Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Journal of Continuing Higher Education
ISSN 0737-7363 · eISSN 1948-4801 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Continuing Higher Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 69 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 22% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Continuing Higher Education is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Higher Education Learning Practices and Higher Education Research Studies, together about 31.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Continuing Higher Education (JCHE) strives to support continuing higher education by serving as a forum for the reporting and exchange of information based on research, observations, and experience relevant to the field. JCHE serves the leaders, administrators, faculty, and staff who work with adult/nontraditional/post-traditional students or provide programs of continuing education within higher education. Thesestudents are often defined by age (most often 25 and above) and typically hold concurrent life roles that compete with their roles as students (e.g. workers, family providers, and community leaders) . They are served through credit and noncredit offerings in both traditional and innovative formats (i.e., online, off-campus, accelerated, etc.) in either undergraduate or graduate studies. JCHE publishes quantitative and mixed methods research regularly. The majority of our articles fall within the qualitative tradition. We are currently seeking submission of major articles (current research articles, of up to 7,000 words on the following topics: Adult and nontraditional students, including veterans, enrolled in undergraduate studies. Adult students at the graduate-level looking for career and academic guidance as well as financial management and work/life balance in programs that feature innovative instructional strategies tailored to the unique needs of graduate learners. These programs often utilize technology-enhanced learning tools to support advanced learners and feature scholar-practitioner oriented content and interdisciplinary approaches in graduate programs. Leadership and management in applied professional education settings Students who are served by adult and continuing higher education organizations Organization and administration of continuing higher education Development and implementation of new continuing higher education program initiatives Programs and services designed to support continuing higher education (undergraduate, graduate, certificate, degree and noncredit) students Social justice issues within continuing higher education Design and implementation of effective online and hybrid teaching in continuing higher education serving adult students Use of technology to advance program design, teaching and learning in continuing higher education Continuing higher education's role in preparing for the job impact of AI and/or robotics The journal occasionally publishes continuing higher education articles that are the
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
- Higher Education Learning PracticesSocial Sciences10.6%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences9.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering9.4%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science8%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences6.7%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences6%
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences5.7%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Ovid, Taylor & Francis, Thomson Reuters
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.64Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 208OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 34,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,591 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 5 | 11 |
| 2024 | 18 | 4 | 44 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 31 |
| 2022 | 25 | 3 | 156 |
| 2021 | 26 | 2 | 228 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
69 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- book reviewsThe journal occasionally publishes book reviews of current publications in the field—prospective authors are advised to consult with the editor prior to prepari…Length not stated
- editorialASSOCIATION FOR CONTINUING HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICERS President Julie Shankle Executive Director, University of Central Florida President-Elect Bryan Best Sr. In…Length not stated
- ideas in practiceThe journal also encourages the submission of " Ideas in Practice" articles of up to 5,000 words.Length not stated
- major articlesWe are currently seeking submission of major articles (current research articles, of up to 7,000 words on the following topics:Length not stated
- research articleg submission of major articles (current research articles, of up to 7,000 words on the following topics: Adult and nontraditional students,main text ≤ 7,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
The Journal of Continuing Higher Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review and editorial review for all research, conceptual, theoretical, literature review, and Ideas in Practice articles. Model summary
All research, conceptual, theoretical, literature review, and Ideas in Practice articles in this journal have undergone anonymous double anonymized and editorial 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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0737-7363
- Electronic ISSN
- 1948-4801
- Society / sponsor
- Association for Continuing Higher Education
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 74, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Continuing Higher Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Continuing Higher Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Continuing 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Continuing Higher Education?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Continuing Higher Education?
The publisher reports about 69 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22%. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Continuing Higher Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Continuing Higher Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Continuing Higher Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Continuing Higher Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .