ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1976–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
11.4
SJR · SCImago
1.990
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
148
Best quartile
Q1 · 96th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 55 / 1698 | 96th | Q1 |
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Studies in Higher Education
Studies in Higher Education is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 11.4), ABDC A, ABS / AJG 3, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Taylor & Francis Online.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0307-5079Verify ISSN ↗1470-174XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Online
Scopus · Q1ABDC AABS / AJG 3WoS · SSCIONOS
11.4
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
A
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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
1976
Field of research
Human resources and industrial relations (3505)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Taylor & Francis Online
A = next 15–25% — among the highest citation metrics 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
3 = highly regarded journals.
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.
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Quick answers
Is Studies in Higher Education indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1976–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 11.4.
What quartile is Studies in Higher Education in Scopus?
Studies in Higher Education is Q1 in Education (rank 55 of 1698), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Studies in Higher Education?
Studies in 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 11.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 96th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.990, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 148.
Who publishes Studies in Higher Education and what is its ISSN?
Studies in Higher Education is published by Taylor & Francis Online. Its print ISSN is 0307-5079 and its online ISSN is 1470-174X.
Is Studies in 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 Studies in Higher Education in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Studies in Higher Education?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Human resources and industrial relations.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Studies in Higher Education?
It is graded 3 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Management Development and Education field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Studies in Higher Education open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Studies in Higher Education? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Studies in Higher Education has an h-index of 191 and a 2-year mean of 7.47 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 11.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #43 of 1,610 Scopus journals in Education.
191
h-index
7.47
2-yr mean citations
2,400
i10-index
3,753
works indexed
199,584
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#43 of 1,610 Top 3% Education
Studies in Higher Education published 197 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 252. 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 Studies in Higher Education? — latest 95 articles, 2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (21.5%), China (9.8%) and Australia (6.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Studies in Higher Education? — 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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