Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice
ISSN 2158-3595 · North American Business Press
Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice: subscription journal; 91 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice is published by North American Business Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Research Studies, Management and Marketing Education and Online and Blended Learning, together about 26.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences9.5%
- Management and Marketing EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting8.6%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences8.1%
- Education during COVID-19 pandemicSocial Sciences6.4%
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences6%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.1%
- Innovative Teaching MethodsSocial Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q4 | 1343/1469 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,105 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 58 | 837 |
| 2025 | 91 | 84 | 1,191 |
| 2024 | 240 | 217 | 1,578 |
| 2023 | 400 | 378 | 1,277 |
| 2022 | 375 | 343 | 563 |
| 2021 | 326 | 286 | 335 |
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
- North American Business Press
- ISSN
- 2158-3595
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice
Which databases index Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .