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Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN1469-9508

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

142

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 120d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.091

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.864

Total Worksi

1,274

Total Citationsi

34,018

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education & Educational Research; Education; Public Administration.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencySix Issues Per Year, 2010-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,274

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1469-9508

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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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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.8k

2019

976

2020

588

2021

687

2022

463

2023

219

2024

111

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

Public AdministrationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Public AdministrationEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentHigher Education and EmployabilityHigher Education Research StudiesHigher Education Learning PracticesInternational Student and Expatriate ChallengesEvaluation of Teaching PracticesEducational Robotics and EngineeringEducation Systems and PolicyHuman auditory perception and evaluationHigher Education Practises and Engagement

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Is Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management?

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 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 2.22.

Is Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management?