Higher Education Research and Development

Aims & Scope

Higher Education Research & Development (HERD) is an international peer-reviewed journal, established in 1982 as the principal learned journal of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA).

Higher Education Research & Development informs and challenges researchers, teachers, administrators, policy-makers and others concerned with the past, present and future of higher education.

The journal publishes scholarly articles that make a significant and original contribution to the theory, practice or research of higher education.

We welcome theoretical, philosophical and historical articles and essays that address higher education in any of its dimensions.

Equally, we welcome empirical higher education studies, which employ qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodologies including big data.

All articles must propose fresh critical insights into the area being addressed and be appropriately framed for an international audience.

HERD seeks to foster conversations around particular HE issues and topics over time.

To this end, we ask authors to review former issues of HERD and, where possible, engage with previously published articles as part of preparing your manuscript for submission to us.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.9
2024	2.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.304

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	99

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3071

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2024

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Motivation and cognitive load in the flipped classroom: definition, rationale and a call for research

  Citation: 1019

  Authors: Lakmal, Phillip

• The benefits of publishing systematic quantitative literature reviews for PhD candidates and other early-career researchers

  Citation: 942

  Authors: Catherine, Jason

• What the Student Does: teaching for enhanced learning

  Citation: 823

  Authors: John

• The graduate attributes we’ve overlooked: enhancing graduate employability through career management skills

  Citation: 728

  Authors: Ruth

• Student engagement in the educational interface: understanding the mechanisms of student success

  Citation: 537

  Authors: Ella R., Karen

• Approaches to the Enhancement of Tertiary Teaching

  Citation: 405

  Authors: John B.

• Variation and commonality in phenomenographic research methods

  Citation: 391

  Authors: Gerlese S.

• Learning for an unknown future

  Citation: 355

  Authors: Ronald

• Who Succeeds at University? Factors predicting academic performance in first year Australian university students

  Citation: 354

  Authors: Kirsten, Robert

• From Theory to Practice: A Cognitive Systems Approach

  Citation: 354

  Authors: J. B.

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