Journal profile
Journal of the European Honors Council
ISSN 2543-2311 · eISSN 2543-232X · Hanze UAS · Netherlands
Journal of the European Honors Council: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the European Honors Council is published by Hanze UAS. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Research Studies, Education, Achievement, and Giftedness and Higher Education Practises and Engagement, together about 52.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the Journal of the European Honors Council is to share research results, knowledge and good practices related to talent development, transdisciplinarity and related topics in higher education. The target group for the Journal consists of all who are involved in or interested in offering special programs for talented students in higher education (often known as honors programs). The Journal publishes peer-reviewed research papers, as well as notes on good practices or preliminary research results. It is published in open access for we believe it is crucial that research results are freely available to everyone. The Journal of the European Honors Council publishes in full open access. The author(s) retain(s) copyright of their contributions. Contributions are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0) At this moment, the Journal of the European Honors Council does not charge article processing costs or submission charges. This journal permits and encourages authors to post items submitted to the journal on personal websites or institutional repositories both prior to and after publication, while providing bibliographic details that credit, if applicable, its publication in this journal. The Journal's contents are archived through PKP PN and through depositing at the National Library of the Netherlands / Koninklijke Bibliotheek This Journal is published by the European Honors Council (EHC): a council for all involved in talent development in higher education in Europe. For information on how to become a member (for free), please see the European Honors Council homepage. OJS uses cookies to manage user sessions (for which they are required). Cookies aren’t required to simply visit the site and read content.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Netherlands 5, United States 2, Romania 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences24.8%
- Education, Achievement, and GiftednessPsychology14%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences13.6%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences9.2%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences3.6%
- Problem and Project Based LearningSocial Sciences2.8%
- Interdisciplinary Research and CollaborationDecision Sciences2.8%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 118 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 22 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer 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 | — |
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
- edited noteThere are two options for contributions to the Journal: papers or notes.Length not stated
- notes on good practices or preliminary research resultsThe Journal publishes (double-blind) peer-reviewed research papers as well as peer-reviewed notes on good practices or preliminary research results.Length not stated
- paperThere are two options for contributions to the Journal: papers or notes.Length not stated
- research papersThe Journal publishes (double-blind) peer-reviewed research papers as well as peer-reviewed notes on good practices or preliminary research results.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
I am aware that, if accepted, my contribution will be published in open access under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. This means that as author(s), I/we will retain(s) copyright of my/our contribution. Contributions are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This implies that users are free to:Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or forma…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC-BY 4.0; authors retain copyright. Model summary
I am aware that, if accepted, my contribution will be published in open access under a CC-BY 4.0 licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review for papers; blind peer review for notes. Model summary
In case of a paper, the paper itself is anonymized to enable a double-blind peer review process.
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
- Hanze UAS
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2543-2311
- Electronic ISSN
- 2543-232X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the European Honors Council
How long does peer review take at Journal of the European Honors Council?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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 the European Honors Council based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Netherlands (5), United States (2) and Romania (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the European Honors Council?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the European Honors Council is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of the European Honors Council open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the European Honors Council 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .