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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #1,927CAS 3区Hybrid

Urban Education

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.711•SCImago Rank: #1,927•Identifier (ISSN):0042-0859(Print)/1552-8340(Online)•Articles / Year: 98•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,646 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1.8
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
82

82 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate11.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
98articles/year
12.44% Gold OA•100% 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: 1.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.3)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.684)
🔵 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

Get hard-hitting, focused analyses of critical concerns facing inner-city schools in Urban Education. For almost 40 years, Urban Education has provided thought-provoking commentary on key issues from gender-balanced and racially diverse perspectives. Subjects include: •Mental health needs of urban students •Student motivation and teacher practice •School-to-work programs and community economic development •Restructuring in large urban schools •Health and social services

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology97.8%Psychology93.9%Pedagogy80.5%Political science63.5%Law53.9%Mathematics53.8%Mathematics education48%Economics40.6%Philosophy34.7%Economic growth29.3%Biology29%Anthropology24%Gender studies22.4%History21.4%Social psychology21.2%Geography20.5%Medicine20.2%Computer science20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,927Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1965-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.711

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
82

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.08

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,646 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,080
3-Year Documents262
Citable Documents261

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)7

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
Urban StudiesQ1

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
SAGE
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
290/760Q2
URBAN STUDIES
JCRSSCI
53/86Q3
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCISSCI
285/762Q2
URBAN STUDIES
JCISSCI
23/86Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—8112
20251.779116
20241.752204
20232.355326
20222.68483880
2021—53764
2020—891,751
2019—55816
2018—952,877
2017—481,515
2016—915,462
2015—742,618
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Urban Education

WoS Q2
123420222023202420251.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11.8%

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: deb285bd-45ef-49ef-9d40-27f3d95643dd
Database Updated: 2026-10-01