Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education

Aims & Scope

Areas of emphasis include: Masters and doctoral program development, including issues related to curriculum and financing Masters and doctoral student experiences and outcomes before and during enrollment as well as after degree completion The role of faculty as doctoral advisers, mentors and supervisors The postdoctoral experience, including issues related to career transitions, institutional support, individual decision making, and outcomes Professional graduate degree programs as well as alternative models of graduate education.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.681

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	18

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8387

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	213

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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.

• Reasons, motives and motivations for completing a PhD: a typology of doctoral studies as a quest

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Isabelle

• Discrimination, competitiveness, and support in US graduate student mental health

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Julie

• Impostor phenomenon in STEM: occurrence, attribution, and identity

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Devasmita

• The changing postdoc and key predictors of satisfaction with professional training

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Kathleen, Mohamad, Christopher T., Jiro, Nafisa M.

• Supporting scientists from underrepresented minority backgrounds

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Kimberly, Vicki, KerryAnn, Gudrun, Tykeia, Candice L.

• An exploration of graduate student peer mentorship, social connectedness and well-being across four disciplines of study

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Elizabeth, Michele, Lorelli, Georgina, Liza, Tracey, Alessandra, Helen, Diane L.

• “Peering through the window looking in”: postgraduate experiences of non-belonging and belonging in relation to mental health and wellbeing

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Charlotte

• Mentoring relationships between doctoral students and postdocs in the lab sciences

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Jennifer M., Jina, Annie M., David F.

• “Me-search”

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Susan K., Jeni, Jennifer, Rebecca, Kelly, Lisa

• Learning competencies through engineering research group experiences

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Brian A.

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