International Journal of Research and Method in Education

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Research & Method in Education is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that draws contributions from a wide community of international researchers.

Contributions are expected to develop and further international discourse in educational research with a particular focus on method and methodological issues.

The journal welcomes papers engaging with methods from within a qualitative or quantitative framework, or from frameworks which cut across and or challenge this duality.

Papers should not solely focus on the practice of education; there must be a contribution to methodology.

International Journal of Research & Method in Education is committed to publishing scholarly research that discusses conceptual, theoretical and methodological issues, provides evidence, support for or informed critique of unusual or new methodologies within educational research and provides innovative, new perspectives and examinations of key research findings.

The journal’s enthusiasm to foster debate is also recognised in a keenness to include engaged, thought-provoking response papers to previously published articles.

The journal is also interested in papers that discuss issues in the teaching of research methods for educational researchers.

Contributors to International Journal of Research & Method in Education should take care to communicate their findings or arguments in a succinct, accessible manner to an international readership of researchers, policy-makers and practitioners from a range of disciplines including but not limited to philosophy, sociology, economics, psychology, and history of education.

The Co-Editors welcome suggested topics for future Special Issues.

Initial ideas should be discussed by email with the Co-Editors before a formal proposal is submitted for consideration.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.835

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	41

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6365

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	361

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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.

• A primer on partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM)

  Citation: 620

  Authors: Adrian

• Focus group method and methodology: current practice and recent debate

  Citation: 367

  Authors: Andrew, Jonathan

• A pluralist view of generalization in qualitative research

  Citation: 215

  Authors: Staffan

• Beyond member-checking: a dialogic approach to the research interview

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Lou

• Theory and methodology in researching emotions in education

  Citation: 178

  Authors: Michalinos

• Photo-elicitation: reflexivity on method, analysis, and graphic portraits

  Citation: 154

  Authors: Veronica M., Maria K.E.

• Using vignettes in educational research: a framework for vignette construction

  Citation: 120

  Authors: Karen, Gabriel J.

• The issue of quality in qualitative research

  Citation: 111

  Authors: Martyn

• CHE Principles: facilitating authentic and dialogical semi-structured interviews in educational research

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Alice, Patrick A.

• Using multi-group confirmatory factor analysis to evaluate cross-cultural research: identifying and understanding non-invariance

  Citation: 96

  Authors: Gavin T.L., Lois R., Chrissie, Kenneth E.

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