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Top 50 Education and Technology Journals


I’m knee-deep in literature review at the moment for my doctorate. Such a joyous way to start the new year! Anyhow, a part of this has been to review the quality rankings of journals in the area. It was a bit of a pain so I thought I would share the results, just in case some poor unfortunate soul needs to do something similar!

Using the SJR indicator, (González-Pereira et al, 2010) available through the SCImago Journal & Country Rank portal, Journals within Social Sciences and Education were ranked according to quality score. This list was then audited for likely relevant journals to arrive at the following ranking which could be used in part for the evaluation of research quality. The audit consisted of including only those journals with relevant titles and excluding any journals without publications in the last year (2011) or those with fewer than 10 publications in the last 3 years.

Title SJR Total Docs. (2011) Total Docs. (3years)
1 American Educational Research Journal Q1 0.089 30 100
2 Review of Educational Research Q1 0.081 11 92
3 Learning and Instruction Q1 0.062 71 139
4 Computers and Education Q1 0.056 224 723
5 International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Q1 0.051 26 70
6 Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Q1 0.051 56 132
7 Educational Researcher Q1 0.05 32 106
8 Educational Research Review Q1 0.048 8 44
9 Review of Research in Education Q1 0.046 9 35
10 Metacognition and Learning Q1 0.046 20 45
11 Academy of Management Learning and Education Q1 0.046 26 160
12 British Journal of Educational Technology Q1 0.045 96 300
13 Journal of the Learning Sciences Q1 0.045 15 52
14 Educational Technology Research and Development Q1 0.043 45 122
15 Instructional Science Q1 0.042 56 105
16 British Educational Research Journal Q1 0.042 34 137
17 Review of Higher Education Q1 0.042 5 59
18 Journal of Higher Education Q1 0.041 4 79
19 Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Q1 0.041 36 173
20 Research in Higher Education Q1 0.038 52 115
21 Internet and Higher Education Q1 0.038 37 99
22 Educational Technology and Society Q1 0.038 43 258
23 Active Learning in Higher Education Q1 0.037 13 58
24 Distance Education Q1 0.037 9 61
25 Innovative Higher Education Q1 0.036 40 100
26 Learning Organization Q1 0.036 29 93
27 Higher Education Quarterly Q1 0.036 23 77
28 Learning, Media and Technology Q1 0.036 19 79
29 Oxford Review of Education Q1 0.035 14 144
30 Journal of Science Education and Technology Q1 0.035 88 167
31 Harvard Educational Review Q1 0.035 17 118
32 Teaching in Higher Education Q1 0.035 50 171
33 Language Learning and Technology Q1 0.035 16 81
34 Journal of Educational Research Q1 0.034 32 81
35 Education and Training Q1 0.034 32 158
36 Journal of Interactive Online Learning Q1 0.033 4 37
37 Theory and Research in Education Q1 0.033 10 46
38 Interactive Learning Environments Q1 0.033 16 66
39 International Journal of Web Based Communities Q1 0.033 23 85
40 American Journal of Education Q2 0.033 15 70
41 International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Q2 0.033 49 86
42 Innovations in Education and Teaching International Q2 0.033 33 121
43 International Journal of Educational Development Q2 0.033 109 220
44 Journal of Interactive Learning Research Q2 0.032 6 69
45 Technology in Society Q2 0.032 25 134
46 Journal of Management Education Q2 0.032 29 141
47 Journal of Workplace Learning Q2 0.031 28 110
48 Technology, Pedagogy and Education Q2 0.03 16 77
49 IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies Q2 0.03 6 14
50 Education and Information Technologies Q3 0.029 34 88

Some journals were not included in this ranking, for example, Research in Learning Technology by the Association for Learning Technology, UK. The reason for omission is unclear; however, it should be taken as a sign that omission from this list doesn’t necessarily preclude quality.

I realise this is a really, really boring blog post to kick off 2012, so here’s a cat-based GIF:

References:

González-Pereira, B., Guerrero-Bote, V.P. & Moya-Anegón, F., 2010. A new approach to the metric of journals’ scientific prestige: The SJR indicator.Journal of Informetrics, 4(3), p.379-391. Available at: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1751157710000246.

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  1. #1 by maria van Vlodrop at January 17th, 2012

    Hello, thanks for this list. Are these journals more targeted to Academia? I saw some that seemed more corporate (I will check them out). Have you come across more that have more of a corporate audience? Thanks, Maria

  2. #2 by Ben at January 17th, 2012

    Hi Maria,

    The list is really about rigorous research, so yes, targeted to academia. The rating is based on aspects such as how many citations per article these publications tend to receive, which is a very academic measure. You’ll find a few that are more corporate (Harvard, or Sloan for example), but they won’t get rated as highly from a research point of view.

    Ben

  3. #3 by Nancy Rubin at January 17th, 2012

    Would love to add the Journal of Literacy and Technology – http://www.literacyandtechnology.org/

  4. #4 by Larry at January 18th, 2012

    Thanks for the info. I have been interested in reading “studies” but never knew how to access these journals and the research they display. Are these publications available to the “regular reader”, or only phd candidates?

  5. #5 by Ben at January 18th, 2012

    They are generally available… for a price. Some are open and free, like Research in Learning Technology, but most are behind paywalls. University students and faculty tend to have institutional access to databases which can get access to the journals for free.

  6. #6 by James Stanchfield at January 19th, 2012

    Great list, thanks for sharing it. Now, if I only had time to read!

  7. #7 by Amit Shai at February 8th, 2012

    James Stanchfield :
    Great list, thanks for sharing it. Now, if I only had time to read!

    How about time to write? ;-) </i/

  8. #8 by Zoe Brown at February 8th, 2012

    Thanks for sharing. I love searching and reading research. This list is a keeper!

  9. #9 by Pat Tymchatyn at February 8th, 2012

    Good resource. Thanks for sharing and I hope to access some of them in my own research! Happy writing!

  10. #10 by Randhil at February 14th, 2012

    Thanks for that! It’s just the answer I neeedd.

  11. #11 by Seb Schmoller at March 11th, 2012

    Ben,
    Research in Learning Technology does not have an impact factor, apparently because since its inception in 1993 it was published three times per year rather than quarterly or more frequently. From this year, and following the change in our publication model to Open Access, we will publish four Issues per year. We are intent on securing an impact factor for RLT, but are rather in the lap of the gods as to when this will be achieved.
    Seb Schmoller

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