Pastoral Care in Education

Aims & Scope

Pastoral Care in Education: An International Journal of Personal, Social and Emotional Development is directed at all teachers, professionals, researchers and academics who are concerned with the personal, social development, education and care of all pupils across the curriculum.

The journal tackles important contemporary issues such as current developments in the curriculum - citizenship, health, social and moral education; managing behaviour; whole school approaches; school structures; as well as issues of care - school exclusion, bullying and emotional development.

Approaches to personal/social education; pastoral care and the counselling and care of students all come within its remit.

Contributions are encouraged which include analysis of existing practice, methods and programmes; critical discussions and accounts of new ideas and methods; developments and controversial issues; reports on research.

The Editor also welcomes proposals for special issues.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1
2024	0.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.512

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	28

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11368

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	140

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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 Psychology 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.

• The role of schools in disaster preparedness, response and recovery: what can we learn from the literature?

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Carol

• ‘Part of Who we are as a School Should Include Responsibility for Well‐Being’: Links between the School Environment, Mental Health and Behaviour

  Citation: 78

  Authors: JENNIFER, JANET, KATE, CATE

• Mental Health Help‐Seeking and Young People: A Review

  Citation: 78

  Authors: DESPINA M, GERARD

• Links Between School Absenteeism and Child Poverty

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Ming

• Empathy, Interaction and Caring: Teachers' Roles in a Constrained Environment

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Bridget

• The New Zealand earthquakes and the role of schools in engaging children in emotional processing of disaster experiences

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Carol, Elizabeth

• An international systematic literature review of test anxiety interventions 2011–2018

  Citation: 43

  Authors: David, Kevin

• Measuring Bullying with the “Life in School” Checklist

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Tiny

• The Implications of Every Child Matters and the Children Act for Schools

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Ken

• Comparing student perceptions of coping strategies and school interventions in managing bullying and cyberbullying incidents

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Simone, Peter K., Herbert H.

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