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Pythagoras

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd · South Africa

ISSN2223-7895

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.236

H-Index

CiteScore

1.2

SNIP

0.881

Total Works

380

Total Citations

3,321

2yr Mean Citedness

0.64

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Aims & Scope

Pythagoras is a scholarly research journal that provides a forum for the presentation and critical discussion of current research and developments in mathematics education at both national and international level. Pythagoras publishes articles that significantly contribute to our understanding of mathematics teaching, learning and curriculum studies, including reports of research (experiments, case studies, surveys, philosophical and historical studies, etc.), critical analyses of school mathematics curricular and teacher development initiatives, literature reviews, theoretical analyses, exposition of mathematical thinking (mathematical practices) and commentaries on issues relating to the teaching and learning of mathematics at all levels of education.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequencyone issue each year. Articles are published online when ready for publication and then printed in an end-of-year compilation. Additional issues may be published for special events (e.g. conferences) and when special themes are addressed.

StatusActive

Total Publications380

Publisher OrgAOSIS

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2223-7895

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education, Scientific Disciplines

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mathematics Education and Teaching TechniquesCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsStatistics Education and MethodologiesTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsEducation and Technology IntegrationMathematics Education and PedagogyEducational Assessment and PedagogyMathematics Education and ProgramsHistory and Theory of Mathematics