Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Journal of Science Teacher Education
ISSN 1046-560X · eISSN 1573-1847 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Science Teacher Education: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; review about 90 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 17% (journal website); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Science Teacher Education is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Science Education and Pedagogy, Diverse Educational Innovations Studies and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, together about 48.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Science Teacher Education (JSTE) is the flagship journal of the Association for Science Teacher Education. It serves as a forum for disseminating high quality research and theoretical position papers concerning preservice and inservice education of science teachers. The Journal features pragmatic articles that offer ways to improve classroom teaching and learning, professional development, and teacher recruitment and retention at pre K-16 levels. As such, Journal of Science Teacher Education: Publishes empirical research and theoretical position statements concerning preservice and inservice education of science teachers Offers ways to improve classroom teaching and learning, inservice workshops, and teacher recruitment and retention Provides evidence through research of the effectiveness of teaching strategies, interventions, assessments, professional development, and other issues related to science teacher education Communicates ideas, theories, research, and field-oriented information related to policy, supervision, curriculum, instruction, and assessment in science teacher education The focus of both theoretical and empirical articles should be on science teacher education. Articles with ONLY implications for science teacher education are not appropriate.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Andrea BorowczakPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences24.9%
- Diverse Educational Innovations StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.8%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Educational Strategies and EpistemologiesPsychology7.4%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.9%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology5.3%
- Educational Research and PedagogyComputer Science4.2%
- Animal and Plant Science EducationPsychology4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedINSPECERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.89Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 800OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 132,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,333 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | 51 | 15 | 87 |
| 2024 | 52 | 10 | 177 |
| 2023 | 40 | 12 | 305 |
| 2022 | 44 | 14 | 566 |
| 2021 | 61 | 15 | 1,320 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
90 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 3,290 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Open Select: choose to publish open access Model summary
Journal of Science Teacher Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discov…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1046-560X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-1847
- Society / sponsor
- Association for Science Teacher Education
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Science Teacher Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Science Teacher Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Science Teacher Education is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Science Teacher Education?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Science Teacher Education?
The publisher reports about 90 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Journal of Science Teacher Education in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Education.
Which databases index Journal of Science Teacher Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Science Teacher Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, INSPEC and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Science Teacher Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Science Teacher Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .