Education research journals: higher education, educational technology, teacher education, assessment, and educational policy and leadership. All 491 journals are ranked by the 2026 Journal Metrics Score, with each journal's quartile in education and its h-index.
Updated August 2026 · 2-year citation average from OpenAlex data
Educational technology journals dominate the top of a citation ranking. For subject teaching or policy research, the Q1 and Q2 journals further down are often the better fit.
| Rank | Journal | 2026 score | Quartile | h-index | Publisher | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 18.3 | Q1 | 182 | Wiley | United Kingdom |
| 2 | Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy | 13.8 | Q1 | 27 | – | Canada |
| 3 | South African Journal of Education | 9.1 | Q1 | 77 | Education Association of South Africa | South Africa |
| 4 | Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education | 8.6 | Q1 | 155 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 5 | Educational Research Review | 8.0 | Q1 | 152 | Elsevier BV | United Kingdom |
| 6 | International Journal of Management Education | 6.9 | Q1 | 90 | Elsevier BV | Netherlands |
| 7 | Contemporary Educational Technology | 6.8 | Q1 | 56 | – | United Kingdom |
| 8 | Electronic Journal of e-Learning | 6.8 | Q1 | 49 | Academic Conferences and Publishing International | United Kingdom |
| 9 | International Journal of Technology in Education | 6.7 | Q1 | 30 | – | United States |
| 10 | STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION | 6.7 | Q1 | 189 | Routledge | United Kingdom |
| 11 | Australasian Journal of Educational Technology | 6.5 | Q1 | 109 | Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education | Australia |
| 12 | Review of Research in Education | 6.1 | Q1 | 133 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 13 | REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH | 5.9 | Q1 | 321 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 14 | TechTrends | 5.8 | Q1 | 97 | Springer Science+Business Media | United States |
| 15 | JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION | 5.6 | Q1 | 182 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 16 | Journal of Research on Technology in Education | 5.4 | Q1 | 112 | Taylor & Francis | United States |
| 17 | Journal of Science Education and Technology | 5.3 | Q1 | 119 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 18 | JOURNAL OF THE LEARNING SCIENCES | 4.9 | Q1 | 147 | Routledge | United States |
| 19 | European Journal of Education | 4.8 | Q1 | 103 | Wiley | United Kingdom |
| 20 | Asia Pacific Journal of Education | 4.7 | Q1 | 65 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 21 | CBE-Life Sciences Education | 4.7 | Q1 | 125 | American Society for Cell Biology | United States |
| 22 | TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION | 4.7 | Q1 | 248 | Elsevier BV | United Kingdom |
| 23 | AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL | 4.6 | Q1 | 269 | SAGE Publishing | United Kingdom |
| 24 | Education Sciences | 4.6 | Q1 | 115 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Switzerland |
| 25 | Studies in Educational Evaluation | 4.6 | Q1 | 92 | Elsevier BV | United Kingdom |
| 26 | HIGHER EDUCATION | 4.5 | Q1 | 199 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 27 | RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION | 4.4 | Q1 | 102 | Springer Science+Business Media | Australia |
| 28 | Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice | 4.3 | Q1 | 50 | University of Wollongong | Australia |
| 29 | Quality Education for All | 4.3 | Q1 | 10 | – | – |
| 30 | Review of Education | 4.3 | Q1 | 50 | Wiley | United Kingdom |
| 31 | Large-Scale Assessments in Education | 4.2 | Q1 | 42 | Springer Nature | Germany |
| 32 | School Leadership & Management | 4.2 | Q1 | 83 | Routledge | United Kingdom |
| 33 | Higher Education Research & Development | 4.1 | Q1 | 143 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 34 | ZDM-Mathematics Education | 4.1 | Q1 | 108 | Springer Science+Business Media | Germany |
| 35 | Assessing Writing | 4.0 | Q1 | 75 | Elsevier BV | United States |
| 36 | BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4.0 | Q1 | 174 | Wiley | United Kingdom |
| 37 | Cogent Education | 4.0 | Q1 | 74 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 38 | COMPARATIVE EDUCATION | 4.0 | Q1 | 103 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 39 | Science & Education | 4.0 | Q1 | 94 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 40 | COMPUTERS IN THE SCHOOLS | 3.9 | Q1 | 58 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 41 | Australian Journal of Career Development | 3.8 | Q1 | 36 | – | – |
| 42 | Physical Review Physics Education Research | 3.7 | Q1 | 64 | American Physical Society | United States |
| 43 | AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER | 3.6 | Q1 | 68 | Springer Nature | Australia |
| 44 | International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education | 3.6 | Q1 | 89 | Springer Nature | Netherlands |
| 45 | QUALITY ASSURANCE IN EDUCATION | 3.6 | Q1 | 89 | Emerald Publishing Limited | United Kingdom |
| 46 | Distance Education | 3.5 | Q1 | 108 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 47 | Educational Researcher | 3.5 | Q1 | 272 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 48 | Frontiers in Education | 3.5 | Q1 | 88 | Frontiers Media | Switzerland |
| 49 | International Journal of Educational Research | 3.5 | Q1 | 128 | Elsevier BV | United Kingdom |
| 50 | Technology Pedagogy and Education | 3.5 | Q1 | 79 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 51 | ECNU Review of Education | 3.4 | Q1 | 35 | SAGE Publishing | China |
| 52 | EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH | 3.4 | Q1 | 98 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 53 | SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT | 3.4 | Q1 | 111 | Taylor & Francis | Netherlands |
| 54 | Trends in Higher Education | 3.4 | Q1 | 17 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | – |
| 55 | AERA Open | 3.3 | Q1 | 71 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 56 | BRITISH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL | 3.3 | Q1 | 142 | Wiley | United Kingdom |
| 57 | Chemistry Education Research and Practice | 3.3 | Q1 | 90 | Royal Society of Chemistry | United Kingdom |
| 58 | EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS | 3.3 | Q1 | 154 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 59 | European Journal of Higher Education | 3.3 | Q1 | 46 | Taylor & Francis | – |
| 60 | European Journal of Teacher Education | 3.3 | Q1 | 92 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 61 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION | 3.3 | Q1 | 182 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 62 | Journal of Educational Change | 3.3 | Q1 | 82 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 63 | Education and Training | 3.2 | Q1 | 127 | Emerald Publishing Limited | United Kingdom |
| 64 | Innovative Higher Education | 3.2 | Q1 | 84 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 65 | Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training | 3.1 | Q1 | 33 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 66 | INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION AND TEACHING INTERNATIONAL | 3.1 | Q1 | 93 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 67 | Policy Futures in Education | 3.1 | Q1 | 62 | SAGE Publishing | United Kingdom |
| 68 | Social Psychology of Education | 3.1 | Q1 | 100 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 69 | Vocations and Learning | 3.1 | Q1 | 52 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 70 | Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education | 3.0 | Q1 | 75 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 71 | Educational Management Administration & Leadership | 3.0 | Q1 | 94 | SAGE Publishing | United Kingdom |
| 72 | St Theresa Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences | 3.0 | Q1 | 1 | – | – |
| 73 | Critical Studies in Education | 2.9 | Q1 | 69 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 74 | London Review of Education | 2.9 | Q1 | 62 | UCL Press | United Kingdom |
| 75 | Professional Development in Education | 2.9 | Q1 | 82 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 76 | TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION | 2.9 | Q1 | 129 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 77 | Educational Assessment Evaluation and Accountability | 2.8 | Q1 | 51 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 78 | HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY | 2.8 | Q1 | 76 | Wiley | United Kingdom |
| 79 | International Journal of Adult Education and Technology-IJAET | 2.8 | Q1 | 9 | IGI Global | United States |
| 80 | Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education | 2.8 | Q1 | 49 | Babeș-Bolyai University | United Kingdom |
| 81 | Journal of Formative Design in Learning | 2.8 | Q1 | 16 | Springer Science+Business Media | Switzerland |
| 82 | Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management | 2.8 | Q1 | 86 | Routledge | United Kingdom |
| 83 | LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS RESEARCH | 2.8 | Q1 | 80 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 84 | OXFORD REVIEW OF EDUCATION | 2.8 | Q1 | 111 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 85 | African Journal of Research in Mathematics Science and Technology Education | 2.7 | Q1 | 31 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 86 | COGNITION AND INSTRUCTION | 2.7 | Q1 | 145 | Taylor & Francis | United States |
| 87 | Journal of Educational Administration and History | 2.7 | Q1 | 43 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 88 | Journal of Professional Capital and Community | 2.7 | Q1 | 35 | Emerald Publishing Limited | United Kingdom |
| 89 | Active Learning in Higher Education | 2.6 | Q1 | 92 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 90 | SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION | 2.6 | Q1 | 193 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 91 | Teoria de la Educacion | 2.6 | Q1 | 25 | Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca | Spain |
| 92 | Asia Pacific Education Review | 2.5 | Q1 | 74 | Springer Science+Business Media | South Korea |
| 93 | Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice | 2.5 | Q1 | 91 | Routledge | United Kingdom |
| 94 | CHILD DEVELOPMENT | 2.5 | Q1 | 486 | Wiley | United Kingdom |
| 95 | EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION QUARTERLY | 2.5 | Q1 | 156 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 96 | Higher Education Skills and Work-based Learning | 2.5 | Q1 | 42 | Emerald Publishing Limited | United Kingdom |
| 97 | JOURNAL OF CURRICULUM STUDIES | 2.5 | Q1 | 113 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 98 | JOURNAL OF EDUCATION POLICY | 2.5 | Q1 | 121 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 99 | Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education | 2.5 | Q1 | 89 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 100 | Quality in Higher Education | 2.5 | Q1 | 72 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 101 | Studying Teacher Education | 2.5 | Q1 | 45 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 102 | BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION | 2.4 | Q1 | 130 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 103 | EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH QUARTERLY | 2.4 | Q1 | 173 | Elsevier BV | United States |
| 104 | Education Inquiry | 2.4 | Q1 | 41 | Taylor & Francis | Sweden |
| 105 | EDUCATIONAL POLICY | 2.4 | Q1 | 94 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 106 | EDUCATIONAL REVIEW | 2.4 | Q1 | 111 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 107 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 2.4 | Q1 | 126 | Elsevier BV | Netherlands |
| 108 | JOURNAL OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT | 2.4 | Q1 | 85 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 109 | Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk | 2.4 | Q1 | 64 | Routledge | United States |
| 110 | Research in Education | 2.4 | Q1 | 46 | SAGE Publishing | United Kingdom |
| 111 | Revista Fuentes | 2.4 | Q1 | 19 | University of Seville | Spain |
| 112 | THEORY INTO PRACTICE | 2.4 | Q1 | 130 | Taylor & Francis | United States |
| 113 | ADVANCES IN PHYSIOLOGY EDUCATION | 2.3 | Q1 | 103 | American Physical Society | United States |
| 114 | Cultural Studies of Science Education | 2.3 | Q1 | 61 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 115 | Higher Education Policy | 2.3 | Q1 | 76 | Palgrave Macmillan | United Kingdom |
| 116 | Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning | 2.3 | Q1 | 7 | Academy of Science of South Africa | – |
| 117 | International Journal of Lifelong Education | 2.3 | Q1 | 83 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 118 | JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 2.3 | Q1 | 395 | American Psychological Association | United States |
| 119 | Malaysian Journal of Learning & Instruction | 2.3 | Q1 | 32 | – | – |
| 120 | RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION | 2.3 | Q1 | 179 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 121 | Research Papers in Education | 2.3 | Q1 | 80 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 122 | Studies in Continuing Education | 2.3 | Q1 | 68 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 123 | Education 3-13 | 2.2 | Q1 | 47 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 124 | Research in Science & Technological Education | 2.2 | Q1 | 70 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 125 | Teachers and Teaching | 2.2 | Q1 | 115 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 126 | Theory and Research in Education | 2.2 | Q1 | 54 | SAGE Publishing | United Kingdom |
| 127 | Australian Social Work | 2.1 | Q1 | 68 | Taylor & Francis | Australia |
| 128 | Discourse-Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education | 2.1 | Q1 | 86 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 129 | Educational Measurement-Issues and Practice | 2.1 | Q1 | 98 | Wiley | United Kingdom |
| 130 | International Journal of Leadership in Education | 2.1 | Q1 | 76 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 131 | International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education | 2.1 | Q1 | 38 | Emerald Publishing Limited | United Kingdom |
| 132 | International Journal of Training Research | 2.1 | Q1 | 29 | Taylor & Francis | Australia |
| 133 | Journal of Baltic Science Education | 2.1 | Q1 | 44 | Scientia Socialis Ltd | – |
| 134 | Journal of Vocational Education and Training | 2.1 | Q1 | 64 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 135 | Race Ethnicity and Education | 2.1 | Q1 | 99 | Routledge | United Kingdom |
| 136 | Revista Electronica Interuniversitaria de Formacion del Profesorado | 2.1 | Q1 | 32 | Asociación Universitaria de Formación del Profesorado | Spain |
| 137 | South African Journal of Childhood Education | 2.1 | Q1 | 28 | University of Johannesburg | South Africa |
| 138 | Teacher Education and Special Education | 2.1 | Q1 | 73 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 139 | Alteridad-Revista de Educacion | 2.0 | Q1 | 21 | Politecnica Salesiana University | – |
| 140 | Chemistry Teacher International | 2.0 | Q1 | 21 | De Gruyter | Germany |
| 141 | Educacion XX1 | 2.0 | Q1 | 48 | National University of Distance Education | Spain |
| 142 | European Journal of Special Needs Education | 2.0 | Q1 | 82 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 143 | International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies | 2.0 | Q1 | 37 | Emerald Publishing Limited | United Kingdom |
| 144 | JOURNAL OF MORAL EDUCATION | 2.0 | Q1 | 86 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 145 | Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs | 2.0 | Q1 | 63 | Wiley | United Kingdom |
| 146 | Leadership and Policy in Schools | 2.0 | Q1 | 58 | Taylor & Francis | United States |
| 147 | Reflective Practice | 2.0 | Q1 | 71 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 148 | EDUCATIONAL STUDIES | 1.9 | Q1 | 86 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 149 | JOURNAL OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | 1.9 | Q1 | 145 | Elsevier BV | United States |
| 150 | JOURNAL OF EDUCATION FOR TEACHING | 1.9 | Q1 | 90 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 151 | Journal of International Students | 1.9 | Q1 | 53 | Editors of the journals | United States |
| 152 | New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development | 1.9 | Q1 | 114 | Wiley | United States |
| 153 | Early Education and Development | 1.9 | Q2 | 111 | Taylor & Francis | United States |
| 154 | ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW | 1.9 | Q2 | 169 | Elsevier BV | Netherlands |
| 155 | European Journal of Contemporary Education | 1.9 | Q2 | 33 | Academic Publisher House Researcher | Russia |
| 156 | Journal of Education and Work | 1.9 | Q2 | 76 | Routledge | United Kingdom |
| 157 | Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness | 1.9 | Q2 | 65 | Taylor & Francis | United States |
| 158 | Qualitative Report | 1.9 | Q2 | 114 | Nova Southeastern University | United States |
| 159 | TD-The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa | 1.9 | Q2 | 25 | AOSIS | South Africa |
| 160 | EDUCATION AND URBAN SOCIETY | 1.8 | Q2 | 81 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 161 | Education Citizenship and Social Justice | 1.8 | Q2 | 43 | SAGE Publishing | United Kingdom |
| 162 | Educational Media International | 1.8 | Q2 | 74 | Routledge | United Kingdom |
| 163 | IAFOR Journal of Education | 1.8 | Q2 | 29 | The International Academic Forum | Japan |
| 164 | International Journal for Academic Development | 1.8 | Q2 | 74 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 165 | Journal of Science Teacher Education | 1.8 | Q2 | 87 | Taylor & Francis | Netherlands |
| 166 | Mathematics Education Research Journal | 1.8 | Q2 | 67 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 167 | Qualitative Research Journal | 1.8 | Q2 | 41 | Emerald Publishing Limited | Australia |
| 168 | Research in Educational Administration & Leadership | 1.8 | Q2 | 16 | Süleyman Demirel University | Turkey |
| 169 | Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research | 1.8 | Q2 | 89 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 170 | Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education | 1.8 | Q2 | 49 | Anadolu University | Turkey |
| 171 | AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION | 1.7 | Q2 | 113 | University of Chicago | United States |
| 172 | Applied Developmental Science | 1.7 | Q2 | 106 | Taylor & Francis | United States |
| 173 | BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES | 1.7 | Q2 | 171 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 174 | CAREER DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY | 1.7 | Q2 | 103 | Wiley | United States |
| 175 | Early Child Development and Care | 1.7 | Q2 | 88 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 176 | Early Childhood Education Journal | 1.7 | Q2 | 95 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 177 | Educational Philosophy and Theory | 1.7 | Q2 | 96 | Taylor & Francis | Australia |
| 178 | European Early Childhood Education Research Journal | 1.7 | Q2 | 69 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 179 | HARVARD EDUCATIONAL REVIEW | 1.7 | Q2 | 185 | Harvard University Press | United States |
| 180 | International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training-IJRVET | 1.7 | Q2 | 26 | European Educational Research Association | Germany |
| 181 | International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy | 1.7 | Q2 | 35 | Springer Nature | South Korea |
| 182 | International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design | 1.7 | Q2 | 18 | IGI Global | United States |
| 183 | Journal for Multicultural Education | 1.7 | Q2 | 27 | Emerald Publishing Limited | United Kingdom |
| 184 | JOURNAL OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION | 1.7 | Q2 | 85 | Routledge | United Kingdom |
| 185 | Learning Culture and Social Interaction | 1.7 | Q2 | 51 | Elsevier BV | Netherlands |
| 186 | Pedagogy Culture and Society | 1.7 | Q2 | 62 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 187 | Power and Education | 1.7 | Q2 | 32 | SAGE Publishing | United Kingdom |
| 188 | Teaching Education | 1.7 | Q2 | 64 | Routledge | United Kingdom |
| 189 | THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL EDUCATION | 1.7 | Q2 | 82 | Taylor & Francis | United States |
| 190 | Cambridge Journal of Education | 1.6 | Q2 | 106 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 191 | Education as Change | 1.6 | Q2 | 38 | Unisa Press | United Kingdom |
| 192 | Educational Action Research | 1.6 | Q2 | 76 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 193 | Educational Research and Evaluation | 1.6 | Q2 | 75 | Routledge | United Kingdom |
| 194 | European Educational Research Journal | 1.6 | Q2 | 78 | SAGE Publishing | United Kingdom |
| 195 | International Journal of Education in Mathematics Science and Technology | 1.6 | Q2 | 40 | – | Turkey |
| 196 | INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF EDUCATION | 1.6 | Q2 | 84 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
| 197 | Journal of Adult and Continuing Education | 1.6 | Q2 | 26 | SAGE Publishing | United Kingdom |
| 198 | Journal of College Student Retention-Research Theory & Practice | 1.6 | Q2 | 80 | SAGE Publishing | United Kingdom |
| 199 | Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science | 1.6 | Q2 | 20 | Czech University of Life Sciences Prague | Czech Republic |
| 200 | Revista de Psicodidactica | 1.6 | Q2 | 40 | Elsevier BV | Spain |
| 201 | Rural Special Education Quarterly | 1.6 | Q2 | 41 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 202 | Teacher Development | 1.6 | Q2 | 58 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 203 | Community College Review | 1.5 | Q2 | 68 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 204 | Community Development | 1.5 | Q2 | 57 | Routledge | United Kingdom |
| 205 | Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning | 1.5 | Q2 | 49 | Elsevier BV | Netherlands |
| 206 | Educational Assessment | 1.5 | Q2 | 59 | Taylor & Francis | United States |
| 207 | EDUCATIONAL THEORY | 1.5 | Q2 | 78 | Wiley | United States |
| 208 | International Review of Economics Education | 1.5 | Q2 | 40 | Elsevier BV | United Kingdom |
| 209 | Irish Educational Studies | 1.5 | Q2 | 46 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 210 | JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL EDUCATION | 1.5 | Q2 | 77 | Taylor & Francis | United States |
| 211 | Journal of Early Childhood Research | 1.5 | Q2 | 56 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 212 | Literacy Research and Instruction | 1.5 | Q2 | 41 | Taylor & Francis | United States |
| 213 | Policy Reviews in Higher Education | 1.5 | Q2 | 24 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 214 | Qualitative Research in Education | 1.5 | Q2 | 19 | Hipatia Press | Spain |
| 215 | REVIEW OF HIGHER EDUCATION | 1.5 | Q2 | 115 | Johns Hopkins University Press | United States |
| 216 | Science Activities-Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms | 1.5 | Q2 | 22 | Taylor & Francis | United States |
| 217 | Sophia-Coleccion de Filosofia de la Educacion | 1.5 | Q2 | 18 | Politecnica Salesiana University | – |
| 218 | TEACHERS COLLEGE RECORD | 1.5 | Q2 | 184 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 219 | Teaching & Learning Inquiry-The ISSOTL Journal | 1.5 | Q2 | 35 | University of Calgary | United States |
| 220 | APPLIED MEASUREMENT IN EDUCATION | 1.4 | Q2 | 83 | Taylor & Francis | United States |
| 221 | COMPARATIVE EDUCATION REVIEW | 1.4 | Q2 | 101 | University of Chicago Press | United States |
| 222 | Curriculum Journal | 1.4 | Q2 | 73 | Wiley | United Kingdom |
| 223 | Historical Encounters-A Journal of Historical Consciousness Historical Cultures and History Education | 1.4 | Q2 | 12 | University of Newcastle | Australia |
| 224 | Intercultural Education | 1.4 | Q2 | 68 | Taylor & Francis | United Kingdom |
| 225 | International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research | 1.4 | Q2 | 52 | Medknow | India |
| 226 | International Journal of Early Years Education | 1.4 | Q2 | 60 | Routledge | United Kingdom |
| 227 | International Journal of Instruction | 1.4 | Q2 | 83 | Osmangazi University | Turkey |
| 228 | International Journal of Teacher Education and Professional Development | 1.4 | Q2 | 7 | IGI Global | United States |
| 229 | JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION | 1.4 | Q2 | 75 | Oxford University Press | United Kingdom |
| 230 | Journal of Postsecondary Student Success | 1.4 | Q2 | 10 | – | United States |
| 231 | Journal of Research in Childhood Education | 1.4 | Q2 | 64 | Taylor & Francis | United States |
| 232 | MIER-Journal of Educational Studies Trends and Practices | 1.4 | Q2 | 16 | – | India |
| 233 | Psicologia Educativa | 1.4 | Q2 | 35 | – | – |
| 234 | REICE-Revista Iberoamericana sobre Calidad Eficacia y Cambio en Educacion | 1.4 | Q2 | 38 | Red Iberoamericana de Investigación sobre Cambio y Eficacia Escolar (RINACE) | Spain |
| 235 | RIE-Revista de Investigacion Educativa | 1.4 | Q2 | 38 | Asociación Interuniversitaria de Investigacion Pedagogica (AIDIPE) | Spain |
| 236 | URBAN EDUCATION | 1.4 | Q2 | 110 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 237 | Voprosy Obrazovaniya-Educational Studies Moscow | 1.4 | Q2 | 31 | National Research University – Higher School of Economics | Russia |
| 238 | Aloma-Revista de Psicologia Ciencies de l Educacio i de l Esport | 1.3 | Q2 | 19 | – | – |
| 239 | Andean Journal of Education | 1.3 | Q2 | 13 | Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar | – |
| 240 | European Journal of Education and Psychology | 1.3 | Q2 | 34 | – | – |
| 241 | Journal of Advanced Academics | 1.3 | Q2 | 63 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 242 | JOURNAL OF COLLEGE STUDENT DEVELOPMENT | 1.3 | Q2 | 149 | Johns Hopkins University Press | United States |
| 243 | Journal of Research on Leadership Education | 1.3 | Q2 | 39 | SAGE Publishing | United States |
| 244 | Jurnal Ilmiah Peuradeun | 1.3 | Q2 | 20 | – | – |
| 245 | MENTORING & TUTORING | 1.3 | Q2 | 67 | Routledge | United Kingdom |
| 246 | Problems of Education in the 21st Century | 1.3 | Q2 | 29 | Scientia Socialis Ltd | – |
| 247 | Psychology Society & Education | 1.3 | Q2 | 23 | – | Spain |
| 248 | REMIE-Multidisciplinary Journal of Educational Research | 1.3 | Q2 | 19 | Hipatia Press | Spain |
| 249 | Revista Gestion de las Personas y Tecnologia | 1.3 | Q2 | 7 | University of Santiago | – |
| 250 | Tertiary Education and Management | 1.3 | Q2 | 63 | Springer Science+Business Media | Netherlands |
Showing the top 250 of 491 education journals. The remaining 241 are mostly Q3 and Q4; find them with the journal rankings filter or the journal search.
Most education journals on this list are published in United Kingdom (139), United States (98), Spain (45), Netherlands (29), Brazil (20).
By the 2026 Journal Metrics Score, the five highest-ranked education journals are BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, South African Journal of Education, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Educational Research Review. The score is a two-year citation average, so check each journal's scope and article types before choosing where to submit.
152 of the 491 education journals on this page are Q1, meaning they rank in the top quarter of their OpenAlex subfield by score. 149 are Q2, 118 are Q3 and 72 are Q4.
A journal is included when at least two of its four main OpenAlex research topics are classified under Education. Journals are ordered by the 2026 Journal Metrics Score: citations received in the latest complete year to works published in the two years before, divided by the number of those works. Quartiles compare each journal with every journal in the same subfield.