About this journal

Aims and scope

Theory & Research in Social Education is designed to stimulate and communicate system­atic research and thinking in social education. Its purpose is to foster the creation and exchange of ideas and research findings that will expand knowledge and understanding of the purposes, conditions, and effects of schooling and education about society and social relations. Manuscripts reporting conceptual or empirical studies of social educa­tion are welcomed.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 105K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 2.5 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 4.0 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 6.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 2.486 (2023) SNIP
  • 1.657 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 1 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 53 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 9% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editor

Wayne Journell,  University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Associate Editors

Anthony Brown,  University of Texas at Austin

Paul Fitchett,  Auburn University

Book/Media Review Editor

Brooke Blevins,  University of Idaho

TRSE Editorial Board

Sirkka Ahonen,  University of Helsinki

Theresa Alviar-Martin,  Kennesaw State University

Mark Baildon,  United Arab Emirates University

Keith Barton,  Indiana University

Kathy Bickmore,  Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

Todd Dinkelman,  University of Georgia

Leonel Perez Exposito,  Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico

Tsafrir Goldberg,  University of Haifa, Israel

Anne-Lise Halvorsen,  Michigan State University

Lauren Harris,  Arizona State University

Li-Ching Ho,  University of Wisconsin-Madison

Joseph Kahne,  University of California, Riverside

LaGarrett King,  The State University of New York at Buffalo

John Lee,  North Carolina State University

Brett Levy,  State University of New York, Albany

J.B. Mayo, Jr.,  University of Minnesota

Kevin Meuwissen,  University of Rochester

Audrey Osler,  University College of Southeast Norway/University of Leeds

Abby Reisman,  University of Pennsylvania

Leilani Sabzalian,  University of Oregon

Cinthia Salinas,  University of Texas at Austin

Edda Sant,  Manchester Metropolitan University

Maribel Santiago,  University of Washington

Sandra Schmidt,  Teachers College, Columbia University

Stephanie Serriere,  Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus

Carla van Boxtel,  University of Amsterdam

Stephanie van Hover,  University of Virginia

Phillip VanFossen,  Purdue University

Bronwyn Wood,  Victoria University of Wellington

Ashley Woodson,  Albion College

Christine Woyshner,  Temple University

Abstracting and indexing

Theory and Research in Social Education

is abstracted/indexed in:

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De Gruyter Saur

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IBZ - Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur

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Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlicher Literatur

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EBSCOhost

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Book Review Digest Plus (H.W. Wilson),

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Current Abstracts

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Education Abstracts (H.W. Wilson)

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Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson)

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Education Index (Online)

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Education Research Complete

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Education Research Index

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Education Source

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OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson)

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Public Affairs Index

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TOC Premier (Table of Contents)

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Elsevier BV

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Scopus

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ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)

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Gale

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Academic OneFile

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Educator's Reference Complete

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Informit

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Australian Education Index (Online)

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National Library of Medicine

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PubMed

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OCLC

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Education Index (Online)

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Ovid

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Personal Alert (E-mail)

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ProQuest

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Clarivate Analytics - Beginning with Vol. 45 (1) 2017

° Social Sciences Citation Index

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° Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition

° Current Contents

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/Social and Behavioral Sciences

Open access

Theory & Research in Social 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?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

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Society information

CUFA is an affiliate group of the National Council for the Social Studies. If you are interested in joining CUFA you must also join or already be a member of the National Council for the Social Studies. You can join online or download a membership form here. If you are already an NCSS member and would like to join CUFA, please contact the NCSS membership department directly by phone at 301-588-1800 ext. 111 or by email [email protected] . Membership dues are $60 for regular membership and $15 for student membership. With membership you receive our official journal Theory and Research in Social Education.

CUFA consists of a really nice and thoughtful bunch of higher education faculty members, graduate students, and others interested in working with social educators (k-16) such as social scientists, historians, and philosophers. As well as being an advocacy organization for social studies education. CUFA conducts its own program and business meeting during the NCSS Annual Conference.

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