Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Phi Delta Kappan
ISSN 0031-7217 · eISSN 1940-6487 · SAGE
Phi Delta Kappan: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.65; subscription journal; 80 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Phi Delta Kappan is published by SAGE 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 Education Systems and Policy, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Diverse Education Studies and Reforms, together about 33.2% 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
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences12.1%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences10.8%
- Diverse Education Studies and ReformsSocial Sciences10.3%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences8.9%
- Diverse Educational Innovations StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences6.8%
- Education and Technology IntegrationSocial Sciences5%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences4.4%
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)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.65LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,230OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,004 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 80 | 5 | 34 |
| 2024 | 156 | 9 | 124 |
| 2023 | 159 | 19 | 328 |
| 2022 | 161 | 3 | 553 |
| 2021 | 164 | 14 | 793 |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0031-7217
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-6487
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Phi Delta Kappan
What CAS zone is Phi Delta Kappan in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Phi Delta Kappan 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.
What is the impact factor of Phi Delta Kappan?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.65; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 128.
Which databases index Phi Delta Kappan?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Phi Delta Kappan is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Phi Delta Kappan open access, and what is the APC?
Phi Delta Kappan 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: .