Journal profile
Zeitschrift fur Hochschulentwicklung
ISSN 2219-6994 · Forum Neue Medien in der Lehre Austria · Austria
Zeitschrift fur Hochschulentwicklung: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 110 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zeitschrift fur Hochschulentwicklung is published by Forum Neue Medien in der Lehre Austria. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Evaluation of Teaching Practices, Higher Education Governance and Development and Educational Innovations and Challenges, together about 33.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Die Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung ist ein referiertes Online-Journal für wissenschaftliche Beiträge mit praktischer Relevanz zu aktuellen Fragen der Hochschulentwicklung. Der Fokus liegt dabei auf den didaktischen, strukturellen und kulturellen Entwicklungen in Lehre und Studium. Dabei werden in besonderer Weise Themen aufgenommen, die als innovativ und hinsichtlich ihrer Gestaltungsoptionen noch als offen zu bezeichnen sind.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Austria 2, United Kingdom 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences12%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences11.9%
- Educational Innovations and ChallengesComputer Science9.5%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences6.3%
- Educational Technology and E-LearningComputer Science4.8%
- Education Methods and TechnologiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 939 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 53 | 123 |
| 2025 | 110 | 110 | 166 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 135 |
| 2023 | 68 | 68 | 193 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 208 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 228 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | |
| 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, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright-Vermerk
Die ZFHE steht seit Jänner 2024 unter der Lizenz https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de. Davor Creative Commons-Lizenz "Namensnennung-NichtKommerziell-KeineBearbeitung 3.0 Österreich" (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) bzw. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Deed | Namensnennung - Nicht-kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitung 4.0 International | Creative Commons. Grundsätzlich ist die Urheberin / der Urheber, also die Autorin /…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-Review
Sämtliche eingereichten Beiträge werden in einem "double-blind" Peer-Review-Verfahren auf ihre wissenschaftliche Qualität überprüft. Die Herausgeber:innen eines Heftes schlagen die Gutachter:innen für den jeweiligen Themenschwerpunkt vor und weisen die einzelnen Beiträge den Gutachter:innen zu; sie entscheiden auch über die Annahme der Beiträge. Die Auswahl der Gutachter:innen und der Begutachtung…
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
- Forum Neue Medien in der Lehre Austria
- Country or region
- Austria
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 2219-6994
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift fur Hochschulentwicklung
How long does peer review take at Zeitschrift fur Hochschulentwicklung?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Zeitschrift fur Hochschulentwicklung based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Austria (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Zeitschrift fur Hochschulentwicklung?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zeitschrift fur Hochschulentwicklung is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Zeitschrift fur Hochschulentwicklung open access, and what is the APC?
Zeitschrift fur Hochschulentwicklung 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: .