Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Higher Education for the Future
ISSN 2347-6311 · eISSN 2348-5779 · SAGE
Higher Education for the Future: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,400; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Higher Education for the Future is published by SAGE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Governance and Development, Global Education Systems and Policies and University Challenges and Reforms, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences21.4%
- Global Education Systems and PoliciesSocial Sciences11%
- University Challenges and ReformsSocial Sciences8.4%
- Education in Diverse ContextsSocial Sciences6.9%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentEngineering4.1%
- Education and Public PolicySocial Sciences3.8%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences3.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q1 | 391/1698 | 77th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.29OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 209 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 7 | 390 |
| 2025 | 14 | 3 | 594 |
| 2024 | 21 | 8 | 916 |
| 2023 | 18 | 5 | 1,186 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 1,075 |
| 2021 | 20 | 8 | 503 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / GBP 2,493 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 2347-6311
- Electronic ISSN
- 2348-5779
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Higher Education for the Future
Which databases index Higher Education for the Future?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Higher Education for the Future is indexed in Scopus.
Is Higher Education for the Future open access, and what is the APC?
Higher Education for the Future is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .