Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Aims & Scope

The Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research is an international refereed research journal focusing on central ideas and themes in educational thinking and research.

The journal welcomes reports on philosophical, historical, comparative, experimental and survey studies and has no preferences - except quality - concerning the authors' choices of methodological perspectives.

The journal reflects ongoing educational research in the nordic countries.

It also encourages scholarly discussions on vital concepts, new issues and themes of importance for education in the future.

The journal sells to over fifty countries and is abstracted and indexed in over fifteen current awareness titles.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	2.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.958

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5193

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	825

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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.

• Informed Grounded Theory

  Citation: 367

  Authors: Robert

• The Playing Learning Child: Towards a pedagogy of early childhood

  Citation: 347

  Authors: Ingrid Pramling, Maj Asplund

• Models of Self-regulated Learning: A review

  Citation: 338

  Authors: Minna, Lea

• The Nordic Model in Education: Education as part of the political system in the last 50 years

  Citation: 284

  Authors: Alfred, Odd, Petter

• Teacher educators' digital competence

  Citation: 230

  Authors: Rune Johan

• Still Social and Democratic? Inclusive Education Policies in the Nordic Welfare States

  Citation: 201

  Authors: Anne‐Lise, Lisbeth

• Education for Creative Potential

  Citation: 188

  Authors: Mark A.

• Lessons Learned from PISA: A Systematic Review of Peer-Reviewed Articles on the Programme for International Student Assessment

  Citation: 176

  Authors: Therese N., Jenny, Yasmine, Kate, Jeanne, Jo-Anne

• Third wave of measurement in the self-regulated learning field: when measurement and intervention come hand in hand

  Citation: 176

  Authors: Ernesto, Julia, Sanna

• Examining the Relationship between Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, their Digital Competence, Strategies to Evaluate Information, and use of ICT at School

  Citation: 172

  Authors: Ove Edvard

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