Journal profile
Science in School
ISSN 1818-0353 · eISSN 1818-0361 · EIROforum · Germany
Science in School: fully open access; no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Science in School is read by teachers of all science subjects, as well as others involved in science education. Articles therefore need to be accessible and interesting to an audience with a general science background, rather than targeting specialists in individual science subjects.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 7, France 2, Netherlands 1, Switzerland 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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
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
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 ·
- Peer review
- 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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Not considered
- science education research
Article types accepted3
- inspireInspire These articles are not necessarily directly usable in the classroom but should spark our readers’ interest and give them food for thought.Length not stated
- teachTeach These articles describe how to construct innovative teaching materials, run novel experiments, or carry out inspiring projects at school.Length not stated
- understandUnderstand These articles aim to give students an understanding of a specific scientific concept and illustrate how it relates to everyday life.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
No fees are charged to the authors or readers of our journal. Model summary
No fees are charged to the authors or readers of our journal.
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
- EIROforum
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- Italian, Albanian, Modern Greek (1453-), Finnish, Czech, Spanish, Swedish, Slovak, English, Croatian, Portuguese, Dutch, Lithuanian, Polish, Bulgarian, Galician, Macedonian, Hungarian, Catalan, Turkish, Russian, Serbian, German, Slovenian, French, Romanian, Maltese, Ukrainian, Estonian
- ISSN
- 1818-0353
- Electronic ISSN
- 1818-0361
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Science in School
How long does peer review take at Science in School?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Science in School based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (7), France (2) and Netherlands (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is Science in School open access, and what is the APC?
Science in School 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; 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: .