The aim of the Journal of School Choice: International Research and Reform is to publish the best scholarship on school choice and school reform from diverse disciplines and methodologies, in a timely fashion. We will do this in part by employing rigorous and intellectually diverse reviewers, and by assuring prospective authors feedback in two months or less. We will further publicize our research through our web site, conventional news media, our annual conference, and through our relationships with other organizations. School systems across the globe face reform. We aim to assure that scientific research informs the ongoing reform journey.
We seek scholarship from a range of disciplines and using a range of methodologies. We typically prefer articles to be under 7,000 words and research notes to be under 2,500 words, though exceptions will occur at the editor's discretion. In addition, we will occasionally publish essays and controversies regarding specific education policy issues.
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Journal metrics
Usage
62K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.018 (2023) SNIP
0.482 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
50 days avg. from submission to first
decision
54 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
12 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
32% acceptance rate
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.
CONSULTING EDITORS Nina Buchanan, University of Hawaii Charles Glenn, Boston University David Marshall, Auburn University Rodrigo Queiroz e Melo, Portuguese Catholic University Patrick Wolf, University of Arkansas
BOOK REVIEW EDITOR Eric Wearne, Kennesaw State University
EDITORIAL BOARD Kerry Adzima – Pennsylvania State University - Erie Ashley Berner – Johns Hopkins University Nihad Bunar – Stockholm University Angela K. Dills – Western Carolina University Pauline Dixon – University of Newcastle Anna Egalite – NC State Billie Gastic – NYU Ain Grooms – University of Iowa Daniel Hamlin – University of Oklahoma Cary Heath – University of Louisiana Charisse Gulosino – University of Memphis Michael Hartney – Boston College Rick Hess – American Enterprise Institute Vladimir Kogan – The Ohio State University Robin Lake – Center for Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington David Leal – University of Texas Andrea Maccarini – University of Padua Matthew McCluskey – University of Vermont Neal P. McCluskey – Cato Institute Mike McShane – American Enterprise Institute John Merrifield – University of Texas at San Antonio Michael Merry – University of Amsterdam Gary J. Miron – Western Michigan University Youngmei Ni – University of Utah Heather Olson Beal – Stephen F. Austin University Vance Randall – Brigham Young University Brian Ray – NHERI Peter Robert – Széchenyi István University Ben Scafidi – Kennesaw State University M. Danish Shakeel – Harvard University James V. Shuls – University of Missouri, St. Louis Sandra Vergari – State University of New York, Albany Joseph P. Viteritti – Hunter College, CUNY Jamison White – National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
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° Academic Search Ultimate
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° MasterFILE Complete
° MasterFILE Premier
° Military Transition Support Center
° TOC Premier (Table of Contents)
• Elsevier BV
° Scopus
• ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
• National Library of Medicine
° PubMed
• Ovid
• ProQuest
° PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
° Politics Collection
° Social Science Premium Collection
• Taylor & Francis
° Educational Research Abstracts Online
° Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (Online)
Open access
Journal of School Choice 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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