Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education
ISSN 2398-4686 · eISSN 2398-4694 · Emerald
Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education is published by Emerald and is in Zone 3 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions, Higher Education and Employability and Higher Education Practises and Engagement, together about 44.5% 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
- Doctoral Education Challenges and SolutionsHealth Professions28.6%
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences9%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences6.9%
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety StudiesPsychology6%
- Mentoring and Academic DevelopmentPsychology5.7%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Career Development and DiversitySocial Sciences5.2%
- Health and Medical Research ImpactsMedicine5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 236 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 33 | 16 | 25 |
| 2024 | 38 | 11 | 94 |
| 2023 | 27 | 6 | 172 |
| 2022 | 21 | 9 | 192 |
| 2021 | 31 | 13 | 473 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 2398-4686
- Electronic ISSN
- 2398-4694
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education
What CAS zone is Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 4 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.
Which databases index Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education open access, and what is the APC?
Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education is a hybrid 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: .