The Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management is an international journal of professional experience and ideas in higher education. It is a must read for those seeking to influence higher educational policy making. The journal also aims to be of use to managers and senior academic staff who seek to place their work and interests in a broad context and influence educational policy and practice.
The journal:
Supports higher education leaders and managers by disseminating ideas and encouraging debate on educational policy setting.
Analyses and reports on professional experiences relevant to colleagues internationally in academia and government spheres.
Caters for practising managers and administrators of universities, and decision makers in government.
Examines current and emerging policy directions and how these are shaping and influencing the higher education sector.
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymised refereeing by at least two expert referees.
Disclaimer: The Association for Tertiary Education Management and the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education are the Owners of this journal. The Owners and Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in its publications. However, the Journal Owners and Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not necessarily the views of the Editor, the Owners or Taylor & Francis.
Journal metrics
Usage
167K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.7 (2023) Impact Factor
Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
3.3 (2023) 5 year IF
5.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.569 (2023) SNIP
0.959 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
9 days avg. from submission to first
decision
64 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
8 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
10% 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: Peter Bentley (Editor-in-Chief) - Innovative Research Universities, Australia
Editorial Board: Kathryn Sutherland (Chair) - Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Gavin Moodie (Reviews Editor) - University of Toronto, Canada Maddy McMaster (Special Issues Editor) - The University of Melbourne, Australia
Norzaini Azman - Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia Jeanette Baird - Divine Word University, PNG Rachel Birds - University of Huddersfield, UK Mattia Cattaneo - University of Bergamo, Italy Bradley Custer - Center for American Progress, USA Krzysztof Czarnecki - Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland Heather Davis - Marcus Oldham College, Australia Mollie Dollinger - Curtin University, Australia Mari Elken - NIFU - University of Oslo, Norway Michelle Gander - Flinders University, Australia Kay Hempsall - University of New England, Australia Hugo Horta - The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Clare Hourigan - The University of Queensland, Australia Denise Jackson - Edith Cowan University, Australia Jens Jungblut - University of Oslo, Norway Patrick Korbel - Australian Technology Network of Universities, Australia Ian Li - Curtin University, Australia Wei Liu - University of Alberta, Canada Maddy McMaster - The University of Melbourne, Australia Sibu Moyo - Stellenbosch University, Republic of South Africa Huong Nguyen - La Trobe University, Australia Andrew Norton - Australian National University, Australia Susan Page - Western Sydney University, Australia Paula Sanderson - Middlesex University, UK Judy Szekeres - DVE Solutions, Australia Lucienne Tessens - Edith Cowan University, Australia Wojtek Tomaszewski - The University of Queensland, Australia Robert Toutkoushian - The University of Georgia, USA Natalia Veles - James Cook University, Australia Martina Vukasovic - University of Bergen, Norway Leesa Wheelahan - University of Toronto, Canada Stephen Wilkins - British University in Dubai, UAE Peter Woelert - The University of Melbourne, Australia Catherine Yuan Gao - Southern University of Science and Technology, China
Editors Emeritus: Vin Massaro (Foundation Editor) Ian Dobson (Immediate Past Editor) Sue Aspinall Angel Calderon Colin McAndrew Gavin Moodie David Muffet Helen Sjöman
Abstracting and indexing
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management is abstracted in Academic Search; Australian Education Index; Contents Pages in Education; EBSCO Online; EBSCO CD Rom Database; EconLit; Web of Science™ Emerging Sources Citation Index; ERIC; Research into Higher Education Abstracts, A P A I S: Australian Public Affairs Information Service (Online Edition), Database of Research on International Education, EdResearch Online, Education Research Index, Journal of Economic Literature, OCLC, SCOPUS, Swets Information Services and Thomson Gale (Gale Group).
Open access
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 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.
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
(1996 - current)
Formerly known as
Journal of Tertiary Education Administration
(1979 - 1995)
Process to Identify Topics for Special Issues
Purpose
To outline the process and criteria to be used for identifying the topic for a special issue of the Journal of Higher Education and Management (JHEPM)
Context
A special issue is a dedicated edition of the JHEPM that presents a set of papers on a specified theme. The Editor-in-Chief will determine the frequency of special issues, with advice from the Editorial Board. Normally one special issue is published each year.
An additional special issue is also published every second year for feature articles developed from the best keystone project papers submitted for the Master of Tertiary Education Management (University of Melbourne/LH Martin Institute). The topic(s) of the MTEM special issue is not determined by the JHEPM editorial team.
Identification of topics
The Special Issues Editor will decide the topic for each special issue, in consultation with the editorial team and with advice from the Editorial Board. Ideas for topics may come from the Editorial Board, the editorial team, or from proposals submitted. The Special Issues Editor may consider an unsolicited proposal for a topic from a potential guest editor.
Criteria for assessing a proposed topic for a special issue include:
alignment with the strategic directions of the JHEPM and the interests of the journal owners
relevance of the topic to the readership
inclusion of practitioner perspectives
opportunity to publish articles in areas that are under-researched or under-represented within the journal
availability of appropriate guest editors.
Guest editors
Each special issue will be shepherded by two or more guest editors who are nominated by the Special Issues Editor in consultation with the editorial team. Normally the guest editors will include a member of the JHEPM Editorial Board.
Invitations for manuscripts
The Special Issues Editor and the guest editors will decide on the process to identify potential manuscripts through direct commission and/or call for expressions of interest.
Association for Tertiary Education Management and the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education and our publisher Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in our publications. However, Association for Tertiary Education Management and the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education and our publisher Taylor & Francis, our agents (including the editor, any member of the editorial team or editorial board, and any guest editors), and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Association for Tertiary Education Management and the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education and our publisher Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Association for Tertiary Education Management and the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education and our publisher Taylor & Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to, or arising out of the use of the Content. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions .
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