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JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · GB

ISSN1046-560XeISSN1573-1847

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.888

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.76

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Science Teacher Education is a forum for disseminating high quality research and theoretical position papers concerning preservice and inservice education of science teachers. The journal features pragmatic articles that offer ways to improve classroom teaching and learning, professional development, and teacher recruitment and retention at pre K-16 levels.

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General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1046-560X / 1573-1847

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

962

2019

1.3k

2020

1.3k

2021

555

2022

295

2023

164

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EducationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Science Education and PedagogyDiverse Educational Innovations StudiesTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesEducational Strategies and EpistemologiesEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsEducational Research and PedagogyAnimal and Plant Science EducationScience Education and PerceptionsEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION

Is JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION?

JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.