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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,984CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Professional Development in Education

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.342•SCImago Rank: #2,984•Identifier (ISSN):1941-5257(Print)/1941-5265(Online)•Articles / Year: 103•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,427 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
2.9
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
63

63 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate19%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
103articles/year
25.21% Gold OA•93.75% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.9)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.1)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.513)
🔵 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

Professional Development in Education is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q1 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
PsychologyPedagogy99.7%Sociology99.7%Economics98.6%Medicine98.5%Medical education98.4%Economic growth98.3%Professional development97.5%Faculty development84.4%Mathematics75.8%Mathematics education73.4%Political science63%Law59.3%Philosophy29.6%Educational technology28.5%Experiential learning28%Computer science27.9%Professional learning community27.8%Biology20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,984Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2009-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.342

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
63

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.61

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,427 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,398
3-Year Documents285
Citable Documents267

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate62.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

EducationQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Education
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCRSSCI
135/760Q1
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCISSCI
167/762Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—566
20253.1101170
20242.1100527
20232.173836
20222.51334318
2021—951,594
2020—982,659
2019—702,489
2018—732,380
2017—541,510
2016—541,978
2015—551,845
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Professional Development in Education

WoS Q1
123420222023202420253.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 19%

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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Record UUID: 908313e7-af97-4a12-b4a9-4b80136b7ae3
Database Updated: 2026-09-29