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Journal of Higher Education Policy and Leadership Studies

Ali Khorsandi Taskoh · Iran · Est. 2020

ISSN2717-1426eISSN2717-1426
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
37
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total37
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.263
H-Index
10
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.391
Total Works
141
Total Citations
566
2yr Mean Citedness
0.00
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Aims & Scope

Journal of Higher Education Policy And Leadership Studies provides an outstanding opportunity to disseminate the most recent and novel research findings in the realm of Higher Education Policy and Leadership. Hence, JHEPALS intends to broaden and advance the authentic research and distinct knowledge based on the following all-inclusive research domains with the cooperation of researchers worldwide. The journal’s audiences and correspondent community are Higher education policy-makers (Members of the governments, parliaments, and ministries), University governing boards (Senate, Trustees, and Directors) and Higher education stakeholders (Administrative bodies, Academic staff, Researchers, Students, and Parents).

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
10
weeks to review
Fast · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIran
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2020
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2023)
Total Publications141
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2019
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~10 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Ali Khorsandi Taskoh
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2717-1426 / 2717-1426
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2020
2021
2022
2023

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

EducationQ3
Public AdministrationQ3
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3
Strategy and ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Strategy and ManagementPublic AdministrationEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentHigher Education Research StudiesInternational Student and Expatriate ChallengesLegal Cases and CommentaryGlobal Education and MulticulturalismLegal case studies and regulationsTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesHigher Education Practises and EngagementOnline and Blended LearningEvaluation of Teaching Practices
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref