KSHEC Journal Tops Global Rankings for Higher Education in 2024

Swift Summary

• Higher Education for the Future (HEF), a peer-reviewed journal published by the Kerala State Higher education Council (KSHEC), ranked as the world’s top education journal in 2024.
• The journal, published in association with SAGE Publications India, achieved a CiteScore of 31.4, surpassing 1,620 other education journals globally.
• Metrics include:

– SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 2.115
– Source Normalised Impact per Paper (SNIP): 4.950

• KSHEC vice-Chairperson Rajan Gurukkal credits rigorous editorial practices and blind reviews for achieving international standards.
• Originally launched in 2010 as Journal of Convergence studies, it was later renamed under T.P. Sreenivasan’s tenure and evolved from being funded with ₹1 lakh per year into a royalty-generating global platform.
• Editorial board members include Prof. Rajan Gurukkal (Chief Editor),P.K. michael Tharakan (Editor), and Rajan Varughese (Associate Editor).

Indian Opinion Analysis

This recognition of Higher Education for the Future underscores India’s growing presence in high-quality academic publishing on global platforms-a significant achievement not just for Kerala but also for showcasing India’s potential to lead intellectual discourse internationally. The journal’s journey from modest beginnings to attaining global acclaim reflects how strategic focus on quality editorial practices can yield profound results.

Given its emphasis on pragmatic submissions transformed into theoretical contributions through blind reviews, HEF sets an example of collaborative rigor in scholarly publishing within India’s academic ecosystem-a lesson that other publications could emulate nationwide.

The advancement is highly likely to solidify India’s credibility as an exporter of thought leadership across disciplines while encouraging higher engagement between Indian academia and international peers-critically important milestones toward fostering robust educational frameworks globally.

Read More: Published – september 02, 2025 at https://www.indianopinion.com