SciSight Ecosystem
WoS ESCI Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,869CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Journal of Computers in Education

Country: Updating•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.738•SCImago Rank: #1,869•Identifier (ISSN):2197-9987(Print)/2197-9995(Online)•Articles / Year: 33•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,629 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
6.6
↑ +1.9

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
38

38 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCITop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
33articles/year
37.93% Gold OA•88.89% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.6)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.7)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.3)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.1)
🔵 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

JCE is an interdisciplinary forum for communication of perspectives among researchers, practitioner, and policy makers on theories and practices in technology enhanced learning. The journal aims at making an impact on educational practices and thus to transform learning.  The journal publishes up-to-date research and experiences in information communication technologies (ICT) in learning and education.  Authors are encouraged to submit papers related, but not limited, to the following topics of interest:1. Hotspots and Frontiers – reporting on current research and policy initiatives as well as national or international key research projects in the field ICT in education. 2. Instruction and Design - theoretical and methodological issues related to instructional design, curriculum development, and the role of technology in instructional transformation, particularly issues from social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and pedagogical perspectives. 3. Learning and Technology - issues of learning technologies from theoretical and pedagogical perspectives. Specifically, it covers ubiquitous learning, human intelligence as well as other emerging technologies in education. 4. Media and Tools - patterns of educational communications and state-of-the-art educational media as well as instructional tools, which encompass learning management systems, interactive learning systems, knowledge visual tools, thinking training tools, as well as educational virtual reality systems and educational games.5. Academic Reviews - reviews on important works and publications in the field of ICT in education.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science87.5%Psychology85.9%Mathematics76.6%Mathematics education64.1%Sociology63.7%Political science52.4%Law51.6%Pedagogy50.4%Philosophy44.4%Biology38.7%Medicine33.9%Artificial intelligence33.9%Operating system33.5%Economics33.5%World Wide Web30.6%Epistemology27.8%Engineering25.4%Multimedia25.4%Statistics25%Linguistics24.6%Physics24.2%Programming language22.6%Geography21%Human–computer interaction20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,869Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2019-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.738

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
38

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
9.46

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,629 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,027
3-Year Documents106
Citable Documents105

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 Rate45.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
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):
1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
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
4 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCRESCI
30/760Q1
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCIESCI
38/762Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—2614
20254.731210
20244.343748
20236.1471,157
2022—451,426
2021—341,711
2020—262,249
2019—251,368
2018—30933
2017—20623
2016—24990
2015—271,679
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Computers in Education

WoS Q1
35682023202420254.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.7%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01