Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Journal of Student Financial Aid
ISSN 0884-9153
Journal of Student Financial Aid: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Student Financial Aid 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 Higher Education Research Studies, Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis and Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities, together about 55.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences37.6%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting9.4%
- Global Educational Reforms and InequalitiesSocial Sciences8.8%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences7.7%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.9%
- Innovations in Educational MethodsSocial Sciences3.8%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences3.1%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences2.5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 137OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 718 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 9 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 2022 | 20 | 18 | 100 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 116 |
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
- ISSN
- 0884-9153
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Student Financial Aid
What CAS zone is Journal of Student Financial Aid in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Student Financial Aid 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 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Student Financial Aid?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Student Financial Aid is indexed in ESCI.
Is Journal of Student Financial Aid open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Student Financial Aid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .