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International Journal of Chinese Education

Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.505•SCImago Rank: #11,777•Identifier (ISSN):2212-585X(Print)/2212-5868(Online)•Articles / Year: 34•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)
15

15 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
34articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Chinese Education (IJCE) is a result of the collaboration between Brill Academic Publishers and the Institute of Education at Tsinghua University. It aims to strengthen Chinese academic exchanges and cooperation with other countries in order to improve Chinese educational research and promote Chinese educational development. Through collaboration among scholars in and outside of China who are dedicated to the investigation of Chinese education, this journal aims to raise Chinese educational research levels, further recognize and solve Chinese educational problems, inform Chinese educational policies and decisions, and promote Chinese educational reform and development. This journal welcomes empirical as well as theoretical studies on particular educational issues and/or policies.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science86.6%Law80.2%Economics67.4%Sociology67.4%Psychology63.1%Economic growth54%Geography50.3%History47.6%Archaeology47.1%Pedagogy44.9%Philosophy42.2%Mathematics40.1%Computer science36.4%China35.8%Higher education33.2%Business32.6%Medicine29.4%Mathematics education28.3%Biology25.7%Engineering24.1%Public relations23.5%Physics23%Medical education21.9%Epistemology21.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #11,777Scopus Q2Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2012-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.505

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
15

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.23

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations242
3-Year Documents107
Citable Documents102

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate53.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

EducationQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
SAGE
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—344
202502681
2024—31174
2023—41293
2022—41355
2021—29394
2020—13102
2019—1581
2018—15108
2017—13127
2016—15151
2015—1329
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Chinese Education

WoS Q1
000020250.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01