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Journal of Social Studies Education Research

Association for Social Studies Educa · Turkey · Est. 2010

ISSN1309-9108
SJR Q2Scopus / SJR
51
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q266
Withdrawn from DOAJ-15
Total51
Removed from DOAJ (2024-05-01). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Scorei
0.406
H-Indexi
10
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.794
Total Worksi
53
Total Citationsi
352
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

is an international, scholarly open access, peer-reviewed and fully refereed journal focusing on theories, methods and applications in Social Studies Education. As an online-only journal it is devoted to the publication of original, primary research (theoretical and empirical papers) as well as practical applications relating to Social Studies Education.

General Information

Country / RegionTurkey
Primary Language
1st Year Published2010
Annual Volume~ 2 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2021)
Total Publications53
Publisher OrgJournal of Social Studies Education Research
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2013
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Association for Social Studies Educa
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1309-9108
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
6
68
2014
14
130
2015
6
38
2016
11
79
2017
9
22
2018
2
3
2019
1
2
2020
2
14
2021

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.

EducationQ2
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Education

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Social Studies Education Research

Is Journal of Social Studies Education Research a predatory journal?

Journal of Social Studies Education Research was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2024-05-01). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Social Studies Education Research?

Journal of Social Studies Education Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.406.

Is Journal of Social Studies Education Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Social Studies Education Research is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Social Studies Education Research?

is an international, scholarly open access, peer-reviewed and fully refereed journal focusing on theories, methods and applications in Social Studies Education. As an online-only journal it is devoted to the publication of original, primary research (theoretical and empirical papers) as well as practical applications relating to Social Studies Education.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref