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Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching

University of Greenwich, Academic & Learning Enhancement Team · United Kingdom · Est. 1999

ISSN2044-0073eISSN2044-0081
DOAJOpen Access
H-Indexi
15
Total Worksi
395
Total Citationsi
894
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.36
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

About the Journal Focus and scope Compass is a peer-reviewed cross-disciplinary research journal that welcomes case studies, opinion pieces and reviews of technology and books relating to learning, teaching and the student experience in higher education. Peer review policy Submissions are peer reviewed anonymously by at least two referees on the basis of relevance to the journal themes, quality of submission and interest to intended audience. Authors will receive feedback and comments following this process and may be asked to amend their work accordingly. The editors reserve the right to make further minor editorial changes. Final proofs will be issued to authors for approval prior to publication and review of these must be completed by the stipulated deadline. For any further guidance or information about submissions to the journal please contact [email protected]. Copyright Notice & Open Access Policy Compass: Journal of Learning & Teaching provides immediate open access to its content, on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a more equitable global exchange of knowledge. Works are released under the default licence of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY), which provides unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. If authors require a divergent licence, please contact the Scholarly Communications Manager at [email protected] Authors of articles published in Compass: Journal of Learning & Teaching remain the copyright holders to their published work and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to terms of the Creative Commons license agreement applied to the work by Compass: Journal of Learning & Teaching. Self-archiving policy: authors are permitted, and encouraged, to deposit any version of their article - submitted, accepted, and published versions - in subject and institutional

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1999
Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications395
Publisher OrgUniversity of Greenwich, Educational Development Unit
OA Since2008
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Greenwich, Academic & Learning Enhancement Team
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2044-0073 / 2044-0081
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
15
62
2019
25
44
2020
40
127
2021
20
27
2022
25
21
2023
11
16
2024
26
4
2025
11
0
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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reflective Practices in EducationHigher Education Practises and EngagementOnline and Blended LearningEvaluation of Teaching PracticesHigher Education Learning PracticesInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsOnline Learning and AnalyticsStudent Assessment and FeedbackInnovative Teaching MethodsPosthumanist Ethics and Activism

Frequently asked questions about Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching

Is Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching: 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 Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching?

Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching 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 0.36.

Is Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching?

About the Journal Focus and scope Compass is a peer-reviewed cross-disciplinary research journal that welcomes case studies, opinion pieces and reviews of technology and books relating to learning, teaching and the student experience in higher education. Peer review policy Submissions are peer reviewed anonymously by at least two referees on the basis of relevance to the journal themes, quality of submission and interest to intended audience. Authors will receive feedback and comments following this process and may be asked to amend their work accordingly. The editors reserve the right to make

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref