Journal profile
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
ISSN 1931-4744 · Georgia Southern University · United States
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning is published by Georgia Southern University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Evaluation of Teaching Practices, Higher Education Practises and Engagement and Innovative Teaching Methods, together about 50.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning is an open-access, double-blind, peer-reviewed electronic journal published in May and November each year by the Faculty Center at Georgia Southern University. IJ-SoTL serves as an international forum for research, dialogue, and reflection on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and its implications for higher and tertiary education. The journal welcomes contributions that deepen understanding of teaching and learning across disciplines, contexts, and cultures, while promoting scholarly inquiry as a means to improve student learning and educational practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 2, Hong Kong, China 1, United Kingdom 1, Malaysia 1, Mexico 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences27.4%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences13.5%
- Innovative Teaching MethodsSocial Sciences9.3%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences3.9%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Student Assessment and FeedbackSocial Sciences3.8%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences3.4%
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
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
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 315OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.95OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 724 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 429 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 737 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 898 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 1,046 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 1,088 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 950 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship and Contributorship
To ensure transparency and credit, IJ-SoTL requires that all listed authors meet specific authorship criteria. We adhere to the definition that an "author" is someone who has made a substantive intellectual contribution to the published study. Authorship credit should be based on substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Reproducibility
IJ-SoTL encourages authors to make the data underlying their findings accessible to verify results and facilitate reproducibility. Authors are encouraged to include a Data Availability Statement in their manuscript indicating where the data can be found (e.g., a public repository) or explaining why it cannot be shared (e.g., privacy of human participants).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice
IJ-SoTL is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all necessary measures to prevent publication malpractice. We adhere to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing Authorship and Contributorship To ensure transparency and credit, IJ-SoTL requires that all listed authors meet specific authors…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (IJ-SoTL) is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of all articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review Policy
After passing the initial screening by co-editors, submissions are sent out to members of the editorial board for blind peer review. Each reviewer will give a recommendation about publication of a manuscript according to the following list of options: Accept Accept with Minor Revisions Major Revisions Required for Acceptance Reject Each reviewer may include specific and narrative comments for the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Policy
IJ-SoTL may use Similarity Check, a multi-publisher initiative, to selectively screen article submissions for originality. Similarity Check uses the iThenticate software, which checks submissions against millions of published research papers (the Similarity Check database), documents on the web, and other relevant sources. These submitted papers are not retained in the Similarity Check system afte…
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
- Georgia Southern University
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1931-4744
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
How long does peer review take at International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (2), Hong Kong, China (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning is indexed in DOAJ.
Is International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .