Overview
Policy Futures in Education, published by SAGE Publishing (United Kingdom), published 437 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 2,969 citations in those years. Its h-index is 63 and its two-year mean citedness is 3.52. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #5,338 of 62,158 ranked journals and #318 of 19,437 in Social Sciences.
Key figures
Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.
Papers and citations by year
| Year | Papers | Citations received | Open-access papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 72 | 1,124 | 20 |
| 2021 | 97 | 1,136 | 37 |
| 2022 | 80 | 663 | 23 |
| 2023 | 73 | 459 | 53 |
| 2024 | 80 | 498 | 55 |
| 2025 | 107 | 213 | 59 |
What it publishes
The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.
Similar journals
Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.
| Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Education Policy | Social Sciences | 71.5 | 248 | 58% |
| Globalisation Societies and Education | Social Sciences | 71.3 | 536 | 46% |
| Comparative Education | Social Sciences | 74.1 | 226 | 46% |
| European Educational Research Journal | Social Sciences | 66.5 | 277 | 75% |
| Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education | Social Sciences | 70.2 | 396 | 38% |
| Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education | Social Sciences | 69.3 | 284 | 50% |
| International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning | Social Sciences | 47.5 | 51 | 100% |
| British Journal of Sociology of Education | Social Sciences | 73.4 | 437 | 56% |
Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 1478-2103
- Print ISSN: 1478-2103
- Publisher: SAGE Publishing
- Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
- Crossref: Not yet checked
- OpenAlex: S159002476
- Journal website: us.sagepub.com
Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.
Questions
What is the ITS Journal Score of Policy Futures in Education?
It is 72.6 out of 100, which places it #5,338 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.
What is the impact factor of Policy Futures in Education?
This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 3.52.
Is Policy Futures in Education open access?
52% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does Policy Futures in Education charge a publication fee?
No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.