Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education
ISSN 1708-7570 · CRIFPE - Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la formation et la profession enseignante · Canada
International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education is published by CRIFPE - Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la formation et la profession enseignante 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 Education, sociology, and vocational training, Online and Blended Learning and Online Learning and Analytics, together about 38% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education (IJTHE) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, launched in 2004 as a result of a collective and innovative initiative taken on by the universities of Quebec (Canada). The Journal serves as a forum to facilitate the international exchange of research results on the pedagogical dimensions of the use and applications of technology in post-secondary education. The Journal presents different teaching approaches with technology and offers a wide range of papers on academic and interdisciplinary research and practice, directed toward a wide audience. Subscribing to the worldwide initiatives towards open science, the Journal: is distributed in open access under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) allowing for full reuse of article content; is engaged in a stepwise process towards the sharing and reusing of research data associated with the articles, with an emphasis on open data.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSocial Sciences14.4%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences14%
- Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science9.6%
- Educational Tools and MethodsSocial Sciences9.5%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology8.1%
- Information Technology and LearningSocial Sciences8.1%
- French Language Learning MethodsSocial Sciences7.7%
- Open Education and E-LearningComputer Science3.1%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 482 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 10 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 12 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 50 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 178 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1
- reviewEvery manuscript submitted to the Journal is first examined to determine if it conforms to the editorial policy, in which case it will be subject to double-blin…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability
Data sharing statement form required at submission. Model summary
the corresponding author must fill the data sharing form, joined to the Publishing Agreement. This form indicates if the article is based upon data that can be shared and, if so, describes how and under which conditions the data are made available.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Authors must comply with the Journal's ethics policy. Model summary
confirm that they comply with the ethics policy of the Journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY 4.0 license; authors keep copyright. Model summary
the final (i.e. accepted and revised) version of the text will be published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY) License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by two or three referees. Model summary
double-blind peer review by two or three referees who have expertise in the given field and who are not from the same institution as the author(s)
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
- CRIFPE - Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la formation et la profession enseignante
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1708-7570
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education
What CAS zone is International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Technologies in 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 International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Technologies in 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: .