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Status
Active
Coverage
2019–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
2
SJR · SCImago
0.409
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
14
Best quartile
Q3 · 47th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 900 / 1698 | 47th | Q3 |
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Rural Educator
Rural Educator is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 2), DOAJ. Published by National Rural Education Association.
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ISSN 0273-446XVerify ISSN ↗2643-9662Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: National Rural Education Association
Scopus · Q3Open Access
2
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
2
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Quick answers
Is Rural Educator indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 2.
What quartile is Rural Educator in Scopus?
Rural Educator is Q3 in Education (rank 900 of 1698), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Rural Educator?
Rural Educator is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 2, quartile Q3, 47th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.409, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 14.
Who publishes Rural Educator and what is its ISSN?
Rural Educator is published by National Rural Education Association. Its print ISSN is 0273-446X and its online ISSN is 2643-9662.
Is Rural Educator in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Rural Educator open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Rural Educator? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Rural Educator has an h-index of 38 and a 2-year mean of 0.96 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #929 of 1,610 Scopus journals in Education.
38
h-index
0.96
2-yr mean citations
195
i10-index
886
works indexed
6,785
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#929 of 1,610 Bottom 43% Education
Rural Educator published 34 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 199. 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.
Are there integrity warnings for Rural Educator? — 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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