Quality in Higher Educationis 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.
Note that Quality in Higher Education publishes system-wide analyses and comparative studies between institutions or countries but rarely publishes single institution studies (unless it is an illustrative case study as part of a much broader analysis). Nor do we publish articles about quality in other contexts (such as quality control in manufacturing) or articles about higher education in general. It is important for contributors to refer to the ‘ Instructions for authors’ before submitting papers.
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
106K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.1 (2023) Impact Factor
1.7 (2023) 5 year IF
3.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.213 (2023) SNIP
0.502 (2023) SJR
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Dr Lee Harvey - Professor Emeritus, Copenhagen Business School Dr James Williams - Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences, Birmingham City University
Editorial Board:
Dr. Maarja Beerkens – Associate professor, International Governance, Leiden University, Institute of Public Administration, Faculty Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA), PO Box 13228, 2501 EE, The Hague, The Netherlands. Professor Doug Blackmur – 19 Egret Street, Flamingo Vlei 7441, Cape Town, South Africa. Dr Gerardo L. Blanco, Ed.D – Associate Professor & Academic Director, Center for International Higher Education, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Campion Hall, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA. Professor Andrea Bonaccorsi – School of Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy. Professor Ming Cheng – Sheffield Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, S1 2NH, United Kingdom. Dr Hamish Coates – Room 410, Wennan Building,Tsinghua University Haidian District, Beijing, 100084, China. Professor Vaneeta d’Andrea, PhD, FAcSS, FRSA – Carnegie Scholar, Professor Emerita, Sociology of Education, University of the Arts London, World-wide Higher Education Consultancy. Professor Peter Ewell – National Centre for Higher Education, Management Systems, Boulder, Colorado, USA. Dr Paul Gibbs – Institute of Work-based Learning, Middlesex University. Dr Don Houston – Senior Lecturer in Higher Education, Centre for University Teaching, Flinders University, Australia (Retired). Professor Theodor Leiber - Scientific advisor/Higher education researcher, Evaluationsagentur Baden-Württemberg (evalag), Abt. 1: Beratung. Evaluation und Organisationsentwicklung/Dept. 1: Counselling, evaluation and organisational development, M7 9a-10, D-68161 Mannheim, Germany. Professor Kethamonie Naidoo – Director, Programme Accreditation, Council on Higher Education, South Africa. Professor Jethro Newton – Emeritus Professor of Higher Education, Dean of Teaching and Learning, University of Chester, Parkgate Road, Chester CH1 4BJ, UK. Dr Maria João Pires Rosa – Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering, University of Aveiro, Portugal. Professor Mahsood Shah – Dean, Swinburne Sydney, Swinburne University of Technology, Sydney, Level 5, 1-3 Fitzwilliam Street, Parramatta, New South Wales, 2150, Australia. Dr Donald Staub - Director, School of Foreign Languages, Izmir University of Economics, Izmir, Turkey. Professor Bjørn Stensaker – Professor of Higher Education, Vice-rector for Education, University of Oslo, Box 1092, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway. Dr. Nitesh Sughnani – Director of Higher Education Classification & Rating Framework, Knowledge & Human Development Authority, P.O.Box: 500008 Dubai U.A.E. Dr Oliver Vettori – Director of Programme Management and Teaching & Learning Support, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria. Dr David Woodhouse – International Quality Assurance Advisor, Seychelles Qualifications Authority (SQA), 526 Lane Road, Katandra, Victoria 3634, Australia. Professor Angela Yung Chi Hou, PhD - Associate Dean, College of Education, National Chengchi University Taiwan, NO.64,Sec.2, ZhiNan Rd., Wenshan District, Taipei City 11605,Taiwan (R.O.C).
Updated 28-02-2024
Abstracting and indexing
Quality in Higher Education is abstracted and indexed in Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List, British Education Index; Educational Administration Abstracts; Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA); ERIC; ERIH (European Reference Index for the Humanities, Pedagogical and Educational Research); ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation Index); FRANCIS; Higher Education Abstracts, Claremont Graduate School; Research into Higher Education Abstracts and Sociological Abstracts;
SCOPUS® and VOCEDplus.
Open access
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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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