International Journal of Comparative Education and Development

Aims & Scope

The journal is intended to be a vehicle for scholarly presentation and dissemination of theoretical and applied contributions to comparative approaches and research related to education and society with units of comparison, both analytical and synthetic, such as time-history, sociology, national and international policies and systems, cultures, minorities, critical discourse and philosophy.

The journal is a venue for research studies, theory papers, critical essays, and reviews.

Special issues are devoted to specific themes with Guest Editors leading the editorial process.

Topics for Submission: Language and Society Educational Policy and Administration Citizenship and Globalization Internationalization of Education Diversity and Multiculturalism Philosophy of Education Higher Education Gender and Equity Critical Discourse.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10652

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	130

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.546

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	13

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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.

• Analysis of Tinto’s student integration theory in first-year undergraduate computing students of a UK higher education institution

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Alexandros, Ejaz, Rupert

• Moving from elite international schools to the world’s elite universities

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Moosung, Ewan

• The rise of transnational higher education and changing educational governance in China

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Ka Ho, Xiao

• Do PISA data justify PISA-based education policy?

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Luisa, Andrea, Sylke V.

• Practices and challenges of internationalization of higher education in China; international students’ perspective

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Frank Okai, Wangqian

• Internationalization of higher education in Vietnam: current situations, policies, and challenges

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Jung Hyun, Anh Thuy

• Higher education peacebuilding in conflict-affected societies: beyond the good/bad binary

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Kevin, Mary, Chaewon, Ella

• Quality assurance for private universities in Bangladesh

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Gazi Mahabubul

• China's Confucius Institute in Africa: a different story?

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Siyuan

• Family socioeconomic status and students’ choice of STEM majors

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Kao

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