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International Journal of Higher Education
International Journal of Higher Education is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Sciedu Press.
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ISSN 1927-6044Verify ISSN ↗1927-6052Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Sciedu Press
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is International Journal of Higher Education indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2018–2020).
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Higher Education?
International Journal of Higher Education has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes International Journal of Higher Education and what is its ISSN?
International Journal of Higher Education is published by Sciedu Press. Its print ISSN is 1927-6044 and its online ISSN is 1927-6052.
Is International Journal of Higher Education in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is International Journal of Higher Education open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed International Journal of Higher Education for 3 years, between 2018 and 2020. Coverage ended in 2020, 6 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 1,498 works and 21,297 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2026, 6 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2020. That may reflect a changed ISSN or merged records rather than continued publishing, so confirm the journal's current status directly before submitting.
How well cited is International Journal of Higher Education? — open metrics via OpenAlex
International Journal of Higher Education has an h-index of 60 and a 2-year mean of 0.61 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
60
h-index
0.61
2-yr mean citations
516
i10-index
1,498
works indexed
21,297
total citations
International Journal of Higher Education published 54 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 281. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in International Journal of Higher Education? — latest 95 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United States (31.1%), South Africa (11.1%) and Canada (6.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for International Journal of Higher Education? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2020. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2020
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.7 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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