Journal metric profile

EDUCATIONAL THEORY

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 0.900 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.200 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 464/756 Recorded category rank

EDUCATIONAL THEORY JCR impact factor overview

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Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

EDUCATIONAL THEORY is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by WILEY. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 0.900, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q3.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 464 out of 756 journals in its listed category. A Q3 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 980 total citations, 47 total articles, 48 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 1.200, which is 0.300 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 0.800. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.440.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 13.6 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 12.5 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

EDUCATIONAL THEORY is identified in this record by print ISSN 0013-2004 and electronic ISSN 1741-5446. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameEDUCATIONAL THEORY
Abbreviated journalEDUC THEORY
PublisherWILEY
Metric year2025
Overall rank14,036
ISSN0013-2004
eISSN1741-5446
Total cites980
Total articles47
Citable items48
Cited half-life13.6 years
Citing half-life12.5 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor0.900
5-Year Impact Factor1.200
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.800
Journal Citation Indicator0.440
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank464/756
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Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of EDUCATIONAL THEORY?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for EDUCATIONAL THEORY is 0.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is EDUCATIONAL THEORY?

EDUCATIONAL THEORY is listed in quartile Q3. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes EDUCATIONAL THEORY?

EDUCATIONAL THEORY is listed as being published by WILEY.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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