Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
REVIEW OF HIGHER EDUCATION
ISSN 0162-5748 · eISSN 1090-7009 · Johns Hopkins University Press
REVIEW OF HIGHER EDUCATION: CAS Zone 2 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.88; subscription journal; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
REVIEW OF HIGHER EDUCATION is published by Johns Hopkins University Press 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 Research Studies, Higher Education Governance and Development and Evaluation of Teaching Practices, together about 53.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences27.7%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences18.8%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences7%
- Academic Freedom and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Mentoring and Academic DevelopmentPsychology4.4%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences3.3%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences2.8%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.88LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 759OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,221 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 41 | 18 | 56 |
| 2024 | 52 | 2 | 127 |
| 2023 | 39 | 1 | 144 |
| 2022 | 28 | 4 | 206 |
| 2021 | 29 | 0 | 407 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 0162-5748
- Electronic ISSN
- 1090-7009
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about REVIEW OF HIGHER EDUCATION
What CAS zone is REVIEW OF HIGHER EDUCATION in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, REVIEW OF HIGHER EDUCATION is in Zone 2 of Education, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of REVIEW OF HIGHER EDUCATION?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.88; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 115.
Which databases index REVIEW OF HIGHER EDUCATION?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, REVIEW OF HIGHER EDUCATION is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is REVIEW OF HIGHER EDUCATION open access, and what is the APC?
REVIEW OF HIGHER EDUCATION is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .