History of Education

Aims & Scope

History of Education focusses on the history of education in all parts of the world, and is recognised as a key resource for both educationists and social historians alike.

The journal publishes original research and major reviews of books in the history of education.

Papers dealing with both formal and informal education systems, comparative education, policy-making, the politics and experience of education and pedagogy are welcomed.

The journal also includes a section entitled Sources and Interpretations, which examines historical sources and debates around their interpretation in research and practice.

Special Issues have focused on: -feminism, femininity and feminization- the second world war- education and economic performance- education and national identity- education in Wales and Scandinavia- ways of seeing education and schooling emerging historiographies- reforming lives? progressivism, leadership and educational change

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6
2024	0.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.350

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	26

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15144

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	127

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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 Arts and Humanities and 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.

• Reflections on the study of textbooks

  Citation: 85

  Authors: John

• The struggle for American identity: treatment of ethnic groups in United States history textbooks

  Citation: 68

  Authors: STUART J.

• Avoiding the agency trap: caveats for historians of children, youth, and education

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Mona

• The historiography of British imperial education policy, Part I: India

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Clive

• The apprenticeship system in British history: the fragmentation of a cultural institution

  Citation: 40

  Authors: K. D. M.

• From ‘character‐training’ to ‘personal growth’: the early history of Outward Bound 1941–1965

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Mark

• Social Darwinistic ideas and the Development of women's education in England, 1880–1920

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Carol

• The Examination, Disciplinary Power and Rational Schooling

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Keith

• The historiography of British Imperial education policy, Part II: Africa and the rest of the colonial empire

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Clive

• Continuity and change in disaster education in Japan

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Kaori

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