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Student Success

QUT Library · Australia · Est. 2010

ISSN2205-0795eISSN2205-0795
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.545
H-Indexi
28
SNIPi
0.703
Total Worksi
393
Total Citationsi
3,173
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.86
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

A journal exploring the experiences of students in tertiary education. The Journal provides the opportunity to disseminate current research and innovative good practice about students’ tertiary learning experiences, which are supported by evidence. Researchers, tertiary and university teachers and educators and professional staff who are advancing student learning, success and retention are encouraged to submit.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2010
Frequency3 issues per year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications393
Publisher OrgQueensland University of Technology
OA Since2014
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
📦 Long-term Preservation
PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
QUT Library
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2205-0795 / 2205-0795
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
PKP PN
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
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
39
825
2019
21
244
2020
33
312
2021
28
196
2022
81
207
2023
42
62
2024
28
21
2025
36
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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

EducationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Higher Education Practises and EngagementHigher Education Research StudiesOnline and Blended LearningReflective Practices in EducationEvaluation of Teaching PracticesHigher Education and EmployabilityEducation Systems and PolicyCOVID-19 and Mental HealthHigher Education Learning PracticesInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods

Frequently asked questions about Student Success

Is Student Success a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Student Success: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Student Success?

Student Success 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 0.86.

Is Student Success indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Student Success is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Student Success?

A journal exploring the experiences of students in tertiary education. The Journal provides the opportunity to disseminate current research and innovative good practice about students’ tertiary learning experiences, which are supported by evidence. Researchers, tertiary and university teachers and educators and professional staff who are advancing student learning, success and retention are encouraged to submit.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref