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Higher Education Policy

Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0952-8733eISSN1740-3863

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.751

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

1.4

Total Works

1,865

Total Citations

33,176

2yr Mean Citedness

1.58

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes research on higher education policy, examining themes such as the construction and impact of 'excellence' in research, decolonisation efforts in South African universities, the role of higher education in soft power and international student experiences, the implementation of blended learning, the dissemination of inclusive education norms for refugees, the research development of Sino-foreign cooperative universities, the influence of performance-based funding on university autonomy, and university responses to sexual violence.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,865

Publisher OrgPalgrave Macmillan

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0952-8733 / 1740-3863

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EducationQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentHigher Education Learning PracticesGlobal Educational Policies and ReformsHigher Education Research StudiesGlobal Educational Reforms and Inequalities