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Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention

University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing · United States · Est. 2012

ISSN1534-2263eISSN2690-4535

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

597

Total Citationsi

1,489

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention (JCOTR) focuses on the trends, practices, research, and development of programs, policies, and activities related to the matriculation, orientation, transition, and retention of college students. Also encouraged are literature reviews, "how-to" articles, innovative initiatives, successful practices, and new ideas.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications597

Publisher OrgUniversity of Minnesota

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1534-2263 / 2690-4535

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2018

488

1.2k

2019

2020

148

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Higher Education Research StudiesMentoring and Academic DevelopmentHigher Education Practises and EngagementEducation and Military IntegrationEvaluation of Teaching PracticesEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentOnline and Blended LearningCareer Development and DiversityReflective Practices in EducationHigher Education Governance and Development

Frequently asked questions about Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention

Is Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention: it is indexed in DOAJ, 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 Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention?

Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.37.

Is Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention is indexed in DOAJ.