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Higher Learning Research Communications

Walden University · United States · Est. 2011

ISSN2157-6254

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.39

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.544

Total Worksi

260

Total Citationsi

3,114

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Higher Learning Research Communications is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes research on higher education. It covers a wide range of topics related to teaching, learning, administration, policy, and practice in higher education.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish, Spanish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications260

Publisher OrgLaureate Education

OA Since2010

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walden University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2157-6254

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Spanish

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

111

2018

2019

237

2020

163

2021

201

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EducationQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentOnline and Blended LearningEvaluation of Teaching PracticesSecond Language Learning and TeachingEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentEducational Innovations and TechnologyService-Learning and Community EngagementCOVID-19 and Mental HealthHigher Education Learning PracticesEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning

Frequently asked questions about Higher Learning Research Communications

Is Higher Learning Research Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Higher Learning Research Communications: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Higher Learning Research Communications?

Higher Learning Research Communications is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.39.

Is Higher Learning Research Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Higher Learning Research Communications is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.