D1 Journals (top 10%)

When applying for Article Processing Charges support, the QUT criteria includes that the journal must be a D1 journal.

"7. The journal must have a current decile ranking of D1 in Scimago or Journal Citation Reports

(see Guideline for determining D1 status (PDF, 233KB), Locating D1 journals using Scimago (MediaHub video, 2min) and Locating D1 journals using Journal Citation Reports (JCR) (MediaHub video, 2min))"

Journals may have more than one subject category.  As long as the journal reaches D1 in one of them, it satisfies the criteria of being a D1 journal.

For this reason, if the journal you are interested in is not in the D1 list for Education, it is still worth checking its ranking in Scimago and Journal Citation Reports.

Open SCImago and select the Journal tab.

In the filter boxes at the top of the page, look for and select Education (is in second of the boxes).

Check the year of the data - the most recent will be the most desirable for the purpose of providing up to date information.  In 2024, the data is compiled from 2023 use.

Check the number of journals in the list on the RHS just above the list.

D1 journals will the the top 10%.  If the number isn't an integer, round up to include borderline journals (as this is what is accepted at QUT for D1 funding). For example, in a list of 1507 journals, 151 will be D1 => 1507/10 = 150.7 which rounds up to 151

Q1 journals will the the top 25% - these will have a green Q1 icon.