Journal profile
Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs
ISSN 2330-7269 · eISSN 3069-8227 · Georgia Southern University · United States
Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs is published by Georgia Southern University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Research Studies, Higher Education Practises and Engagement and Higher Education Governance and Development, together about 48.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Higher Education & Student Affairs (JHESA; is affiliated with the Georgia College Personnel Association GCPA. JHESA aims to promote scholarly work and perspectives from graduate students, practitioners, and scholars, reflecting the importance of professional and academic research and writing in higher education. The journal's scope is focused on state, regional, and national higher education research, concepts, and practices that have implications for practitioners and scholars in the HE/SA field. In addition to peer-reviewed manuscripts using various methodological forms and perspectives, JHESA will consider publishing other scholarly contributions such as case studies, media reviews (blogs, websites, books, videos, reports), articles highlighting best practices or current trends, and practitioner reflections. Special attention will be paid to include scholarly contributions from graduate students, new professionals, and junior faculty when possible. In addition, the JHESA may periodically call for proposals for theme-focused editions and volunteers to edit such editions. JHESA publishes articles in the following sections: Research and Scholarship in Higher Education and Student Affairs Research and Scholarship for HE/SA Professional Preparation Research and Scholarship from Emerging Scholars (Graduate Student Manuscripts) Book, Media, and Technology Reviews For more about the Journal of Higher Education & Student Affairs, visit the About page. For journal policies and submission guidelines, visit the Policies page. Please contact the Editors with any questions or concerns about the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences30.5%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences11.6%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.7%
- Education, Leadership, and Health ResearchSocial Sciences4.3%
- Education and Military IntegrationSocial Sciences4.3%
- Doctoral Education Challenges and SolutionsHealth Professions3.7%
- Global Education Systems and PoliciesSocial Sciences3.7%
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyPsychology3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 82 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship
No submission charges or publication fees. Model summary
The Journal of Higher Education & Student Affairs levies no submission charges, or charges or fees for publication of accepted articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright & Licensing Terms
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
All works published in Journal of Higher Education & Student Affairs are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (opens in new tab) (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Copyright owners retain all rights to their work without restrictions and agree to apply the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license to the final published version of their work as a condition of pub…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access journal; all content freely available without charge. Model summary
Journal of Higher Education & Student Affairs is an open-access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of all articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
'Research and Scholarship in Higher Education and Student Affairs' and 'Research and Scholarship for HE/SA Professional Preparation' articles are double-blind peer-reviewed. 'Research and Scholarship from Emerging Scholars' are reviewed by a JHESA editor and a double-blind peer reviewer. 'Book, Media, and Technology Reviews' will be reviewed by the JHESA editorial board. Authors will receive revie…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism screening via Similarity Check (iThenticate). Model summary
The Journal of Higher Education & Student Affairs may use Similarity Check, a multi-publisher initiative, to selectively screen article submissions for originality. Similarity Check uses the iThenticate software, which checks submissions against millions of published research papers (the Similarity Check database), documents on the web, and other relevant sources. These submitted papers are not re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Digital archiving via CLOCKSS; DOIs via Crossref. Model summary
The Journal of Higher Education & Student Affairs is preserved using CLOCKSS (opens in new tab), a leading preservation archive that guarantees persistent access to journal content for the very long term.
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
- Georgia Southern University
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2330-7269
- Electronic ISSN
- 3069-8227
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs
How long does peer review take at Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs open access, and what is the APC?
Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs 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: .