Journal profile
JPHE
ISSN 2003-3605 · University of Borås · Sweden
JPHE: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JPHE is published by University of Borås. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Governance and Development, University Challenges and Reforms and Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions, together about 39.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences19.5%
- University Challenges and ReformsSocial Sciences11.1%
- Doctoral Education Challenges and SolutionsHealth Professions8.8%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences7.3%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- International Student and Expatriate ChallengesSocial Sciences3.4%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.56OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 146 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 68 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 74 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 76 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 61 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 30 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-NC-ND | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Borås
- Country or region
- Sweden
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2003-3605
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JPHE
How long does peer review take at JPHE?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
Which databases index JPHE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JPHE is indexed in DOAJ.
Is JPHE open access, and what is the APC?
JPHE 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; 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: .