Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
International Journal of Doctoral Studies
ISSN 1556-8881 · eISSN 1556-8873 · Informing Science Institute
International Journal of Doctoral Studies: fully open access; no APC; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Doctoral Studies is published by Informing Science Institute. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions, Higher Education Research Studies and Mentoring and Academic Development, together about 59.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Doctoral Studies (IJDS) is an international journal that publishes scholarly articles on issues in doctoral studies using the Informing Science framework. The journal publishes conceptual, theoretical and empirical papers. All manuscripts are submitted electronically, desk reviewed, and then double-blind peer reviewed. We provide our published authors with widespread readership which comes from efficient processing and timely publishing online after final acceptance This approach ensures widest readership in the research and industrial communities and highest citing of the published works. READ MORE
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Nicole A. Buzzetto-HollywoodPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Doctoral Education Challenges and SolutionsHealth Professions39.3%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences13.8%
- Mentoring and Academic DevelopmentPsychology6.7%
- Student Stress and CopingPsychology4.7%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.1%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities3.1%
- Educational Research and MethodsSocial Sciences3%
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences2.6%
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 | 705/1698 | 58th |
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
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
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 211OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 401 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 1,005 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 1,132 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 1,477 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 1,550 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 1,394 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 1,322 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 license; copyright retained by authors. Model summary
All articles of this open access journal are licensed to you under the Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 license, and copyright to articles is retained by their respective authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access. Model summary
Immediately upon publication, articles can be accessed from anywhere in the world at no charge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review provides constructive suggestions even for rejected articles. Model summary
We use the peer review process of our journals to support author colleagues by providing them with constructive suggestions on ways to improve their work even if a submitted article is not accepted for publication.
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
- Informing Science Institute
- ISSN
- 1556-8881
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-8873
- Society / sponsor
- Informing Science Institute
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Doctoral Studies
Which databases index International Journal of Doctoral Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Doctoral Studies is indexed in Scopus.
Is International Journal of Doctoral Studies open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Doctoral Studies is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .