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Journal of Higher Education

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1930

ISSN1538-4640

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.163

H-Indexi

233

SNIPi

2.415

Total Worksi

19,260

Total Citationsi

321,304

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Higher Education publishes research into the academic study of higher education, addressing institutional and educational developments and issues. It focuses on the institution of higher education, including its traditional and new forms, and aims for greater diversity and accountability.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1930

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications19,260

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1538-4640

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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

1.1k

2019

1.2k

2020

2021

497

2022

483

2023

199

2024

153

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)

Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentHigher Education Research StudiesAcademic Freedom and PoliticsHigher Education and Teaching MethodsEvaluation of Teaching PracticesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentHistory and Developments in AstronomyTwentieth Century Scientific DevelopmentsOnline and Blended Learning

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Higher Education

Is Journal of Higher Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of 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 Journal of Higher Education?

Journal of 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 1.82.

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

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