ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1947–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
5.2
SJR · SCImago
0.885
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
57
Best quartile
Q1 · 81st pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 317 / 1698 | 81st | Q1 |
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Higher Education Quarterly
Higher Education Quarterly is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.2), ABDC C, ABS / AJG 2, WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
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ISSN 0951-5224Verify ISSN ↗1468-2273Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
Scopus · Q1ABDC CABS / AJG 2WoS · ESCIONOS
5.2
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
C
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$2,900 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1947
Field of research
Human resources and industrial relations (3505)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
C = a recognised quality journal in its field.
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.
View this source on ABS ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
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.
Learn about ONOS Not listed in: DOAJ, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Higher Education Quarterly indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1947–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.2.
What quartile is Higher Education Quarterly in Scopus?
Higher Education Quarterly is Q1 in Education (rank 317 of 1698), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Higher Education Quarterly?
Higher Education Quarterly is indexed in the Emerging Sources 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 5.2, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 81st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.885, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 57.
How much does it cost to publish in Higher Education Quarterly?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,900 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Higher Education Quarterly and what is its ISSN?
Higher Education Quarterly is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. Its print ISSN is 0951-5224 and its online ISSN is 1468-2273.
Is Higher Education Quarterly covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Higher Education Quarterly in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Higher Education Quarterly?
It is rated C in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Human resources and industrial relations.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Higher Education Quarterly?
It is graded 2 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Management Development and Education field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Higher Education Quarterly open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Higher Education Quarterly? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Higher Education Quarterly has an h-index of 76 and a 2-year mean of 3.35 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.2, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #225 of 1,610 Scopus journals in Education.
76
h-index
3.35
2-yr mean citations
701
i10-index
3,647
works indexed
31,836
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,900
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#225 of 1,610 Top 14% Education
Higher Education Quarterly published 108 papers in 2025. 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 Quarterly? — latest 100 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (11.2%), China (9.8%) and United States (7.9%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Higher Education Quarterly? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 3 retracted papers are recorded (0.8 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 3 · 0.8 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.3 per 1,000 papers — mostly hijacked journal
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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