Policy Reviews in Higher Education

Policy Reviews in Higher Education is published by UBM Exhibition Singapore PTE LTD and is in Zone 2 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, Higher Education Learning Practices and Global Educational Policies and Reforms, together about 49.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Policy Reviews in Higher Education (PRiHE) is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality policy-focused and in-depth articles on higher education and related postsecondary and tertiary education. Policy Reviews in Higher Education encourages authors from a range of national and disciplinary backgrounds to analyse higher education from fresh perspectives, including by drawing on concepts and theories from other academic fields and disciplines. We urge authors to evaluate the implications of their findings for the development and implementation of policy and policymaking. As PRIHE moves into its next phase of development and growth, with new Editorial arrangements, we have revised the Submission process. Submissions Welcome Policy Reviews in Higher Education actively encourages original, in-depth analytic articles with an emphasis on policy. The aim is to encourage authors to address topics of policy significance which encourage international or cross-sectoral comparison and peer learning. We encourage book review essays and invited policy-oriented commentary as appropriate. Special Issues or themes (consisting of 2-3 articles), will be considered from time to time, either prompted by a proposal from authors or by the Joint Editors. See Submission Process for details. We actively encourage contributions which place a greater emphasis on thematic, disciplinary, sectoral and geographic diversity. We ask you to keep the following guidelines in mind when you submit a manuscript: Contribution: This paper provides important and original insights into higher education/tertiary education policy Argument: The argument is well structured, supported and developed Methodology: The approach and evidence are sound and appropriate Style: The paper is written in a scholarly and readable style and format Audience: The paper reads well and will engage an international audience of scholars and practitioners Generalisability: The paper provides transferable and enduring recommendations for higher/tertiary education policy We actively discourage single case studies which do not identify or seek to address implications or lessons for policy. Policy Reviews in Higher Education has revised our submission process.The process for submission is available at: Instructions For Authors Please see the Instructions for Authors for advice on the form and length of your Proposal. This journal is compliant with the Research Councils UK OA policy. Please see the licence opt

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United Kingdom 6, United States 3, Australia 3, Mainland China 2, Japan 2 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website

• JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
• CiteScore Q2 · 2025

Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website

Database indexing

ESCIScopusLetPub

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.

Impact

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.9Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

3.9LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

3.9Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

0.55LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.55Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SNIP 2026-06

1.52LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

1.52Publisher website · 2026-10-01

h-index

24OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

54OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.63OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

10.5%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

31.82%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

17LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

63,000Publisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

Other sources

Acceptance rate (publisher)

11%Publisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to first decision

26 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

First decision after review

85 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

19 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

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.

Publisher

UBM Exhibition Singapore PTE LTD

ISSN

2332-2969

Electronic ISSN

2332-2950

Society / sponsor

Society for Research into Higher Education

Latest issue on the website

Volume 10, Issue 1 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website