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Trends in Higher Education

MDPI AG · Switzerland · Est. 2007

eISSN2813-4346

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.558

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

227

Total Citationsi

1,020

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education & Educational Research; Education; Psychology (miscellaneous); Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications227

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

MDPI AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2813-4346

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer review

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

EducationQ2

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Higher Education Research StudiesEvaluation of Teaching PracticesOnline Learning and AnalyticsOnline and Blended LearningCareer Development and DiversityHigher Education and EmployabilityHigher Education Learning PracticesArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationHigher Education Practises and EngagementHigher Education Governance and Development

Frequently asked questions about Trends in Higher Education

Is Trends in Higher Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Trends in Higher Education: 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 Trends in Higher Education?

Trends in Higher Education 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 2.66.

Is Trends in Higher Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Trends in Higher Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Trends in Higher Education?