Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Higher Learning Research Communications
ISSN 2157-6254 · Laureate Education, Inc. · United States
Higher Learning Research Communications: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Higher Learning Research Communications is published by Laureate Education, Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Governance and Development, Online and Blended Learning and Evaluation of Teaching Practices, together about 29.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Its aim is to disseminate both high-quality research and teaching best practices in tertiary education across cultures and disciplines. HLRC connects the ways research and best practices contribute to the public good and impact the communities that educators serve.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Jacqueline M. OlsonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 12, India 1, Türkiye 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences12.6%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences8.9%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences8%
- Education during COVID-19 pandemicSocial Sciences7.7%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities4.4%
- International Student and Expatriate ChallengesSocial Sciences3.6%
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences3.4%
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 | Q2 | 534/1698 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 259 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 245 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 329 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 420 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 480 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 463 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 439 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | |
| 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 websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access journal with international focus, published by Walden University. Model summary
HLRC is an open-access journal with an international focus published by Walden University.
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
- Laureate Education, Inc.
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2157-6254
- 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 Higher Learning Research Communications
How long does peer review take at Higher Learning Research Communications?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Higher Learning Research Communications based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (12), India (1) and Türkiye (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Higher Learning Research Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Higher Learning Research Communications is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Higher Learning Research Communications open access, and what is the APC?
Higher Learning Research Communications 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: .