ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,212Top JournalHybrid

Zdm-Mathematics Education

Acronym:zdmi
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Identifier (ISSN):1863-9690(Print)/1863-9704(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Nature
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.8↑ +1.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Zdm-Mathematics Education

WoS Q1
12452.48202232023220242.420253.82026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.8
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.582
#2,212

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
83

83 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate15%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
106articles/year
69.96% Gold OA•97.67% Original Research

Aims & Scope

ZDM – Mathematics Education is one of the oldest mathematics education research journals. The papers appearing in the seven themed issues per year are strictly by invitation only followed by internal peer review by the guest-editors and external review by invited experts. The journal exists to survey, discuss and extend current research-based and theoretical perspectives as well as to create a forum for critical analyses of issues within mathematics education. The audience is pre-dominantly mathematics education researchers around the world interested in current developments in the field.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology93.8%Mathematics91.6%Mathematics education83.5%Computer science71.9%Sociology61.5%Philosophy53.9%Pedagogy47.7%Political science44.1%Law42.9%Economics41.4%Epistemology38%Biology33.4%Physics31.6%Medicine31.1%Linguistics29.1%Artificial intelligence28.7%Geometry25.7%Engineering25.3%Economic growth23.5%Geography23%Programming language22.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Q1
Rank83/760
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Q1
Rank124/762
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.8
Articles / Year74
Total Citations74
2025
IF2.4
Articles / Year114
Total Citations474
2024
IF2
Articles / Year108
Total Citations786
2023
IF3
Articles / Year84
Total Citations1,619
2022
IF2.481
Articles / Year136
Total Citations1,812

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,212Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1997-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MathematicsSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.582

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.18

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,541 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,327
3-Year Documents310
Citable Documents303

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate48.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

EducationQ1
Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q1
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: 15%

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):
2区 (Zone 2)Education
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
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

Zdm-Mathematics Education (acronym: zdmi, ISSN: 1863-9690) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, published by Springer Nature. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.80, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.582 (Q1), an H-index of 83.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 7 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 106 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,541 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
7 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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