Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
ISSN 1360-080X · eISSN 1469-9508 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management: CAS Zone 2 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.79; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 141 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 64 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Governance and Development, Higher Education and Employability and Higher Education Research Studies, together about 41.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management is an international journal of professional experience and ideas in higher education. It is a must read for those seeking to influence higher educational policy making. The journal also aims to be of use to managers and senior academic staff who seek to place their work and interests in a broad context and influence educational policy and practice. The journal: Supports higher education leaders and managers by disseminating ideas and encouraging debate on educational policy setting. Analyses and reports on professional experiences relevant to colleagues internationally in academia and government spheres. Caters for practising managers and administrators of universities, and decision makers in government. Examines current and emerging policy directions and how these are shaping and influencing the higher education sector. All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by at least two expert referees. Disclaimer
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Peter BentleyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences22.9%
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences10.8%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Higher Education Learning PracticesSocial Sciences6.4%
- International Student and Expatriate ChallengesSocial Sciences5%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.4%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIWeb of ScienceEconLitERICPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC, Academic Search, Australian Education Index, Contents Pages in Education, EBSCO Online, EBSCO CD Rom Database, Research into Higher Education Abstracts, Database of Research on International Education, EdResearch Online, Education Research Index, Journal of Economic Literature, Swets Information Services, Thomson Gale (Gale Group)
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
- 2.79LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.09Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.97LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.97Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 728OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 211,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,304 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 26 | 38 |
| 2025 | 64 | 32 | 183 |
| 2024 | 38 | 23 | 262 |
| 2023 | 58 | 27 | 530 |
| 2022 | 62 | 20 | 739 |
| 2021 | 34 | 4 | 614 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
141 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 110 days – 207 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 150 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (115 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 80 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 7 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 accepted1
- editorialEditor: Peter Bentley (Editor-in-Chief) - 2050 Alliance, Australia Deputy Editor: Mollie Dollinger - Curtin University, Australia Editorial Board: Kathryn Suthe…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 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? Increa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review with at least two expert referees and initial editor screening. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by at least two expert referees.
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
- 1360-080X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-9508
- Society / sponsor
- Association for Tertiary Education Management
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management is in Zone 2 of Education, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.79; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 87.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 141 days (interquartile range 110–207 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10%. 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Education.
Which databases index Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ESCI, Web of Science, EconLit and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 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: .