Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Teaching in Higher Education
ISSN 1356-2517 · eISSN 1470-1294 · Taylor & Francis
Teaching in Higher Education: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.79; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 200 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 112 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Teaching in Higher Education is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Evaluation of Teaching Practices, Higher Education Practises and Engagement and Reflective Practices in Education, together about 34.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Teaching in Higher Education has become an internationally recognised field, which is more than ever open to multiple forms of contestation. However, the intellectual challenge which teaching presents has been inadequately acknowledged and theorised in higher education. Teaching in Higher Education addresses this gap by publishing rigorous scholarly work that critically examines and interrogates the values and presuppositions underpinning teaching, introduces theoretical perspectives and insights drawn from different disciplinary and methodological frameworks, and considers how teaching and research can be brought into a closer relationship. Teaching in Higher Education seeks to develop a discourse of teaching and learning which transcends disciplinary boundaries and specialisms whilst drawing upon the rigour of a range of disciplines. It takes a view of learning which entails concepts of transformation and critique in relation to dominant traditions and visions. It will therefore appeal to those who wish to explore how such aims might be realised through a commitment to teaching in a variety of cultural and disciplinary contexts represented in higher education internationally. The journal welcomes significant contributions that aim to develop sustained reflection, investigation and critique, and that critically identify new agendas for research, for example by: • examining the impact on teaching exerted by wider contextual factors such as policy, funding, institutional change and the expectations of society; • developing conceptual analyses of pedagogical issues and debates, such as authority, power, assessment and the nature of understanding; • exploring the various values which underlie teaching including those concerned with social and epistemic justice, and equity; • offering critical accounts of lived experiences of higher education pedagogies which bring together theory and practice. Potential authors are encouraged to review the journal’s statement on its blog on the nature of criticality. Submissions that do not offer a critical perspective on teaching in higher education are not considered appropriate for the journal’s peer review process. Further guidance for potential authors about the initial evaluation process of submissions into the journal is also available on the journal blog. In addition, authors are strongly encouraged to engage with and build on previous contributions and issues raised in the journal. Please note that the journal does n
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, Australia 2, Cyprus 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences13.8%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences10.9%
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences10.1%
- Student Assessment and FeedbackSocial Sciences5.5%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.4%
- Global Educational Policies and ReformsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Higher Education Learning PracticesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Innovative Education and Learning PracticesSocial Sciences3.6%
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 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: yesReview 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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOERICCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Academic Search, Advanced Placement Source, ArticleFirst, Australian Education Index, British Education Index, Current Abstracts, Education Research Complete, Education Research Index, Education Source, Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Electronic Collections Online, Professional Development Collection, PsycFIRST, Research into Higher Education Abstracts, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts, Teacher Reference Center, The Philosopher’s Index, VOCEDplus
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
- Impact factor
- 3.79LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 12.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.72LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.72Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.13LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 3.13Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 130OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,324OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 92LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 619,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,195 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 113 | 68 | 42 |
| 2025 | 112 | 51 | 310 |
| 2024 | 94 | 74 | 672 |
| 2023 | 98 | 75 | 937 |
| 2022 | 102 | 58 | 1,308 |
| 2021 | 137 | 67 | 3,386 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
200 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 112 days – 272 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 235 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (210 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 93 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Teaching in Higher Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
All research articles undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees from the journal's international Editorial Board. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees from the journal’s international Editorial Board.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1356-2517
- Electronic ISSN
- 1470-1294
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Teaching in Higher Education
What CAS zone is Teaching in Higher Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Teaching in Higher Education is in Zone 3 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 Teaching in Higher Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.79; CiteScore 12.2, h-index 130.
How long does peer review take at Teaching in Higher Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 200 days (interquartile range 112–272 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Teaching in Higher Education in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Education.
Where are the editorial board members of Teaching in Higher Education based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), Australia (2) and Cyprus (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Teaching in Higher Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Teaching in Higher Education is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO, ERIC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Teaching in Higher Education open access, and what is the APC?
Teaching in Higher Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .