Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education-Gulf Perspectives
ISSN 2077-5504 · Zayed University Press · United Arab Emirates
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education-Gulf Perspectives: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 40.9% (journal website); 9 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education-Gulf Perspectives is published by Zayed University Press and 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 Online and Blended Learning, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Education and Critical Thinking Development, together about 25.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives is a peer reviewed, Open Access journal, which focuses on all aspects of Higher Education research with a regional focus on the Gulf, but with global relevance and readership. Submit to this journal About this journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences11.4%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities7.6%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.8%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences6.1%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Mobile Learning in EducationComputer Science5.6%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology5.3%
- Socioeconomic Development in MENASocial Sciences5.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from ESCI for production reasons on 23 July 2025. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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 ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 286 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 84 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 187 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 40.9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 154.5 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 | |
| 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)
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- book reviewResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the about …main text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the about …main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the about …main text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access options
This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Zayed University Press
- Country or region
- United Arab Emirates
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2077-5504
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (May 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Learning and Teaching in Higher Education-Gulf Perspectives
What CAS zone is Learning and Teaching in Higher Education-Gulf Perspectives in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Learning and Teaching in Higher Education-Gulf Perspectives is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education-Gulf Perspectives?
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 4, h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at Learning and Teaching in Higher Education-Gulf Perspectives?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 40.9%. 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 Learning and Teaching in Higher Education-Gulf Perspectives?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Learning and Teaching in Higher Education-Gulf Perspectives is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Learning and Teaching in Higher Education-Gulf Perspectives open access, and what is the APC?
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education-Gulf Perspectives 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: .