Research in Post-Compulsory Education is an international, fully-refereed journal, publishing research in the increasingly important area of post-compulsory education.
Throughout the world, there is a growing awareness of the significance of vocational and post-compulsory education and training systems. The majority of countries are working hard to develop their provision, recognising the importance of post-compulsory education in providing educated and skilled people in sufficient numbers at appropriate levels to assist economic and social development.
Research in Post-Compulsory Education, sponsored by the United Kingdom’s Association for Research in Post-Compulsory Education (ARPCE), recognises the need for more international research and analysis, and the generation of relevant theory in order to identify policy needs and trends as well as priorities in this growing area. While reporting current research, the journal also actively encourages the further development of research for post-compulsory education.
The journal is essential reading for policy-makers and researchers, practitioners and practitioner-researchers in all the different spheres of post-compulsory education including vocational/technical education, adult and continuing education, community education, schools, further and higher education. The Editorial Board and Advisory Board members are drawn from many countries to take account of the need for wide representation and editorial expertise.
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing normally by two or three anonymous referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
86K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.9 (2023) Impact Factor
0.8 (2023) 5 year IF
1.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.701 (2023) SNIP
0.270 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
59 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
Understanding and using journal metrics
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who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Vicky Duckworth- Edge Hill University, UK Gary Husband -Edinburgh College, UK Ewan Ingleby - Teesside University, UK Sally Issler -Education Consultant, UK Karima Kadi-Hanifi -Newman University, Birmingham, UK Kate Lavender -University of Huddersfield, UK
Joel Petrie- City of Liverpool College, UK
Denise Robinson - University of Huddersfield, UK Amelia Rout - Staffordshire University, UK
Robin Simmons -University of Huddersfield, UK
David Stoten- Northumbria University, UK International Editorial Advisory Board:
Youmen Chabaan -AZM University, Lebanon Michael Crossley -University of Bristol, UK Thomas Flint -Kaplan Higher Education, USA Mare Leino -Tallinn University, Estonia Charles Mulinda Kabwete -University of Rwanda, Rwanda Dennis Ridley -Joint Forces Staff College, USA Karim Sadeghi - Urmia University, Iran Tone Skinningsrud -UiT Arctic University of Norway, Norway Erica Smith -FederationUniversity, Australia Rob Strathdee- RMIT University, Australia Nikos Terzis -Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Jonathan Tummons - Durham University, UK Nilüfer Ülker - Istanbul Technical University, Turkey Don Webber -Sheffield University Management School, UK
Abstracting and indexing
Research in Post-Compulsory Education is abstracted/indexed in: Academic Search Complete; ArticleFirst; British Education Index; Dietrich’s Index Philosophicus; Education Research Complete; Education Research Index; Education Source; Educational Administration Abstracts; Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA); Education Resources Information Center (ERIC); European Reference Index for the Humanities, Pedagogical and Educational Research (ERIH); International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences (IBR); International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Fields of Art, Humanities & Social Sciences (IBZ); ProQuest; Research into Higher Education Abstracts; SCOPUS®; SocINDEX; Studies on Women & Gender Abstracts and VOCEDplus.
Open access
Research in Post-Compulsory Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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