ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1972–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
12.2
SJR · SCImago
2.059
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
150
Best quartile
Q1 · 97th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 42 / 1698 | 97th | Q1 |
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Higher Education
Higher Education is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 12.2), formerly ABDC A, ABS / AJG 2, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Springer Netherlands.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0018-1560Verify ISSN ↗1573-174XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Scopus · Q1Discontinued ABDC A (2016)ABS / AJG 2WoS · SSCIONOS
12.2
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$2,290 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
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Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Last known rating
Last seen in ABDC list
2016
⚠ Discontinued from ABDC — not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List
Rated A in the 2016 ABDC list but not included in ABDC's 2025 review — confirm current standing directly with ABDC.
View this source on ABDC ABS / AJGChartered Association of Business Schools 2024
Grade
Unchanged since 2021 vs ABS / AJG 2021
Field
Management Development and Education
2 = journals publishing original research of an acceptable standard.
ABS = Chartered Association of Business Schools. AJG = its Academic Journal Guide, 2024 edition.
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
Access depends on your institution’s ONOS participation; the subscribed title list is subject to revision.
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Quick answers
Is Higher Education indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1972–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 12.2.
What quartile is Higher Education in Scopus?
Higher Education is Q1 in Education (rank 42 of 1698), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Higher Education?
Higher Education is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 12.2, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 97th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 2.059, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 150.
How much does it cost to publish in Higher Education?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,290 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Higher Education and what is its ISSN?
Higher Education is published by Springer Netherlands. Its print ISSN is 0018-1560 and its online ISSN is 1573-174X.
Is Higher Education covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Higher Education in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Higher Education?
It was rated A in the 2016 ABDC list but is not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Higher Education?
It is graded 2 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Management Development and Education field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Higher Education open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Higher Education? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Higher Education has an h-index of 200 and a 2-year mean of 4.99 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 12.2, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #101 of 1,610 Scopus journals in Education.
200
h-index
4.99
2-yr mean citations
2,910
i10-index
4,716
works indexed
220,881
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,290
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#101 of 1,610 Top 7% Education
Higher Education published 217 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 221. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Higher Education? — latest 99 articles, 2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (29.6%), United Kingdom (12.2%) and United States (7.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Higher Education? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.4 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 0.4 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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