Journal profile
GWUnterricht
ISSN 2077-1517 · eISSN 2414-4169 · Universität Wien · Austria
GWUnterricht: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 46 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GWUnterricht is published by Universität Wien. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geography Education and Pedagogy, Geography and Education Methods and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, together about 59.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geography, Planning and Development and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Die renommierte Fachzeitschrift bietet ein vielseitiges Angebot für ein breites Publikum. Studierende, Lehrer:innen und Fachwissenschaftler:innen finden hier fundierte Informationen über die gesamte Palette fachdidaktischer Forschung und Praxis des Faches Geographie und wirtschaftliche Bildung.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geography Education and PedagogySocial Sciences27.1%
- Geography and Education MethodsSocial Sciences17.9%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences14.4%
- Education Methods and TechnologiesSocial Sciences7%
- Environmental and sustainability educationEnvironmental Science7%
- Historical Geography and Geographical ThoughtSocial Sciences3.7%
- Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social SciencesSocial Sciences2.8%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 500 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 36 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 53 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 85 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 121 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 66 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 75 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 50 | Yes | CC BY-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 50 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 50 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 60 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- EUR 60
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- fachdidaktikFachdidaktikLength not stated
- fachwissenschaftFachwissenschaftLength not stated
- kontrapunktKontrapunktLength not stated
- serviceService (Buchbesprechung, Einladungen oder Berichte zu Veranstaltungen, Vorstellung von Projekten/Materialien, technische „Anleitung“, etc.)Length not stated
- unterrichtspraxisUnterrichtspraxisLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Only original works are published. Model summary
GW-UNTERRICHT veröffentlicht ausschließlich Originalarbeiten.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC-BY-Lizenz Model summary
CC-Lizenz: Open Access: Indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access CC-BY 4.0; authors retain copyright, journal receives publication rights. Model summary
Artikel in der Zeitschrift GW-Unterricht werden Open Access unter der Lizenz CC-BY 4.0 veröffentlicht. Dabei behalten die Autor*innen das Copyright und übertragen der Zeitschrift lediglich die Publikationsrechte.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-Review
Double-blind peer review with external reviewers for Fachdidaktik, Fachwissenschaft, Unterrichtspraxis categories. Model summary
Zur Qualitätssicherung unterlaufen Artikel in den Kategorien Fachdidaktik, Fachwissenschaft und Unterrichtspraxis einem Doubleblind-Review-Verfahren mit externen Gutachter*innen. Als Plattform dient dabei das Open Journal System. Reviewer*innen sind renommierte Fachwissenschafter*innen und Fachdidaktiker*innen aus dem gesamten deutschen Sprachraum. Eine Liste der für die Zeitschrift tätigen Review…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Editorial plagiarism screening of submissions. Model summary
Die Redaktion unterzieht Einreichungen einer Plagiatsüberprüfung mittels adäquater Technologien.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universität Wien
- Country or region
- Austria
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 2077-1517
- Electronic ISSN
- 2414-4169
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about GWUnterricht
How long does peer review take at GWUnterricht?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index GWUnterricht?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GWUnterricht is indexed in DOAJ.
Is GWUnterricht open access, and what is the APC?
GWUnterricht is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .