The editorial policy of' the African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (AJRMSTE) is to disseminate, as widely as possible, high quality research findings and well written articles on Curriculum Studies; Teacher Education; Education for Development; Mathematics Education; Science Education; Design & Technology Education and Computer Education.
Articles that promote the understanding of curricular policy and diverse socio-cultural issues and those which stimulate epistemological and methodological debates are welcome. The editorial board welcomes articles that will contribute to the overall development of science, mathematics, technology and environmental education in Africa.
The focus being the development of research capacity in Africa, AJRMSTE assists first time authors in achieving the high standards to which the journal is committed. Naturally, the journal welcomes contributions from more experienced authors as well.
Manuscripts must be the original work of the author(s), and should not have been submitted to any other journal for publication or consideration.
Peer Review Policy:
Manuscripts will be sent anonymously to reviewers with expertise in the appropriate area. This process usually takes about two months. After the review process, papers that have been accepted must be re-submitted in camera ready form, as an email attachment. The editor reserves the right to make alterations at the proof reading stage. If a resubmitted paper has changed significantly from the original version, the editor reserves the right to send it to the same or different reviewers before making a final decision.
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Journal metrics
Usage
29K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.7 (2023) Impact Factor
1.1 (2023) 5 year IF
2.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.784 (2023) SNIP
0.359 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
13 days avg. from submission to first
decision
137 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
29 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
17% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Pamela Vale, Rhodes University Sarah Bansilal, University of KwaZulu-Natal Fred Lubben, University of York Michael Askew, University of Witwatersrand Angela Stott, University of the Free State Lawan Abdulhamid, University of the Witwatersrand Mellony Graven, Rhodes University Monde Kazeni, University of the Witwatersrand Nicolaas Blom, University of Limerick Petrus Kok, University of Zululand Tony Essien, University of the Witwatersrand Umesh Ramnarain, University of Johannesburg Dillip Kmar Das, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Editorial Board:
Richard Barwell, University of Ottawa, Canada Karin Brodie, University of the Witwatersrand, SA Jenni Case, Virginia Tech, USA Justin Dillon, University of Exeter, UK Anthony Koosimile, University of Botswana, Botswana Norman Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA Cedric Linder, Uppsala University, Sweden Xin Ma, University of Kentucky, USA Elsa Mentz, North West University, SA Inocente Mutimucuio, Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique Meshach Ogunniyi, University of the Western Cape, SA Charles Opolot-Okurut, Makerere University, Uganda Marietjie Potgieter, University of Pretoria, SA Mamokgethi Phakeng, University of Cape Town, SA Hikma Smida, Université de Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia Renuka Vithal, University of KwaZulu-Natal, SA Marc de Vries, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands John Williams, Curtin University, Australia
Abstracting and indexing
African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education is abstracted and indexed in the Educational Research Abstracts Database (ERA) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) and on Scopus.
Open access
African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
(2002 - current)
Formerly known as
Journal of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
(1997 - 2001)
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