International Studies in Sociology of Education

Aims & Scope

International Studies in Sociology of Education is published in English four times annually and has a global reach.

The journal addresses historical as well as contemporary sociological debates in education significant to an international audience.

The journal welcomes inter-disciplinary work where sociological theory and perspectives have a substantial role.

Empirical and non-empirical manuscripts are both welcome.

The scope of the journal extends to formal and informal education and the role of education in the life course.

Authors are encouraged to locate their work in relation to previous issues of ISSE as well as the wider field of sociology of education.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7323

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	273

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.755

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	42

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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.

• 'New managerialism' and higher education: The management of performances and cultures in universities in the United Kingdom

  Citation: 485

  Authors: Rosemary

• Schooling and settlement: refugee education in Australia

  Citation: 198

  Authors: Julie

• Excluding the included: A reconsideration of inclusive education

  Citation: 188

  Authors: Roger, Julie

• First-generation students: what we ask, what we know and what it means: an international review of the state of research

  Citation: 134

  Authors: Thomas, Antje

• The 'feminisation of schooling' or 're-masculinising' primary education?[1]

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Christine

• The challenges of intersectionality: researching difference in physical education¹

  Citation: 112

  Authors: A., H., S.

• Risk, identity and change: Becoming a mature student

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Arthur, Carolyn

• Democratic education in neoliberal and neoconservative times

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Michael W.

• welcome to the celtic tiger? teacher responses to immigration and increasing ethnic diversity in Irish schools

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Dympna

• On the Continuity of Power Relations in Pedagogy

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Jennifer M.

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