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Research in Science and Technological Education

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1983

ISSN1470-1138

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.971

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.487

Total Worksi

1,140

Total Citationsi

23,833

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Research in Science and Technological Education aims to foster the development of research in mathematics education, science education, pedagogy, science instruction, and teaching methods. The journal covers substantial information on mathematics education and related topics.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

FrequencyQuarterly, 2017-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,140

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1470-1138

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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

1.1k

2019

906

2020

1.4k

2021

592

2022

381

2023

327

2024

148

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

MultidisciplinaryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

MultidisciplinaryEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Science Education and PedagogyEducational Strategies and EpistemologiesEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsAnimal and Plant Science EducationInnovative Teaching MethodsScience Education and PerceptionsDiverse Educational Innovations StudiesVisual and Cognitive Learning ProcessesEducation, Achievement, and Giftedness

Frequently asked questions about Research in Science and Technological Education

Is Research in Science and Technological Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Research in Science and Technological 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 Research in Science and Technological Education?

Research in Science and Technological 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.68.

Is Research in Science and Technological Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Research in Science and Technological Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.