Journal profile · Multiple
Journal of college student development
ISSN 0897-5264 · eISSN 1543-3382 · Johns Hopkins University Press
Journal of college student development: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6; subscription journal; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of college student development is published by Johns Hopkins University Press 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 Higher Education Research Studies, Mentoring and Academic Development and Evaluation of Teaching Practices, together about 41.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JCSD receives national and international manuscript submissions from a wide range of academic fields including student affairs, higher education, sociology, psychology, social work, nursing, business administration, and health sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences30.3%
- Mentoring and Academic DevelopmentPsychology6.4%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences4.1%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences3.9%
- Service-Learning and Community EngagementSocial Sciences3.6%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences3.4%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.4%
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 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | 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 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 149OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,581OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,558 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 55 | 1 | 60 |
| 2024 | 57 | 0 | 152 |
| 2023 | 66 | 2 | 230 |
| 2022 | 62 | 7 | 463 |
| 2021 | 73 | 3 | 750 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Blind review required Model summary
Submissions to the Journal must be masked to facilitate blind review
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 0897-5264
- Electronic ISSN
- 1543-3382
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of college student development
What CAS zone is Journal of college student development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of college student development is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research / Psychology, Applied. 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of college student development?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.6; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 149.
Which databases index Journal of college student development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of college student development is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of college student development open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of college student development 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, 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: .