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Studies in Science Education

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1974

ISSN1940-8412

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

3.3

H-Indexi

SNIPi

5.744

Total Worksi

617

Total Citationsi

33,151

2yr Mean Citednessi

9.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Studies in Science Education publishes critical and systematic review articles that provide analytical syntheses of research into key topics and issues in science education. The journal focuses on research into phenomena such as floating and sinking, and scientific literacy.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

FrequencyTwice A Year, 1998-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications617

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?

1940-8412

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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

377

2019

2020

491

2021

674

2022

315

2023

246

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 ResearchEducation, Scientific Disciplines

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Science Education and PedagogyEducational Strategies and EpistemologiesEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentDiverse Educational Innovations StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesScience Education and PerceptionsEducational Robotics and EngineeringHuman auditory perception and evaluationInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsAnimal and Plant Science Education

Frequently asked questions about Studies in Science Education

Is Studies in Science Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Studies in Science 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 Studies in Science Education?

Studies in Science 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 9.04.

Is Studies in Science Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Studies in Science Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.