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Status
Active
Coverage
2014–2025 (also 2012)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.6
SJR · SCImago
0.179
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
7
Best quartile
Q3 · 40th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 1012 / 1698 | 40th | Q3 |
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Higher Education Forum
Higher Education Forum is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 1.6). Published by Hiroshima University,Research Institute for Higher Education,.
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Publisher: Hiroshima University,Research Institute for Higher Education,
Scopus · Q3
1.6
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
1
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Higher Education Forum indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2014–2025 (also 2012), best quartile Q3, CiteScore 1.6.
What quartile is Higher Education Forum in Scopus?
Higher Education Forum is Q3 in Education (rank 1012 of 1698), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Higher Education Forum?
Higher Education Forum is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.6, quartile Q3, 40th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.179, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 7.
Who publishes Higher Education Forum and what is its ISSN?
Higher Education Forum is published by Hiroshima University,Research Institute for Higher Education,. Its ISSN is 2432-9614.
Is Higher Education Forum in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Higher Education Forum open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Higher Education Forum? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Higher Education Forum has an h-index of 4 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.6, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #1,511 of 1,610 Scopus journals in Education.
4
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
0
i10-index
3,605
works indexed
236
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#1,511 of 1,610 Bottom 7% Education
Higher Education Forum published 32 papers in 2016; its busiest recent year was 2009 with 424. 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.
Are there integrity warnings for Higher Education Forum? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- 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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