Journal Record · Computer Science & IT

Computers & Education

Umair Abbasi — AI Engineer & Data Scientist | PhD Candidate, Artificial Intelligence

ORCID ↗ Google Scholar ↗ LinkedIn ↗

Last reviewedJuly 26, 2026

Last verified: July 2026

On this page

Key Metrics
Journal Information
Editorial Commentary

Key Metrics

Metric	Value	Source
Impact Factor (current)	13.2	Clarivate JCR
Impact Factor (5-year)	14.6	Clarivate JCR
CiteScore	26.3	Elsevier/Scopus
SJR	3.343	SCImago
SNIP	5.03	CWTS Leiden
Quartile	Q1	Clarivate JCR

Choosing between journals? Compare Computers & Education vs another journal side by side by Impact Factor, CiteScore, SJR and quartile.

Publisher: Elsevier

Journal Information

ISSN / eISSN: 0360-1315
Country: Taiwan
Subject Area(s): Computer Science & IT Education
Indexing: ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) SCIE Scopus SSCI (Social Sciences Citation Index)
Open Access: Hybrid

Official Website ↗ Submission Guidelines ↗

Reviewed by Umair Abbasi

AI Engineer & Data Scientist | PhD Candidate, Artificial Intelligence

Umair Abbasi is an AI Engineer and Data Scientist with a background in machine learning, AI agents, and MLOps, currently pursuing a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and holding a completed M.S. in Data Science. He leads the data architecture and tooling behind the journal metrics database and comparison tools. As an active researcher navigating journal selection and citation metrics in his own academic work, he brings a practitioner's perspective to how impact factor, CiteScore, and related metrics are actually used — not just how they're defined.

Credentials & Expertise:

- M.S., Data Science (completed) - PhD Candidate, Artificial Intelligence (in progress) - Machine Learning Specialization — Stanford University (Coursera) - Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2026 Impact Factor of Computers & Education?

The current Journal Impact Factor of Computers & Education is 13.2 (Clarivate Journal Citation Reports), with a CiteScore of 26.3 (Scopus). See the Key Metrics table on this page for the full metric set.

Is Computers & Education a Q1 or Q2 journal?

Yes — Computers & Education is ranked Q1 in Computer Science & IT. See the Journal Information section on this page for category details.

What is the CiteScore and SJR of Computers & Education?

Computers & Education has a CiteScore of 26.3 (Scopus) and an SJR of 3.343 (SCImago). See the Key Metrics table on this page for the full metric set.