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WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #12,172CAS 3区Hybrid

Quality in Higher Education

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.487•SCImago Rank: #12,172•Identifier (ISSN):1353-8322(Print)/1470-1081(Online)•Articles / Year: 25•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,005 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
55

55 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate18.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
25articles/year
15.56% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.4)
🔵 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

Quality in Higher Education is aimed at those interested in the theory, practice and policies relating to the control, management and improvement of quality in higher education. The journal is receptive to critical, phenomenological as well as positivistic studies. The journal would like to publish more studies that use hermeneutic, semiotic, ethnographic or dialectical research as well as the more traditional studies based on quantitative surveys and in-depth interviews and focus groups. Papers that have empirical research content are particularly welcome. The editor especially wishes to encourage papers on: reported research results, especially where these assess the impact of quality assurance systems, procedures and methodologies; theoretical analyses of quality and quality initiatives in higher education; comparative evaluation and international aspects of practice and policy with a view to identifying transportable methods, systems and good practice; quality assurance and standards monitoring of transnational higher education; the nature and impact and student feedback; improvements in learning and teaching that impact on quality and standards; links between quality assurance and employability; evaluations of the impact of quality procedures at national level, backed up by research evidence.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science99.4%Economics99.4%Law98.8%Economic growth97.9%Higher education97.4%Philosophy69.8%Sociology67.2%Epistemology65%Physics64.2%Quantum mechanics62.4%Quality (philosophy)59.4%Business55.8%Medicine55.7%Psychology54.3%Engineering46.7%Marketing36.5%Computer science36.3%Pedagogy34.9%Medical education34.7%Economy33.7%Operations management33.2%Service (business)33%Mathematics32.9%Public relations32.8%Pathology29.6%External quality assessment28.5%Quality assurance27.5%Management23.6%Biology21.7%Mathematics education21.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #12,172Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1995-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.487

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
55

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.96

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,005 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations186
3-Year Documents80
Citable Documents64

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

EducationQ2

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
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCRESCI
255/760Q2
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCIESCI
318/762Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—100
20251.52324
20241.11577
20231.42190
2022—37278
2021—29386
2020—31537
2019—23511
2018—43962
2017—19369
2016—30484
2015—38505
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Quality in Higher Education

WoS Q2
01122023202420251.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 18.2%

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: 8144e6a5-919a-4cef-ab1d-84dd610ca9ba
Database Updated: 2026-10-01