Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Journal of Postsecondary Student Success
ISSN 2769-4879 · eISSN 2769-4887 · Florida State Open Publishing · United States
Journal of Postsecondary Student Success: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Postsecondary Student Success is published by Florida State Open Publishing and is classed under Education in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Research Studies, Higher Education Practises and Engagement and Higher Education Governance and Development, together about 43.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 20%); most named United States 4, Mainland China 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences30.1%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences7.5%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.8%
- Education and Military IntegrationSocial Sciences5.2%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.6%
- Mentoring and Academic DevelopmentPsychology4.1%
- Career Development and DiversitySocial Sciences3.5%
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and MotivationPsychology3.5%
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)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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERICPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Dimensions
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
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 44,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 113 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 2 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 79 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 114 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 69 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 129 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial review, Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- editorialEditorials are short essays or opinions. They can be editors’ reflections on a topic or an introduction to the current issue. They can also be invited contribut…main text ≤ 400 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors of works published by JPSS retain the copyright of their article, which is freely distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, permitting the unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction of the article in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Authors grant JPSS the right of first publication and the nonexclusive right to p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access journal Model summary
JPSS provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There are no article processing charges, submission fees, or any other costs required of authors to submit articles to this journal.
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
- Florida State Open Publishing
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2769-4879
- Electronic ISSN
- 2769-4887
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Postsecondary Student Success
What CAS zone is Journal of Postsecondary Student Success in?
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 Postsecondary Student Success?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 11.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Postsecondary Student Success?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20%. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Postsecondary Student Success?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Postsecondary Student Success based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Postsecondary Student Success?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Postsecondary Student Success is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Postsecondary Student Success open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Postsecondary Student Success is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .