Studies in the Education of Adults

Aims & Scope

Studies in the Education of Adults is a scholarly refereed journal that theorises and critically examines the education of adults as well as engages with international debates and national issues.

It is also equally focused on lifelong-learning, adult learning, the nature of adult curriculum and on the role of the educator.

The journal welcomes papers that explore the development of adult education and learning in a range of contexts including institutional, professional and community settings, for example colleges, universities, the workplace, prisons, trade unions and voluntary organisations as well as the home, public spaces, through leisure and arts activities, social movements, and digital media.

It also promotes the role of adult learning and education in social justice.

The Editorial Board encourage researchers, professionals and practitioners from a broad range of ideological interests, theoretical positions and research traditions and we especially welcome multidisciplinary research.

We will promote the thematic exploration of specific areas as well as the exploration of new territories for adult education.

Papers are selected for publication that: • Provide a clear theoretical and methodological rationale for the work discussed; • Demonstrate familiarity with adult education literature and research; • Engage in policy and practice critiques where appropriate; • Concentrate on analysis, as opposed to purely descriptive accounts; • Contextualise the writing so that it is understandable by an international readership; • Use an accessible styling of writing, concentrating on clarity and avoiding unexplained jargon; • Recognise the professional and academic experience of the journal’s readership.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.350

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	34

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15151

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	75

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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.

• Agency and learning in the lifecourse: Towards an ecological perspective

  Citation: 706

  Authors: Gert, Michael

• Critiquing workplace learning discourses: Participation and continuity at work

  Citation: 172

  Authors: Stephen

• The ‘double face’ of lifelong learning: Two analytical perspectives on a ‘silent revolution’

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Peter, Bettina

• A typology of transformation: Reviewing the transformative learning literature

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Chad

• Reclaiming and re-embodying experiential learning through complexity science

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Tara

• Co-participation at work: Learning through work and throughout working lives

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Stephen

• The Reflective Practitioner: Mantra or a Model For Emancipation?

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Kathryn

• The significance of individual biography in workplace learning

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Phil, Heather, Karen, Natasha, Alison, Lorna, Peter

• Experiential learning and the shaping of subjectivity in the workplace

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Robin, Nicky

• Adult literacy and numeracy, social capital, learner identities and self-confidence

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Lyn, Kathy

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