Journal profile
Nordic Journal of STEM Education
ISSN 2535-4574 · NTNU Open Access Journals · Norway
Nordic Journal of STEM Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nordic Journal of STEM Education is published by NTNU Open Access Journals. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovative Teaching Methods, Problem and Project Based Learning and Evaluation of Teaching Practices, together about 29.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Focus, Scope and Article Types The Nordic Journal of STEM Education is a scholarly peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing in the broad field of educational research and development in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) higher education. We invite contributions that address pedagogical, educational, and academic developments or studies. Nordic perspectives are our main focus. However, articles with a wider scope will be considered if the authors have positioned them to be relevant to issues in Nordic STEM higher education. NJSTEME invites contributes classified as both the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER). There is considerable overlap between these approaches, with SoTL historically emphasizing reflective teaching practices (in which the scholarship may center on your own teaching), and DBER focusing on taking an interdisciplinary, scientific approach to teaching and learning. In general, we encourage research articles that include: An evidence-based, theoretically grounded rationale for the work described A clear research question or testable hypothesis Sound methodology that can be replicated based on the information provided Data that align with the stated question or hypothesis Conclusions and critical reflections that are justified based on the data presented Findings that advance our understanding of teaching and learning in Nordic STEM higher education The Nordic Journal of STEM Education mainly publishes Research articles (ideally up to 6000 words, however longer papers may be considered if warranted by interest and quality of the contribution), but we will also consider Perspective articles (up to 3000 words), and Teaching Tools (up to 2500 words). See author guidelines for more information about the article types. We intend to publish continuously as articles become accepted for publication, with one Volume (in one or two issues) per calendar year. The journal welcomes submissions in English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish. All contributions must include an English language abstract (up to 300 words). For authors writing in English, we welcome additional abstracts in any Nordic language to broaden the appeal of your work and make it culturally relevant. In addition, the journal publishes proceedings from the biannual MNT conference. Peer Review Process The journal follows a standard, single-blind review process. Upon determining the relevance of the submitted con
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Sehoya CotnerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovative Teaching MethodsSocial Sciences11%
- Problem and Project Based LearningSocial Sciences9.9%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Student Assessment and FeedbackSocial Sciences6.4%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences6%
- Mathematics Education and Teaching TechniquesSocial Sciences6%
- Mathematics Education and ProgramsMathematics6%
- Engineering Education and PedagogyEngineering4.2%
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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 123 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 31 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 32 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 33 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 20 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 15 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 2
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- editorialArticles that are found promising are peer-reviewed. The author will normally receive a response with a decision and detailed instructions for further process. …Length not stated
- perspectivenot including abstract and references. Perspective articles and Teaching Tools articles should not exceed 3000 words. The author is responsible for procuring pe…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research articlespecific pedagogy. Article length: for research articles the word limit is 6000 words, not including abstract and references. Perspective articlemain text ≤ 6,000 words
- teaching toolTeaching toolsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
The Nordic Journal of STEM Education licenses all content of the journal under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) licence. This means, among other things, that anyone is free to copy and distribute the content, as long as they give proper credit to the author(s) and the journal. For further information, see Creative Commons website for human readable or lawyer readable versions. Authors who pu…
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. Authors contributing to the journal retain the copyright of their article but agree to publish their articles under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer-reviewed, open-access Model summary
The journal follows a standard, single-blind review process. Upon determining the relevance of the submitted contribution to the journal's scope, one of the journal’s managing editors will send it to at least two appropriate external reviewers. Reviewers are encouraged to use the rubrics, specific to each submission type, provided in our “information for authors.” Authors receive feedback based on…
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
- NTNU Open Access Journals
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- English, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
- ISSN
- 2535-4574
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nordic Journal of STEM Education
How long does peer review take at Nordic Journal of STEM Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Nordic Journal of STEM Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≥ 2; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; 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.
Which databases index Nordic Journal of STEM Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nordic Journal of STEM Education is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Nordic Journal of STEM Education open access, and what is the APC?
Nordic Journal of STEM Education 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: .