Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Canadian Journal of Higher Education
ISSN 0316-1218 · Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education · Canada
Canadian Journal of Higher Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 44 weeks (community reports); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Higher Education is published by Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Governance and Development, Higher Education Research Studies and Evaluation of Teaching Practices, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Canadian Journal of Higher Education/La Revue canadienne d’enseignement supérieur (ISSN 0316-1218; 2293-6602) is a peer-reviewed and open-access publication of the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. CJHE is indexed in Scopus. The journal’s aim is to contribute to research and scholarly debate on higher education in Canada. The Journal includes articles that employ a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of higher education. Representative of the multidisciplinary nature of the field, articles address a variety of problems and consider different units of analysis to further understanding of Canadian higher education topics such as public policy, institutional governance and administration, community engagement, student success, the curriculum, and organizational change. The Journal publishes articles reporting original research and book reviews in English and French. We welcome the submission of manuscripts that: Make an original contribution to the higher education literature Report on original empirical research studies grounded in theory Address a significant research problem that is relevant for Canadian higher education Authors are directed to follow the author guidelines when preparing their manuscript for submission. We do not publish: Reports on institutional programs or initiatives Essays Non-systematic literature reviews Unsolicited book reviews
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Michelle K. McGinnPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences18.9%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences10.4%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences8.4%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences7.3%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences4.8%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences4.4%
- Evaluation and Performance AssessmentDecision Sciences3.9%
- Higher Education Learning PracticesSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 401OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,725 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 4 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 16 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 43 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 93 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 113 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 270 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 44 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 44 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- book reviewCompte rendu de livre « Référentiel de compétences pour la gouvernance et le leadership en milieu universitaire : compétences professionnelles et transversales …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics
CJHE is committed to upholding the integrity of the publication process. We adopt the Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research (2016) guidelines[1] for the promotion of research integrity, which stipulate that:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Redistribution
Copyright in the article is vested with the Author under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Golden open access; no fees for authors; SSHRC-supported; endowment for sustainability. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. CJHE is also available open-access through Érudit, which is the largest disseminator of French-language resources in North America.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-Review Process
All submissions are initially assessed by the Editors to ensure their appropriateness and adherence to the Journal and its author guidelines. Manuscripts deemed suitable are reviewed by at least two referees by way of a double-anonymized review procedure. The Editors make final decision on articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 0316-1218
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Higher Education
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Higher Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of Higher Education is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Canadian Journal of Higher Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 44 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Canadian Journal of Higher Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Higher Education is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Canadian Journal of Higher Education open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Higher Education is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .