| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 547 / 1698 | 67th | Q2 |
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Research in Comparative and International Education
Research in Comparative and International Education is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 3.4), WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by SAGE Publications Inc..
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Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.
Cost to publish: About US$3,650 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Research in Comparative and International Education indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2009–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 3.4.
What quartile is Research in Comparative and International Education in Scopus?
Research in Comparative and International Education is Q2 in Education (rank 547 of 1698), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Research in Comparative and International Education?
Research in Comparative and International Education is indexed in the Emerging Sources 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 3.4, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 67th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.543, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 31.
How much does it cost to publish in Research in Comparative and International Education?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,650 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Research in Comparative and International Education and what is its ISSN?
Research in Comparative and International Education is published by SAGE Publications Inc. Its ISSN is 1745-4999.
Is Research in Comparative and International 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 Research in Comparative and International Education in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Research in Comparative and International Education open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Research in Comparative and International Education? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Research in Comparative and International Education has an h-index of 46 and a 2-year mean of 2.19 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.4, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #419 of 1,610 Scopus journals in Education.
Research in Comparative and International Education published 31 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 38. 2026* is the year so far.
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 Research in Comparative and International Education? — latest 100 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from United States (11.1%), Germany (8.4%) and Finland (6.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Research in Comparative and International Education? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 1.4 per 1,000 papers — mostly hijacked journal
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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