Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
International Journal of Comparative Education and Development
ISSN 2396-7404 · eISSN 2309-4907 · Emerald
International Journal of Comparative Education and Development: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Comparative Education and Development is published by Emerald and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Governance and Development, Global Education and Multiculturalism and Global Educational Policies and Reforms, together about 32.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences14.3%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences9.8%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences8.6%
- Global Educational Reforms and InequalitiesSocial Sciences7.9%
- International Student and Expatriate ChallengesSocial Sciences6%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences4.4%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 204 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | 22 | 1 | 19 |
| 2024 | 22 | 2 | 99 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 109 |
| 2022 | 11 | 5 | 148 |
| 2021 | 25 | 3 | 393 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 2396-7404
- Electronic ISSN
- 2309-4907
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Comparative Education and Development
What CAS zone is International Journal of Comparative Education and Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Comparative Education and Development is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Journal of Comparative Education and Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Comparative Education and Development is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Comparative Education and Development open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Comparative Education and Development is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .