Journal profile
Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section C Chemical Education
ISSN 2459-1734 · Turkish Chemical Society · Turkey
Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section C Chemical Education: fully open access; no APC; review about 59 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 9 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section C Chemical Education is published by Turkish Chemical Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Science Education and Pedagogy, Chemistry Education and Research and Educational Methods and Analysis, together about 60.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JOTCS-C (Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society, Section C: Chemical Education) is an international, peer-reviewed open-access journal which evaluates innovative applications ranging from secondary education to university education and which publishes research articles and review articles containing in-depth analyses directly related to the chemical education. It is published in every September and March (biannually) and it is published in Turkish and English. Double-blind reviewing is applied. In the journal, book reviews about secondary- and university-level, national and international chemistry textbooks, other sources about chemistry, and book reviews in the teaching and education of chemistry will be covered. In addition, a systematic review about teaching a specific chemical topic or experimental samplings about laboratory teaching can be placed in JOTCS-C. This open-access journal is licensed with Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC_BY_4.0) license and supports Budapest Open Access Initiative. Our journal does not require any article processing fees or submission fees. Show All
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Türkiye 2, Japan 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences28.3%
- Chemistry Education and ResearchSocial Sciences17.5%
- Educational Methods and AnalysisSocial Sciences15.1%
- Various Chemistry Research TopicsChemistry9.6%
- Educational Assessment and PedagogySocial Sciences4.8%
- Artificial Intelligence in EducationComputer Science2.4%
- STEM EducationSocial Sciences1.8%
- Educational Methods and OutcomesSocial Sciences1.8%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusPublisher 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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 62 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 30 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 47 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 39 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 21 |
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
59 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 5 weeks
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 14 daysPublisher 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 | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Copyright: journal owns copyright; CC-BY license Model summary
Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section C: Chemical Education (JOTCS-C) owns the copyright of the articles accepted for publication. The journal licenses the article(s) with CC-BY.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Immediate open access Model summary
Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section C: Chemical Education (JOTCS-C) adopts immediate open access to the contents, as it believes that submitting scientific researches to the public domain free of charge increases the global sharing of information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
No prior publication or simultaneous submission Model summary
Submitted works must not be previously published or sent for evaluation elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
iThenticate plagiarism screening; <25% accepted for review Model summary
Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section C: Chemical Education (JOTCS-C) uses iThenticate software for detecting and preventing possible plagiarism cases. If the score is lower than 25%, the article is accepted for peer review.
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
- Turkish Chemical Society
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 2459-1734
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section C Chemical Education
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section C Chemical Education?
The publisher reports about 59 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 5 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 Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section C Chemical Education based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (2) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section C Chemical Education?
The journal's website lists Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section C Chemical Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section C Chemical Education is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .