ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q4Scopus Q1SCImago #12,377Hybrid

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education

Identifier (ISSN):1474-0222(Print)/1741-265X(Online)
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Publisher:SAGE
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.6↓ -0.5
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Arts and Humanities in Higher Education

WoS Q4
01121.12023120241.120250.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.477
#12,377

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
36

36 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ4
Self-Citation Rate10%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
18articles/year
58.33% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education seeks to: Publish high quality articles that bring critical research to the fore and stimulate debate. Serve the community of arts and humanities educators internationally, by publishing significant opinion and research into contemporary issues of teaching and learning within the domain. These will include enquiries into policy, the curriculum and appropriate forms of assessment, as well as developments in method such as electronic modes of scholarship and course delivery.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology98.1%Psychology86.2%Philosophy80.5%Political science80.3%Law79.5%Pedagogy76.7%Art64.4%Mathematics62.9%Computer science53.7%Economics53.3%Mathematics education50.2%Economic growth45.1%Epistemology44.9%Linguistics41%Visual arts37.6%Higher education34.4%Social science28.6%Biology27.9%History25.1%Aesthetics23%Literature21.7%Physics21.7%Geography21.7%Archaeology20.5%World Wide Web20.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Q4
Rank577/760
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Q3
Rank516/762
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.6
Articles / Year18
Total Citations3
2025
IF1.1
Articles / Year16
Total Citations10
2024
IF1
Articles / Year19
Total Citations36
2023
IF1.1
Articles / Year25
Total Citations115
2022
IF—
Articles / Year16
Total Citations99

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #12,377Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2002-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.477

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.59

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,829 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations129
3-Year Documents61
Citable Documents61

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate69.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1
EducationQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Education
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education (ISSN: 1474-0222) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, published by SAGE in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.60, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.477 (Q1), an H-index of 36.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 18 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,829 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
SAGE
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01