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WoS ESCI Q3CAS 3区Hybrid

South African Journal of Higher Education

Country: South Africa•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Identifier (ISSN):1011-3487(Print)/1753-5913(Online)•Articles / Year: 93
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
0.8
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
N/A

papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate16.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
93articles/year
90.94% Gold OA•96.81% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

South African Journal of Higher Education is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q3 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political ScienceLawEconomicsEconomic GrowthSociologyPsychologyEducationPhilosophyMathematicsComputer ScienceMedicineMathematics EducationBiologyEpistemologyPhysicsSocial SciencesGeographyBusinessEngineeringHistoryQuantum MechanicsArchaeologyLinguisticsGeologyArts & Humanities
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Education
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Stellenbosch University
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCRESCI
528/760Q3
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCIESCI
516/762Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—311
20250.89657
20240.678157
20230.785409
2022—102625
2021—110973
2020—96933
2019—102926
2018—1061,303
2017—1101,449
2016—3673,193
2015—64257
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for South African Journal of Higher Education

WoS Q3
00112023202420250.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 16.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 0be30f0d-6a21-49a8-9601-9a99c2c1ff31
Database Updated: 2026-09-28