Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
International Journal of Critical Pedagogy
ISSN 2157-1074 · University of North Carolina Press · United States
International Journal of Critical Pedagogy: subscription journal; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Critical Pedagogy is published by University of North Carolina Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Critical and Liberation Pedagogy, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Critical Race Theory in Education, together about 51% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Critical and Liberation PedagogySocial Sciences33.4%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences9.1%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences8.4%
- Educational Philosophies and PedagogiesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Adult and Continuing Education TopicsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Gender, Sexuality, and EducationSocial Sciences4.2%
- Educational Theory and Curriculum StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q4 | 1532/1698 | 9th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 137 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 117 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 73 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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
- University of North Carolina Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2157-1074
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Critical Pedagogy
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Critical Pedagogy?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index International Journal of Critical Pedagogy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Critical Pedagogy is indexed in Scopus.
Is International Journal of Critical Pedagogy open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Critical Pedagogy 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .