Journal of International Social Studies

Journal of International Social Studies is published by International Assembly of the National Council of the Social Studies. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, Global Education and Multiculturalism and Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences, together about 58% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Welcome to the International Assembly of the National Council of the Social Studies’ journal, the Journal of International Social Studies The Journal of International Social Studies serves as a forum for social studies scholars from around the world to present and discuss common concerns. The journal’s mission is to heighten awareness of the international, global, and transnational nature of issues in social education. We aim to provide a forum for educators, higher education teachers and researchers, teacher educators and classroom teachers, interested in rigorous research on their practice, from across the globe. The journal is particularly interested in issues that affect classroom teaching of social studies internationally and in a global perspective. Submitting material for publication Research articles submitted to the Journal of International Social Studies are refereed using a double-blind peer review process with reviewers from relevant disciplines. Articles should be 7,500 words or less including references. Images must be of high resolution, providing at least 300 pixels per inch (dpi) at an image size of at least 3 X 5 inches. Low-resolution formats (images saved within a Word document, copied from a website, or placed in a PowerPoint show) will not work. Submission of book reviews, opinion pieces and commentary on international issues that are of interest to Social Studies practitioners at classroom, college or university or community level are welcome and are rigorously reviewed by the editorial team and advisors. These would usually be less than 3000 words. Frequency of Publication The journal will publish two issues per year, and the editors are committed to providing scholarship as open access, and NO FEES are charged for publication or subscription. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Submitting a Manuscript Authors must register with the journal before they can submit a manuscript. Once registered, an author should login and then select the Author link to begin the submission process. Authors should ensure they have followed the Author Guidelines before commencing the manuscript submission process. Peer Review Process All submissions to all the journal sections are subject to a preliminary internal review by an Editor (member of the Editorial Team). Those submissions deemed appropriate for publicati

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CAS Journal Ranking

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Impact

h-index

12OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

i10-index

16OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

2-year mean citedness

0OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

Share of gold OA articles

0%LetPub · 2026-11-01

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.

Average review time (community reports)

about 12 weeksLetPub · 2026-11-01

Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub

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Publisher

International Assembly of the National Council of the Social Studies

Country or region

United States

Language

English

ISSN

2327-3585

Latest issue on the website

Volume 13, Issue 1 (2023)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Author guidelines ↗LetPub
• Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
• Peer review process ↗LetPub
• Editorial board ↗LetPub