Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
ISSN 2050-7003 · eISSN 1758-1184 · Emerald
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 139 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education is published by Emerald 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 Online and Blended Learning, Evaluation of Teaching Practices and Higher Education Research Studies, together about 24.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences9.9%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences6.1%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science5.1%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.8%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology4.8%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 427OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 137LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,278 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 134 | 6 | 55 |
| 2025 | 139 | 8 | 357 |
| 2024 | 182 | 15 | 1,009 |
| 2023 | 148 | 25 | 1,385 |
| 2022 | 81 | 13 | 1,011 |
| 2021 | 108 | 13 | 1,993 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 2050-7003
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-1184
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Applied Research 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 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .