Critical Studies in Education

Aims & Scope

Critical Studies in Education is one of the few international journals devoted to a critical sociology of education, although it welcomes submissions with a critical stance that draw on other disciplines (e.g. philosophy, social geography, history) in order to understand 'the social'.

Two interests frame the journal’s critical approach to research: (1) who benefits (and who does not) from current and historical social arrangements in education and, (2) from the standpoint of the least advantaged, what can be done about inequitable arrangements.

Informed by this approach, articles published in the journal draw on post-structural, feminist, postcolonial and other critical orientations to critique education systems and to identify alternatives for education policy, practice and research.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.7
2024	4.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2338

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	711

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.517

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	52

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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.

• The neoliberal cascade and education: an essay on the market agenda and its consequences

  Citation: 586

  Authors: Raewyn

• Policy borrowing, policy learning: testing times in Australian schooling

  Citation: 405

  Authors: Bob

• Care of the self, resistance and subjectivity under neoliberal governmentalities

  Citation: 393

  Authors: Stephen J., Antonio

• Good teachers on dangerous ground: towards a new view of teacher quality and professionalism

  Citation: 304

  Authors: Raewyn

• Control by numbers: new managerialism and ranking in higher education

  Citation: 204

  Authors: Kathleen

• Introduction: Critical studies of digital education platforms

  Citation: 169

  Authors: Mathias, Emiliano, Paolo

• The neoliberal regime in English higher education: charters, consumers and the erosion of the public good

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Rajani, Joanna

• Towards a radical digital citizenship in digital education

  Citation: 157

  Authors: Akwugo, Callum

• Making markets through digital platforms: Pearson, edu-business, and the (e)valuation of higher education

  Citation: 155

  Authors: Ben

• ‘When saying you care is not really caring’: emotions of disgust, whiteness ideology, and teacher education

  Citation: 153

  Authors: Cheryl E., Michalinos

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