Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The IJHE welcomes original research articles, reviews, case studies, and theoretical papers that address a wide range of topics within the field of higher education, including but not limited to:

  • Teaching and Learning Innovations: Pedagogical approaches, curriculum design, technology-enhanced learning, and student-centered methodologies.

  • Institutional Development: Leadership, governance, policy-making, and strategic planning in higher education institutions.

  • Student Experience: Student engagement, retention, diversity, equity, inclusion, and support services.

  • Globalization and Internationalization: Cross-border education, international collaborations, and the impact of globalization on higher education.

  • Quality Assurance and Accreditation: Standards, assessment, and accountability in higher education.

  • Research and Scholarship: The role of research in higher education, academic publishing, and knowledge dissemination.

  • Workforce Development: Alignment of higher education with labor market needs, employability, and skills development.

  • Sustainability in Higher Education: Environmental, social, and economic sustainability initiatives within academic institutions.

  • Emerging Trends: The impact of artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and other technological advancements on higher education.

The IJHE aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and promote evidence-based solutions to the challenges facing higher education institutions worldwide. By providing a global perspective, the journal seeks to inform policy, enhance practice, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of higher education in the 21st century.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

The journal uses double-blind system for peer-review. The paper will be peer-reviewed by at least three experts; two reviewers from outside and one editorial staff from the journal typically involve in reviewing a submission. The review process may take 4-10 weeks. Receiving the submission, the editorial staff checks the paper’s scope, language, bibliography, references, similarity, ethics, conflict of interest, etc. The qualified papers will be sent to at least two reviewers for peer-review. The acceptance decision is made based on the scores provided by the reviewers on this paper. When the average score is ≥2.75/5, the paper would be accepted for publication. In most cases, authors are required to revise the paper according to the comments from the reviewers and editorial staffs.

 

Publication Frequency

2017-2025 Bimonthly, published in February, April, June, August, October and December 


2013-2016 Quarterly, published in February, May, August and November


2012 Semiannual, published in May and November

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

 

Indexes

CNKI Scholar

Educational Research Abstracts

ERA

ERIC (2014-2023)

Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB)

Genamics JournalSeek

GETIT@YALE(Yale University Library)

Google Scholar

Google(ScienceGate)

Harvard Library E-Journals

Index Copernicus

LearnTechLib

Lockss

MIAR (ICDS=7.4)

PKP Open Archives Harvester

ProQuest

Publons

ResearchGate

Scilit

SHERPA/RoMEO

Turkish Education Index(TEI)

The Standard Periodical Directory

UCR Library

 

Journal Metrics

Citations (January 2025): 25041

This is the number of citations to all publications. 

The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Citations

h-index (January 2025): 70

The h-index is an author-level metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar.

h-index is the largest number h such that h publications have at least h citations.

The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Citations

i10-index (January 2025): 373

i10-index is the number of publications with at least 10 citations.

The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Citations

 

Special Issue

In order to better serve the needs of the academic community, we welcome collaborations with other institutions to publish special issues. If you are interested in publishing a special issue with our journal, please send your inquiry and proposal to ijhe@sciedupress.com .

Before embarking on a special issue with our journal, please take note of the following points:

  • Special issues should be focused on a specific research topic, conference, or closely related area of research.
  • Articles accepted for publication in special issues will undergo the same rigorous review process as regular issues.
  • You are welcome to recommend appropriate researchers to act as guest editors and reviewers. Guest editors or reviewers should provide their detailed information, including their roles and affiliations. To ensure the quality of special issues, we reserve the right to approve the nomination of guest editors or reviewers.
  • To ensure timely publication, please discuss your proposal with us at least five months in advance.
  • An article processing charge (APC) will be charged for each article.
  • We will provide you with a number of printed journals, with a maximum of two copies of each article.
  • We also offer a free e-journal in PDF format if required.

We are committed to facilitating the dissemination of high-quality research and knowledge through special issues. We look forward to working with you to bring your research to a wider audience. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries or concerns.