Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning
ISSN 1541-5015 · Purdue University Press · United States
Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: This is the archive of The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning (IJPBL) for Volume 1, Issue 1 through Volume 13, Issue 2. The The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning (IJPBL) is now published by Indiana University. Authors wishing to submit new manuscripts should visit the current journal site: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/ijpbl. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning is published by Purdue University Press and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Problem and Project Based Learning, Education and Critical Thinking Development and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, together about 54.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Problem and Project Based LearningSocial Sciences29.6%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences13.9%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology10.7%
- Biomedical and Engineering EducationEngineering5%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine4.7%
- Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentEngineering4.6%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences3.2%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 172OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 88.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 325 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 22 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 19 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 55 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 156 |
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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1541-5015
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning
What CAS zone is Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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 Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning open access, and what is the APC?
Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .