Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Journal of Social Studies Education Research
ISSN 1309-9108 · Association for Social Studies Educators (ASSE) · Turkey
Journal of Social Studies Education Research: fully open access; no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 7% (journal website); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Social Studies Education Research is published by Association for Social Studies Educators (ASSE). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, Citizenship Education and Democracy and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, together about 32% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information For AuthorsInterested in submitting to this journal? We recommend that you review the About the Journal page for the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting, or if already registered can simply log in and begin the 5 step process.Journal of Social Studies Education Research (JSSER) (ISSN: 1309-9108) is an international, scholarly open access, peer-reviewed and fully refereed journal focusing on theories, methods and applications in Social Studies Education. As an international, online-only journal it is devoted to the publication of original, primary research (theoretical and empirical papers) as well as practical applications relating to Social Studies Education with no cost. There is no submission fee or Article Processing Cost (APC) for this journal. JSSER is free for both readers and authors. It is brought to our attention that a predatory publisher website has using our journals’ name. Please be careful that https://jsser.org/index.php/jsser is the offical web site of "Journal of Social Studies Education Research” (JSSER). We have been using only the https://jsser.org/index.php/jsser website for article submission and publication. A file of criminal complaint has been placed for a fraud website (as a predatory journal) that has been using our journal’s name on their website. Please do not accredit predatory journals which are copying us.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 6, United Kingdom 2, Russia 1, Nigeria 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences19.9%
- Citizenship Education and DemocracySocial Sciences6.9%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social SciencesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Education and Character DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.2%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Educational Curriculum and Learning MethodsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Global Education and MulticulturalismSocial Sciences4%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 194/744 | 73rd |
| Education | Q2 | 612/1698 | 63rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
H.W. Wilson's Education Full Text, Akademia Sosyal Bilimler Indeksi (ASOS Index), EBSCOhost, Ulrich's Serials Directory, Cabell's directories of Educational Curriculum & Methods, Educational Research Abstracts (ERA), EZB (Electronic Journals Library)Publisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 131OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 662 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 51 | 22 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 254 |
| 2024 | 64 | 64 | 670 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | 905 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | 734 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | 633 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- practical applicationsAs an online-only journal it is devoted to the publication of original, primary research (theoretical and empirical papers) as well as practical applications re…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Our publication ethics and publication malpractice statement is mainly based on the Code of Conductand Best-Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (Committee on Publication Ethics, 2011).Editors' responsibilitiesPublication decisionsThe editor is responsible for deciding which of the papers submitted to the journal will be published.The editor will evaluate manuscripts without regard to the autho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license Model summary
Authors alone are responsible for the contents of their articles. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand, or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of the research material. The content of Journal of Social Studies Education Research (JSSER)is licensed under a Creative…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
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. All content of the journal is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. All articles published in JSSER are licensed with "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License". Users are allowed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Authors are requested to submit their papers electronically by using the online manuscript submission gateway at: http://www.jsser.org This site will guide authors stepwise through the submission process. Authors, reviewers, and editors send and receive all correspondence by e-mail and no paper correspondence is necessary. Should you be unable to provide an electronic version, please contact the E…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Global or Self Plagiarism
Authors cannot use other researchers’ opinions or thoughts as their own. Similarly, authors cannot use thoughts, opinions, and parts of research from their own previous work without citing properly. All manuscripts must be free from plagiarism contents. All authors are suggested to use plagiarism detection software to do the similarity checking. Editors check the plagiarism detection of articles i…
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
- Association for Social Studies Educators (ASSE)
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1309-9108
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Social Studies Education Research
How long does peer review take at Journal of Social Studies Education Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 7%. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Social Studies Education Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: APA; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Social Studies Education Research based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), United Kingdom (2) and Russia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Social Studies Education Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Social Studies Education Research is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Social Studies Education Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Social Studies Education Research is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .