Transformation in Higher Education

Aims & Scope

Transformation in Higher Education is a journal that recognises higher education as an ever-changing, politically charged, and highly contentious space.

By capturing, debating, and challenging higher education in all its different nuances, this journal aims to disseminate innovative and evidence-based research.

Original contributions that deal with national and international universities, universities of technology, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges are welcomed.

Preference will be given to submissions that bring the material realities and theoretical aspirations for learning, teaching, research, and community engagement into sharp focus.

This includes transdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and interdisciplinary engagements that address contemporary issues in higher education contexts as well as conceptual-philosophical and empirical works addressing matters that could lead to the intellectual advancement of higher education as a discipline and field.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 15,260.00 ZAR. Learn more.

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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.

• Decolonisation of higher education: Dismantling epistemic violence and Eurocentrism in South Africa

  Citation: 315

  Authors: Savo

• Intersection of Ubuntu pedagogy and social justice: Transforming South African higher education

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Nomalungelo I., Manyane

• Rethinking and researching transformation in higher education: A meta-study of South African trends

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Petro, Shan, Anné Hendrik

• Beyond counting the numbers: Shifting higher education transformation into curriculum spaces

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Labby

• Academic integrity of university students during emergency remote online assessment: An exploration of student voices

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Anne H., Yolandi M.

• Decolonising the higher education curriculum: An analysis of African intellectual readiness to break the chains of a colonial caged mentality

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Jabulani

• Theology and the (post-)apartheid university: Mapping discourses, interrogating transformation

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Rian

• Embodied digital technology and transformation in higher education

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Jean, Anné H.

• Social identities and racial integration in historically white universities: A literature review of the experiences of black students

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Sandiso, Opelo P.

• A black woman’s perspective on understanding transformation and diversity in South African higher education

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Juliet