Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Learning and Teaching-The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences
ISSN 1755-2273 · eISSN 1755-2281 · Berghahn Books · United States
Learning and Teaching-The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Learning and Teaching-The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences is published by Berghahn Books 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 Higher Education Governance and Development, Global Education and Multiculturalism and Global Educational Policies and Reforms, together about 35.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
LATISS – Learning and Teaching is a peer-reviewed journal that uses the social science disciplines of sociology, anthropology, politics, international relations and social policy to reflect critically on learning and teaching practices in higher education and to analyse their relationship to changes in higher education policies and institutions. The research field of Learning and Teaching includes: most aspects of learning and teaching and higher education reform from national and comparative perspectives, including developments in curriculum, assessment, learning and teaching methods institutional, national and international policies on learning and teaching – for example, shifts from elite to mass education, audit systems, quality enhancement, the Bologna process and markets in higher education. The journal seeks to promote scholarship and research on learning and teaching and invites contributions from a wide and diverse community of practitioners, researchers and students. The editors will work closely with authors whose papers have the potential to be excellent but need further development. *While we welcome studies that use any approaches from the social sciences to study higher education, LATISS will not accept: articles on English as a second language training in school-teaching practices, or scientific training
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences17%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences10%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences8.9%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences8.3%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences5.1%
- Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social SciencesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Service-Learning and Community EngagementSocial Sciences4%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERICERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Education Abstracts (H.W. Wilson/EBSCO), Education Index (H.W. Wilson/EBSCO), Education Research Complete (EBSCO), ERIC Digital Library, MLA International Bibliography, Research into Higher Education Abstracts (Taylor & Francis), TOC Premier Table of Contents (EBSCO), Australian Council for Education Research, Bibliometric Research Indicator List (BFI) – Level 2
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 432 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 5 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 35 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 53 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 82 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 157 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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, CC BY-ND, 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright License Agreement
Default license CC BY-NC-ND; other licenses on request. Model summary
As part of the Berghahn Open Anthro initiative, articles in this journal are published open access under a Creative Commons license. As a contributor to a Berghahn Books Journal, you are responsible for completing, signing, and returning one of the signed license agreements for each author with your submitted article. Submit forms to copyright@berghahnjournals.com. By default Authors will use the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under Creative Commons license as part of Berghahn Open Anthro initiative. Model summary
As part of the Berghahn Open Anthro initiative, articles in this journal are published open access under a Creative Commons license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymous peer review for most materials. Model summary
The editors certify that all materials, with the possible exception of editorial introductions, book reviews, and some types of commentary, have been subjected to anonymous peer review by qualified scholars in the field.
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
- Berghahn Books
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1755-2273
- Electronic ISSN
- 1755-2281
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Learning and Teaching-The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences
What CAS zone is Learning and Teaching-The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Learning and Teaching-The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences 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.
How long does peer review take at Learning and Teaching-The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Learning and Teaching-The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Learning and Teaching-The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, ERIC and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Learning and Teaching-The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Learning and Teaching-The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences 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: .