The Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy (NordSTEP) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal covering the relationships between educational policy, practice and research in different temporal and spatial configurations. All articles will be made permanently and freely available online immediately after acceptance, and publication is free of charge for the authors and their institutions.
NordSTEP welcomes theoretically rigorous papers that discuss and contribute to educational policy research. The journal calls for papers that analyse politics, policy making, the intersection of policies and practices, and the political nature of everyday encounters in formal and informal education from early childhood education to higher education and continuous learning. The journal publishes both theoretical and empirical papers across the spectrum. Articles published in the journal are not limited to the Nordic educational space, but should relate to, elaborate on, or be of relevance to the Nordic region and Nordic scholarship. In addition to original research articles the journal encourages submissions of high quality manuscripts including literature reviews and theoretical discussions, book reviews, responses/critiques and invited commentaries.
Journal metrics
Usage
180K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
4.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
2.585 (2023) SNIP
1.006 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
18 days avg. from submission to first
decision
65 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
7 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
34% acceptance rate
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should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
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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.
Barbara Schulte - University of Vienna, Austria Wieland Wermke - Stockholm University, Sweden Tatiana Mikhaylova - University of Gävle, Sweden
Associate Editors
Jaakko Kauko - Tampere University, Finland Hannele Pitkanen - University of Jyväskylä, Finland Maiju Paananen - Tampere University, Finland Pernille Jahnsen Berg - University of South-Eastern Norway Petteri Hansen - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Berglind Rós Magnúsdóttir - University of Iceland Gunnlaugur Magnússon - Uppsala University
Former Editorial Board Members
Ning de Coninck-Smith - Aarhus University, Denmark Hanne Knudsen - Aarhus University, Denmark Tine S. Prøitz - University of South-Eastern Norway Lisa Rosen Rasmussen - Aarhus University, Denmark Jorunn Spord Borgen - University of South-Eastern Norway
Abstracting and indexing
The Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy (NordSTEP) is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
NordSTEP is ranked by the Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) and by the Finnish Publication Forum with a 1.
Material in NordSTEP is distributed by EBSCO, one of the world's largest content aggregators and research database providers
Scopus (Elsevier)
The journal is affiliated with University of Gävle, Faculty of Education and Economy, Sweden; Stockholm University, Department of Special Education, Sweden; Uppsala University, Department of Education, Sweden; Tampere University, Faculty of Education and Culture, Finland; University of Jyväskylä, Department of Teacher Education, Finland; University of South-Eastern Norway, Department of Education; Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Education and Lifelong Learning; University of Iceland, Faculty of Education and Diversity
Open access
Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. 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.
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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)
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Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy
(2008 - current)
Formerly known as
Studies in Educational Policy and Educational Philosophy
(2002 - 2007)
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