Perspectives: policy and practice in higher education informs and challenges higher education managers and administrators, both within the UK and internationally, by publishing scholarly material which analyses and develops their practice of leadership, management and policymaking. It also aims to inform students and researchers into higher education policy, leadership and management as well as policy makers in governmental organisations and elsewhere.
Contributions are welcomed from practitioners in the field as well as from those studying higher education. Articles should aim to:
advance managers’ and policymakers’ knowledge and understanding within the wider higher education environment;
encourage the exchange and internationalisation of ideas about the practice and development of management in higher education;
and foster debate about the effects of changes in the environment on working practices in higher education management.
Submissions normally take one of the following forms, both must demonstrate engagement with the academic literature base and have explicit implications for practice.
Research-driven articles – of up to 4500 words, typically a research study or literature review;
Practitioner case studies – of up to 2500 words, typically an institutional project, or reflective commentary.
Contributions may be focused on the UK higher education system, or overseas higher education systems. The journal will remain focused on providing content to inform UK higher education practice, and therefore international contributions will be expected to explicitly acknowledge the potential implications for a UK readership.
AHEP Membership:
For more information on joining the Association of Higher Education Professionals please visit: www.ahep.ac.uk.
Peer Review Policy:
All 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
61K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.923 (2023) SNIP
0.392 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
8 days avg. from submission to first
decision
33% acceptance rate
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.
Editors Dr Joanne Caldwell - University of Salford, UK Dr Charlotte Verney - University of Bristol, UK
Associate Editor Dr Xianghan O’Dea - University of Huddersfield, UK
Associate Editor and Social Media Editor Anastasia Orekhov - London Business School, UK
Book Reviews Editor Professor Julie Davies - University College London, UK
Editorial Board Dr Matthew Andrews - University of Gloucestershire, UK (Chair) Dr Mara Arts - Coventry University London, UK John Baker - London South Bank University, UK Harriet Barnes - Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, UK Professor Julie Davies - University College London, UK Dr Dave Dowland - BRAC University, Bangladesh Jean Grier - Independent Consultant, Edinburgh, UK Roscoe Hastings - University of Oxford, UK Dr Robin Henderson - MY Consultants, UK Professor David Law - Keele University, UK Dr Hulya Oztel - Nottingham Trent University, UK Professor Kathleen M Quinlan - University of Kent, UK Saad Qureshi - Navitas, UK
Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
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)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
Perspectives is affiliated with the AHEP - the professional association for managers and administrators in HE. For information on how AHEP can benefit you, please visit www.ahep.ac.uk.
Print ISSN:
1360-3108
Online ISSN:
1460-7018
4 issues per year
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