Journal of Research in Science Teaching


The Journal of Research in Science Teaching is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering science education. It was established in 1963 and is published ten times per year by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, of which it is the official journal. The editors-in-chief are Fouad Abd-El-Khalick and Dana L. Zeidler. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 3.87, ranking it 10th out of 263 journals in the category "Education & Educational Research".