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Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education

Springer International Publishing · Switzerland · Est. 1995

ISSN2206-3110eISSN2522-879X
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.57
H-Indexi
43
SNIPi
1.058
Total Worksi
642
Total Citationsi
7,754
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.78
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education (JOEE) is an international journal of the outdoor profession produced by Outdoor Education Australia and strongly supported by the Outdoor Council of Australia. It continues the Australian Journal of Outdoor Education (AJOE). The journal provides an academic forum in which empirical and non-empirical research concerning outdoor and environmental education can be shared and discussed. The primary aim of the journal is to positively influence the development of outdoor and environmental education practice and theory both in Australia and across the world.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1995
Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications642
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer International Publishing
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2206-3110 / 2522-879X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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?
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
18
234
2019
25
381
2020
16
215
2021
31
311
2022
32
230
2023
33
158
2024
49
107
2025
31
4
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.

EducationQ2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Outdoor and Experiential EducationAdventure Sports and Sensation SeekingEnvironmental Education and SustainabilityIndigenous and Place-Based EducationDiverse Educational Innovations StudiesRecreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementYouth Development and Social SupportUrban Green Space and HealthEducational Environments and Student OutcomesChild Therapy and Development

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education

Is Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Outdoor and Environmental 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 Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education?

Journal of Outdoor and Environmental 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 1.78.

Is Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education?

The Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education (JOEE) is an international journal of the outdoor profession produced by Outdoor Education Australia and strongly supported by the Outdoor Council of Australia. It continues the Australian Journal of Outdoor Education (AJOE). The journal provides an academic forum in which empirical and non-empirical research concerning outdoor and environmental education can be shared and discussed. The primary aim of the journal is to positively influence the development of outdoor and environmental education practice and theory both in Australia and across

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