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Review of higher education/˜The œreview of higher education

Johns Hopkins University Press · United States · ISSN 0162-5748, 1090-7009

ITS Journal Score65.2
Global rank#9,696
Rank in Social Sciences#971 of 19,774
h-index116
Open access 2021–202513%

Overview

Review of higher education/˜The œreview of higher education, published by Johns Hopkins University Press (United States), published 189 papers in 2021–2025, and these papers have received 915 citations so far. Its h-index is 116 and its two-year mean citedness is 1.50. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #9,696 of 62,158 ranked journals and #971 of 19,774 in Social Sciences.

Key figures

Papers 2021–2025189
Citations 2021–2025915
Citations per paper4.8
h-index116
i10-index754
2-year mean citedness1.50
Open-access share13%
Change in papers (2024-25 vs 2021-22)+63.2%
Citation impact trend-64.0%
Article fee (APC)Fee not recorded in our data

Citations are those received so far by the papers published in these years, so the most recent years have had less time to collect them. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor. Citation impact trend compares how often a journal's 2024-25 papers are cited with how often its 2021-22 papers were cited, each measured against all ranked journals' papers of the same years, so newer papers are not at a disadvantage. "Not enough papers" or "Not enough data" means fewer than 50 papers in one of the two-year periods (or fewer than 50 citations to the earlier papers). Values above +300% or below -90% are shown as "+300% or more" or "-90% or less": such extreme values come from very low citation counts for the earlier papers.

Papers and citations by year

YearPapersCitations so far to that year's papersOpen-access papers
2020456623
2021294020
2022282034
2023391411
2024521202
2025414918

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

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Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 0162-5748
  • Print ISSN: 0162-5748
  • Electronic ISSN: 1090-7009
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Listed in DOAJ: No
  • Crossref: Not found
  • OpenAlex: S186832212
  • Journal website: www.press.jhu.edu

Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.

Questions

What is the ITS Journal Score of Review of higher education/˜The œreview of higher education?

It is 65.2 out of 100, which places it #9,696 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.

What is the impact factor of Review of higher education/˜The œreview of higher education?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 1.50.

Is Review of higher education/˜The œreview of higher education open access?

13% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.

Does Review of higher education/˜The œreview of higher education charge a publication fee?

The fee is not recorded in our data. This does not mean the journal is free. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.