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Aims & Scope

Comparative and international studies in education address themes of major interest to policy makers and academics.

They illuminate the role of education in development, in maintaining or challenging the existing social order, and the interaction of the local, the national and the global in education systems, institutions and practices.

Compare publishes such research as it relates to educational development and change in different parts of the world.

It seeks analyses of educational discourse, policy and practice across disciplines, and their implications for teaching, learning and governance.

The Editors welcome papers which reflect on practice from early childhood to the end of adult life, in formal and non-formal education.

All papers should include a comparative and/or international dimension.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	1.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.921

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5506

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	766

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Learning and growing in a ‘foreign’ context: intercultural experiences of international students

  Citation: 251

  Authors: Qing, Michele, Christopher

• Private supplementary tutoring: comparative perspectives on patterns and implications

  Citation: 155

  Authors: Mark

• Internationalism and globalization as contexts for international education

  Citation: 145

  Authors: James, Jeff

• Insider-outsider-inbetweener? Researcher positioning, participative methods and cross-cultural educational research

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Lizzi

• Comparing internationalisation of the curriculum in action across disciplines: theoretical and practical perspectives

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Betty, Christopher

• Overseas students' intercultural adaptation as intercultural learning: a transformative framework

  Citation: 116

  Authors: Scherto

• A comparison of the menstruation and education experiences of girls in Tanzania, Ghana, Cambodia and Ethiopia

  Citation: 113

  Authors: Marni, Nana, Susan, Dana

• Creating critical‐democratic citizenship education: empowering humanity and democracy in Dutch education

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Wiel

• Private tutoring in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: policy choices and implications

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Iveta

• The rise of international large-scale assessments and rationales for participation

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Camilla, Sam, Gita, Bob, Antoni

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