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Cultural Studies of Science Education

Acronym:csse
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Identifier (ISSN):1871-1502(Print)/1871-1510(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Nature
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.9↑ +0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Cultural Studies of Science Education

WoS Q1
01231.5420221.220231.320241.520251.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.775
#7,216

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
48

48 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate30.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
76articles/year
38.17% Gold OA•96% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Cultural Studies of Science Education is a peer reviewed journal that provides an interactive platform for researchers working in the multidisciplinary fields of cultural studies and science education. By taking a cultural approach and paying attention to theories from cultural studies, this new journal reflects the current diversity in the study of science education in a variety of contexts, including schools, museums, zoos, laboratories, parks and gardens, aquariums and community development, maintenance and restoration. This journal focuses on science education as a cultural, cross-age, cross-class, and cross-disciplinary phenomenon; publishes articles that have an explicit and appropriate connection with and immersion in cultural studies; seeks articles that have theory development as an integral aspect of the data presentation; establishes bridges between science education and social studies of science, public understanding of science, science/technology and human values, and science and literacy; builds new communities at the interface of currently distinct discourses; aims to be a catalyst that forges new genres of and for scholarly dissemination; provides an interactive dialogue that includes the editors, members of the review board, and selected international scholars; publishes manuscripts that encompass all forms of scholarly activity; includes research articles, essays, OP-ED, critical, comments, criticisms and letters on emerging issues of significance.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology99.6%Psychology96.5%Political science95.5%Law95.2%Pedagogy93.4%Social science89%Mathematics85.6%Anthropology85.4%Mathematics education83%Sociology of Education81.2%Philosophy78.3%Science education78.1%Epistemology59.6%Economics44%Biology42.7%Computer science40.9%Art33.7%Economic growth32.6%Linguistics31.8%History30%Physics29.2%Geography28.9%Archaeology26.8%Geology21.2%Artificial intelligence21.2%Medicine20.8%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRAHCI, SSCI2026

CULTURAL STUDIES

Q1
Rank5/66
IndexAHCI, SSCI
JCRSSCI2026

EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Q2
Rank268/760
IndexSSCI
JCIAHCI, SSCI2026

CULTURAL STUDIES

Q1
Rank14/66
IndexAHCI, SSCI
JCISSCI2026

EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Q1
Rank110/762
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.9
Articles / Year19
Total Citations1
2025
IF1.5
Articles / Year38
Total Citations50
2024
IF1.3
Articles / Year34
Total Citations154
2023
IF1.2
Articles / Year64
Total Citations465
2022
IF1.538
Articles / Year52
Total Citations532

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #7,216Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2006-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.775

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.59

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,171 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations445
3-Year Documents161
Citable Documents159

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate60.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Cultural StudiesQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 30.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Education
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区CULTURAL STUDIES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Cultural Studies of Science Education (acronym: csse, ISSN: 1871-1502) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Springer Nature in Germany. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.90, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.775 (Q1), an H-index of 48.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 4 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 76 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,171 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
4 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
SSCIAHCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28