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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #7,410CAS 3区Hybrid

Studies in Continuing Education

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.761•SCImago Rank: #7,410•Identifier (ISSN):0158-037X(Print)/1470-126X(Online)•Articles / Year: 39•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,183 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1.9
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
48

48 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate10.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
39articles/year
32.39% Gold OA•90.91% 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: 1.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.133)
🔵 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

Studies in Continuing Education is a scholarly journal concerned with all aspects of continuing, professional and lifelong learning. It aims to be of special interest to those involved in: •continuing professional education •adults learning •staff development •training and development •human resource development

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology96.7%Psychology95.3%Pedagogy90.5%Political science70.9%Law64.8%Economics60.8%Economic growth49.5%Mathematics42.1%Computer science39.2%Philosophy35.9%Medicine34.3%Mathematics education33.4%Engineering32.3%Physics31.7%Medical education27.3%Quantum mechanics23.9%Epistemology22.9%Public relations21.3%Biology20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #7,410Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1978-1982, 1988-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.761

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
48

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)
$3,183 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations250
3-Year Documents81
Citable Documents79

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 Rate68.3%

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):
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
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCRSSCI
268/760Q2
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCISSCI
264/762Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—173
20251.82238
20241.929135
20231.522137
20222.13323256
2021—37513
2020—26408
2019—21543
2018—38874
2017—35667
2016—20371
2015—441,120
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Studies in Continuing Education

WoS Q2
122320222023202420251.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10.5%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01