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Journal of College Science Teaching

Informa UK Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1998

ISSN1943-4898

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.299

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.576

Total Works

866

Total Citations

5,250

2yr Mean Citedness

0.72

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of College Science Teaching provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences with undergraduate science courses, especially for nonscience majors. It reports on innovative teaching materials, methods, and evaluative criteria to improve college science instruction and describes work in disciplinary science.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 76 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications866

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

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OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Informa UK Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1943-4898

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovative Teaching MethodsScience Education and PedagogyInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentExperimental Learning in EngineeringCareer Development and DiversityDiverse Educational Innovations StudiesEducational Strategies and EpistemologiesOnline and Blended LearningBiomedical and Engineering Education