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Active Learning in Higher Education

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1469-7874eISSN1741-2625

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.08

H-Indexi

SNIPi

4.326

Total Worksi

672

Total Citationsi

28,241

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education & Educational Research; Education.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications672

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-7874 / 1741-2625

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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

490

2019

675

2020

417

2021

577

2022

265

2023

212

2024

2025

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Online and Blended LearningEvaluation of Teaching PracticesInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsReflective Practices in EducationStudent Assessment and FeedbackInnovative Teaching MethodsHigher Education Practises and EngagementCommunication in Education and HealthcareHigher Education and EmployabilityHigher Education Research Studies

Frequently asked questions about Active Learning in Higher Education

Is Active Learning in Higher Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Active Learning 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 Active Learning in Higher Education?

Active Learning 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 1.99.

Is Active Learning in Higher Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Active Learning in Higher Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Active Learning in Higher Education?