Quality Assurance in Education

Aims & Scope

QAE publishes original empirical or theoretical articles on Quality Assurance issues, including dimensions and indicators of Quality and Quality Improvement, as applicable to education at all levels, including pre-primary, primary, secondary, higher and professional education.

Periodically, QAE also publishes systematic reviews, research syntheses and assessment policy articles on topics of current significance.

As an international journal, QAE seeks submissions on topics that have global relevance.

Article submissions could pertain to the following areas integral to QAE's mission: -organizational or program development, change and improvement -educational testing or assessment programs -evaluation of educational innovations, programs and projects -school efficiency assessments -standards, reforms, accountability, accreditation, and audits in education -tools, criteria and methods for examining or assuring quality

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.462

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	62

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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.

• Measuring student satisfaction at a UK university

  Citation: 334

  Authors: Jacqueline, Alex, Barry

• Managing service quality in higher education: the role of the student as primary consumer

  Citation: 299

  Authors: Frances M.

• Importance‐performance analysis: a useful tool for directing continuous quality improvement in higher education

  Citation: 271

  Authors: Martin A., Adrian

• Student perceptions of service quality in a UK university business and management faculty

  Citation: 244

  Authors: Brenda M., Steve

• Multi‐models of quality in education

  Citation: 244

  Authors: Yin, Wai

• Students’ perceptions of quality in higher education

  Citation: 242

  Authors: Yvonne, Laurie, Janet

• Does higher education service quality effect student satisfaction, image and loyalty?

  Citation: 209

  Authors: Faizan, Yuan, Kashif, Pradeep Kumar, Neethiahnanthan Ari

• Evaluation of the factors that determine quality in higher education: an empirical study

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Maria, Vassilis, Panos

• The development of a conceptual model of student satisfaction with their experience in higher education

  Citation: 173

  Authors: Jacqueline, Robert, John

• Comparing alternative instruments to measure service quality in higher education

  Citation: 166

  Authors: Ana

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