The Social Studies is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles of interest to educators at all levels. Suitable topics include those concerned with the social studies, the social sciences, history, and interdisciplinary studies. The journal welcomes articles that present new directions, options, or approaches. The Social Studies considers for publication articles that deal with the following:
Curriculum: what shall we teach and how shall we teach it?
Learning: conditions under which cognitive, affective, and participatory learning takes place
Historical and social science ideas: how shall we apply them in the classroom?
Perspectives on social studies: emerging topics and controversial issues
Topics of current interest: global issues; gender and ethnicity; the use of technology; higher-order critical thinking; peace education and conflict management; multicultural social studies curriculum; thematic instruction; and reading and writing in the social studies classroom
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on intial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by anonymous referees.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, LLC, 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Journal metrics
Usage
59K annual downloads/views
Speed/acceptance
34 days avg. from submission to first
decision
62 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
20 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
28% 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.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ronald A. Banaszak -Aurora University, Aurora, Illinois
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ronald V. Morris -Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
CONSULTING EDITORS
Susan Adler -University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri Patricia Avery -University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota John J. Chiodo -University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma Jeremiah C. Clabough - University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama Martyn Davison- Pakuranga College, Auckland, New Zealand Ronald W. Evans -San Diego State University, San Diego, California Nancy P. Gallavan -University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas David Gerwin -Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, New York Tim Green -California State University, Fullerton, California Gail Hickey - Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana Li-Ching Ho - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin Janie Hubbard - University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Frederick C. Isele - Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois Tuba C. Kose - Anadolu University, Eskisehlr, Turkey Jim Laney -University of North Texas, Denton, Texas Brad M. Maguth -University of Akron, Akron, Ohio Megan M. Manfra -North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina Jeff Passe -Towson University, Towson, Maryland Mark Previte - University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Johnstown, Pennsylvania Michelle Reidel - Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia Scott Roberts - Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Cinthia Salinas -University of Texas, Austin, Texas Scott K. Scheuerell,Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa Stephen J. Thornton -University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida Jack Zevin -Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, New York
Abstracting and indexing
The Social Studies is abstracted/indexed in:
• De Gruyter Saur
° Dietrich's Index Philosophicus
° IBZ - Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur
° Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlicher Literatur
• EBSCOhost
° Academic Search Alumni Edition
° Academic Search Complete
° Academic Search Elite
° Academic Search Premier
° Academic Search: Main Edition
° Advanced Placement Source
° Book Review Digest Plus (H.W. Wilson)
° Current Abstracts
° Education Abstracts (H.W. Wilson)
° Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
° Education Index (Online)
° Education Research Complete
° Education Research Index
° Education Source
° Historical Abstracts (Online)
° MainFile
° MasterFILE Complete
° MasterFILE Elite
° MasterFILE Premier
° MasterFILE: Main Edition
° OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson)
° OmniFile Full Text Select (H.W. Wilson)
° Poetry & Short Story Reference Center
° Professional Development Collection
° Professional Development Collection: Main Edition
° Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
° Public Affairs Index
° SocINDEX
° SocINDEX with Full Text
° Teacher Reference Center
° TOC Premier (Table of Contents)
• ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
• Gale
° Academic ASAP
° Academic OneFile
° Biography in Context
° Book Review Index Plus
° Educator's Reference Complete
° Expanded Academic ASAP
° General OneFile
° General Reference Center
° General Reference Center Gold
° General Reference Centre International
° InfoTrac Custom
° InfoTrac Student Edition
° Popular Magazines
° Professional Collection
° Psychology Collection
• National Library of Medicine
° PubMed
• OCLC
° Education Index (Online)
• Ovid
• ProQuest
° Education Collection
° Education Database
° Ethnic NewsWatch
° PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
° Professional ProQuest Central
° ProQuest 5000
° ProQuest 5000 International
° ProQuest Central
° ProQuest Professional Education
° Research Library
° Social Science Premium Collection
• Taylor & Francis
° Educational Research Abstracts Online
° Research into Higher Education Abstracts
° Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts
Open access
The Social Studies 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.
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