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Higher Education for the Future

Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd · India · Est. 2014

ISSN2348-5779

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

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

0.43

H-Indexi

SNIPi

4.95

Total Worksi

193

Total Citationsi

4,752

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications193

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2348-5779

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

2019

654

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

EducationQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial and Economic Development in IndiaHigher Education Learning PracticesOnline and Blended LearningEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentGlobal Education Systems and PoliciesGlobal Educational Policies and ReformsHigher Education and EmployabilityOnline Learning and AnalyticsEvaluation of Teaching Practices

Frequently asked questions about Higher Education for the Future

Is Higher Education for the Future a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Higher Education for the Future: it is indexed in 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 Higher Education for the Future?

Higher Education for the Future is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.43.

Is Higher Education for the Future indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Higher Education for the Future is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Higher Education for the Future?