Journal of Psychology of Education 6.2 86th Q1 SSCI – No
229 International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 6.2 86th Q1 SSCI – No
230 Journal of LGBT Youth 6.2 86th Q1 – – No
231 Kharisma 6.2 86th Q1 – – No
232 Journal of Vocational Education and Training 6.1 86th Q1 ESCI B No
233 International Journal of Educational Research Open 6.1 86th Q1 – – Yes
234 School Mental Health 6.1 86th Q1 SSCI – No
235 Trends in Neuroscience and Education 6.1 86th Q1 ESCI – No
236 Asian Association of Open Universities Journal 6 86th Q1 ESCI – Yes
237 Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 6 86th Q1 ESCI – Yes
238 Journal of Higher Education 6 86th Q1 SSCI – No
239 International Journal of Educational Management 6 85th Q1 ESCI B No
240 Journal of Academic Ethics 6 85th Q1 ESCI – No
241 Journal of Learning Analytics 6 85th Q1 ESCI – No
242 Pixel-Bit, Revista de Medios y Educacion 6 85th Q1 ESCI – Yes
243 School Leadership and Management 6 85th Q1 ESCI – No
244 Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice 5.9 85th Q1 SSCI – No
245 Early Childhood Research Quarterly 5.9 85th Q1 SSCI – No
246 European Journal of Special Needs Education 5.9 85th Q1 SSCI – No
247 Gifted Child Quarterly 5.9 85th Q1 SSCI – No
248 Journal of Language, Identity and Education 5.9 85th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
249 Online Learning Journal 5.9 85th Q1 ESCI – Yes
250 Oxford Review of Education 5.9 85th Q1 SSCI – No
251 Tourism on the Verge 5.9 85th Q1 – – No
252 Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 5.8 85th Q1 SSCI – No
253 Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education 5.8 85th Q1 ESCI – No
254 Language and Education 5.8 85th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
255 Social Science Research 5.8 85th Q1 SSCI – No
256 Asian Education and Development Studies 5.8 84th Q1 ESCI – No
257 Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy 5.8 84th Q1 – – No
258 International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education 5.8 84th Q1 ESCI – No
259 Journal of Graduate Medical Education 5.8 84th Q1 – – No
260 Journal of Interactive Learning Research 5.8 84th Q1 – – No
261 Journal of Special Education Technology 5.8 84th Q1 SSCI – No
262 Prospects 5.8 84th Q1 – – No
263 Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education 5.7 84th Q1 ESCI B No
264 Journal of International Education in Business 5.7 84th Q1 ESCI C No
265 Organization Management Journal 5.7 84th Q1 – B Yes
266 Educacion XX1 5.7 84th Q1 SSCI – Yes
267 Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 5.7 84th Q1 SSCI – No
268 Learning and Motivation 5.7 84th Q1 SSCI – No
269 Pedagogy, Culture and Society 5.7 84th Q1 ESCI – No
270 Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability 5.6 84th Q1 SSCI – No
271 Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education 5.6 84th Q1 SSCI – No
272 Reading and Writing 5.6 84th Q1 SSCI – No
273 Distance Education 5.6 83rd Q1 SSCI – No
274 Annals of Dyslexia 5.5 83rd Q1 SSCI – No
275 Computers in the Schools 5.5 83rd Q1 ESCI – No
276 Early Education and Development 5.5 83rd Q1 SSCI – No
277 Education Inquiry 5.5 83rd Q1 ESCI – Yes
278 Industrial and Commercial Training 5.5 83rd Q1 ESCI – No
279 Innovation and Development 5.5 83rd Q1 ESCI – No
280 Innovative Higher Education 5.5 83rd Q1 ESCI – No
281 Journal of Advances in Medical Education and Professionalism 5.5 83rd Q1 – – Yes
282 Journal of Homosexuality 5.5 83rd Q1 SSCI – No
283 Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development 5.5 83rd Q1 SSCI – No
284 Research Ethics 5.5 83rd Q1 ESCI – Yes
285 Teacher Education and Special Education 5.5 83rd Q1 SSCI – No
286 Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice 5.5 83rd Q1 SSCI – No
287 Educational Assessment 5.4 83rd Q1 ESCI – No
288 Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 5.4 83rd Q1 SSCI – No
289 Teaching and Learning in Medicine 5.4 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
290 International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation 5.4 82nd Q1 ESCI – No
291 International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy 5.4 82nd Q1 ESCI – No
292 International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies 5.4 82nd Q1 – – Yes
293 International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education 5.4 82nd Q1 ESCI – No
294 Journal of Academic Librarianship 5.4 82nd Q1 SSCI – No
295 Journal of Interactive Media in Education 5.4 82nd Q1 ESCI – Yes
296 Journal of Psychology 5.4 82nd Q1 SSCI – No
297 Language Resources and Evaluation 5.4 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
298 School Effectiveness and School Improvement 5.4 82nd Q1 SSCI – No
299 Studies in Continuing Education 5.4 82nd Q1 SSCI – No
300 Topics in Early Childhood Special Education 5.4 82nd Q1 SSCI – No

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