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WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #8,334CAS 3区Hybrid

Leadership and Policy in Schools

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.694•SCImago Rank: #8,334•Identifier (ISSN):1570-0763(Print)/1744-5043(Online)•Articles / Year: 81•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,073 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1.4
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
34

34 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
81articles/year
12.08% Gold OA•95.92% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Leadership and Policy in Schools is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q2 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
SociologyPolitical SciencePsychologyEducationEconomicsLawMathematicsEconomic GrowthMathematics EducationComputer ScienceManagementPhilosophySocial PsychologyMedicineBiology
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #8,334Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2010-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.694

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
34

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.64

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,073 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations550
3-Year Documents199
Citable Documents195

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate48.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

EducationQ2
Strategy and ManagementQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Education
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCRESCI
380/760Q2
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCIESCI
371/762Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—8014
20251.399242
20241.380251
20231.137224
2022—53502
2021—68795
2020—54784
2019—60907
2018—44805
2017—41590
2016—491,187
2015—18428
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Leadership and Policy in Schools

WoS Q2
01122023202420251.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 2ac9c280-0369-42c1-bd7a-a8d7d49f1c4f
Database Updated: 2026-09-28