Policy Reviews in Higher Education

Aims & Scope

Policy Reviews in Higher Education is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original research and analysis.

The journal aims to open up a space for publishing in-depth accounts of significant areas of policy development affecting higher education internationally.

We encourage authors from a range of disciplinary backgrounds to analyse higher education from fresh perspectives, including drawing on concepts and theories from other academic fields and disciplines.

Policy Reviews in Higher Education aims to influence and challenge policymaking in higher education by publishing high quality original research and analysis which explores the implications of findings for the development and implementation of policy.

We ask authors to include a full evaluation of the implications and the implementation of their findings and analysis for policy/policymaking.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	3.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.724

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	18

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1858

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	275

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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.

• Internationalization in higher education: global trends and recommendations for its future

  Citation: 481

  Authors: Hans, Philip G.

• Policies for achieving inclusion in higher education

  Citation: 116

  Authors: Jamil, Anna

• Reshaping the world order of higher education: the role and impact of rankings on national and global systems

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Ellen

• Gender imbalance in senior positions in higher education: what is the problem? What can be done?

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Pat

• Tracking the scholarship of teaching and learning

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Malcolm

• Students’ and graduates’ employability. A framework to classify and measure employability gain

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Heike

• The ‘world class’ university and international ranking systems: what are the policy implications for governments and institutions?

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Michael

• Measuring academic freedom in Europe: a criterion referenced approach

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Terence, Klaus, Kwadwo

• Active instruments: on the use of university rankings in developing national systems of higher education

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Miguel Antonio, Jakob

• Democratisation or credentialism? Public policies of expansion of higher education in Latin America

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Adriana, Monica

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