Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
ISSN 1538-1927 · eISSN 1552-5716 · SAGE
Journal of Hispanic Higher Education: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,400; review about 193 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 20.7% (journal website); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Hispanic Higher Education is published by SAGE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Research Studies, Critical Race Theory in Education and Career Development and Diversity, together about 56.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Hispanic Higher Education (JHHE) is a quarterly international journal devoted to the advancement of knowledge and understanding of issues at Hispanic-serving institutions. JHHE maintains a broad focus and accepts the highest quality scholarly, creative … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Cristobal SalinasPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 40, Iraq 3, Israel 1, United Arab Emirates 1 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences29.9%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences13.9%
- Career Development and DiversitySocial Sciences12.7%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences12.4%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences2.8%
- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugeesSocial Sciences2.8%
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences2.6%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences2.1%
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 | Q1 | 388/1698 | 77th |
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
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 314OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 647 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 13 | 691 |
| 2025 | 16 | 10 | 862 |
| 2024 | 23 | 8 | 1,358 |
| 2023 | 14 | 4 | 1,057 |
| 2022 | 25 | 3 | 1,091 |
| 2021 | 18 | 3 | 1,091 |
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
193 dayssubmission to acceptance
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)
- 20.7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 193 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 42 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / GBP 2,493 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted4
- book reviewOriginal Research Article Book Review Perspective Editorial If your research involves animals, you will be asked to confirm that you have carefully read and adh…Length not stated
- editorialOriginal Research Article Book Review Perspective Editorial If your research involves animals, you will be asked to confirm that you have carefully read and adh…Length not stated
- original research articleOriginal Research Article Book Review Perspective Editorial If your research involves animals, you will be asked to confirm that you have carefully read and adh…Length not stated
- perspectiveOriginal Research Article Book Review Perspective Editorial If your research involves animals, you will be asked to confirm that you have carefully read and adh…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. If you wish to have color figures in the printed version, the following fees apply: Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open access…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double Anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1538-1927
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-5716
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
How long does peer review take at Journal of Hispanic Higher Education?
The publisher reports about 193 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20.7%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Hispanic Higher Education based?
Of the 45 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (40), Iraq (3) and Israel (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Hispanic Higher Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Hispanic Higher Education is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Hispanic Higher Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Hispanic Higher Education is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,400.
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: .