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Journal of Research in Science Teaching

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 1800

ISSN1098-2736

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.939

H-Indexi

231

SNIPi

2.711

Total Worksi

5,267

Total Citationsi

264,309

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education & Educational Research; Education.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1800

FrequencyMonthly, Except June And July, <2005->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,267

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1098-2736

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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

2.7k

2019

2.5k

2020

1.7k

2021

112

2.1k

2022

1.2k

2023

107

823

2024

165

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

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Science Education and PedagogyEducational Strategies and EpistemologiesDiverse Educational Innovations StudiesEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsAnimal and Plant Science EducationInnovative Teaching MethodsTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesCareer Development and DiversityVisual and Cognitive Learning Processes

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Is Journal of Research in Science Teaching a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Research in Science Teaching: 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 Research in Science Teaching?

Journal of Research in Science Teaching 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.67.

Is Journal of Research in Science Teaching indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Research in Science Teaching is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Research in Science Teaching?