Journal of Postsecondary Student Success

Aims & Scope

JPSS is a quarterly, open-access publication intended to disseminate theory, research, policy, and practice related to student success in higher education. The journal welcomes work that addresses challenges, interventions, innovations, and solutions to address issues facing postsecondary student success from interdisciplinary perspectives. General topics of interest include: Student success in higher education Evaluation of educational policies or programs for student success Effective programs and innovations Data and analytics for student success Student success in all types of postsecondary settings Institutional research and assessment for student success Organizational and institutional transformation for student success Implementation issues in student success interventions Institutional transformation for student success Success for students of all backgrounds Strategic finance for student success Student success in a changing world In addressing these topics, authors are encouraged to emphasize the practical applications of their knowledge and findings for institutional administrators, policy makers, and practitioners.

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.

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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

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Subject Classification