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International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1467-6370eISSN1758-6739

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.014

H-Indexi

129

SNIPi

1.715

Total Worksi

2,392

Total Citationsi

78,757

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.73

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education & Educational Research; Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Education; Human Factors and Ergonomics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencySix Issues A Year, 2016-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,392

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1467-6370 / 1758-6739

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

102

4.1k

2020

147

4.5k

2021

2.4k

2022

115

1.9k

2023

179

1.4k

2024

187

397

2025

193

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

EducationQ1

Human Factors and ErgonomicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Human Factors and ErgonomicsEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sustainability in Higher EducationEnvironmental Education and SustainabilitySustainable Building Design and AssessmentEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessService-Learning and Community EngagementInterdisciplinary Research and CollaborationEducational Environments and Student OutcomesSustainable Development and Environmental PolicyClimate Change Communication and PerceptionHigher Education and Sustainability

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Is International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education?

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.73.

Is International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education?