About this journal

Aims and scope

Science Activities publishes innovative manuscripts that will provide teachers and educators with the best classroom-tested projects, experiments, and curriculum ideas that promote science, inquiry through active learning experiences. Journal editors encourage submissions that integrate science throughout all disciplines that can include but not limited to the biological, physical, environmental, chemical, and earth sciences. We also support manuscripts that integrate across other disciplines, such as English/Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics as well as English Language Learners and Special Education.

Written by teachers and other educators, the feature articles are peer reviewed and cover a wide range of topics. Activities typically contain most or all of the following:

  • a materials list,
  • a step-by-step procedure,
  • any related background information,
  • any cross-curricular applications, and
  • Any appropriate assessment suggestions or developed rubrics.
  1. Material should be original and grounded in real science. Specify necessary classroom setup and time frames for doing the project. Sources should be adequately reference and largely up-to-date; reference within the text where applicable.
  2. Use the active voice and the first person. Address teachers, not students; our readers are educators who want to know about your personal experiences with your topic. Organize material by headings and subheadings, and use numbered or bulleted lists to provide visual interest.
  3. Relate content and activities to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and if applicable to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as well as any standards relevant to the activity.
  4. Use the metric system when referring to physical measurements. (Nonmetric units can follow in parentheses.)
  5. Provide tables, diagrams, graphs, figures (artist-drawn graphics), sharp photographic images, and any other visual aids for greater article appeal. Of particular interest are samples of student work that provide evidence of the actual classroom implementation. Credit sources where necessary and include release forms for all photographs of people.


Peer Review Policy: All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review.

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Journal metrics

Usage

  • 18K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 0.4 (2023) Impact Factor
  • 0.6 (2023) 5 year IF

Speed/acceptance

  • 0 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 14 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 27% acceptance rate

Editorial board

EDITOR IN CHIEF

Sarah Haines, Ph.D.
Towson University
Towson, Maryland

Associate Editors

Juliann Dupuis, Ph.D.
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Baltimore, Maryland

Abstracting and indexing

Science Activities is abstracted/indexed in:

• Canada in Context

• 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 R&D

° Academic Search: Main Edition

° Advanced Placement Source

° Biotechnology Source

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

° Canadian Reference Centre

° Canadian Reference Centre: Main Edition

° Current Abstracts

° Education Abstracts (H.W. Wilson)

° Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson)

° Education Index (Online)

° Education Research Complete

° Education Research Index

° Education Source

° General Science Full Text (H.W. Wilson)

° MainFile

° MasterFILE Complete

° MasterFILE Elite

° MasterFILE Premier

° MasterFILE: Main Edition

° OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson)

° OmniFile Full Text Select (H.W. Wilson)

° Professional Development Collection

° Professional Development Collection: Main Edition

° Science and Technology Collection

° Science Full Text Select (H.W. Wilson)

° Science Reference Center

° STM Source

° Teacher Reference Center

° TOC Premier (Table of Contents)

• ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)

• Gale

° Academic OneFile

° Advanced Placement Science Collection

° CPI.Q (Canadian Periodical Index)

° Educator's Reference Complete

° Expanded Academic ASAP

° General OneFile

° General Reference Center

° General Reference Center Gold

° General Reference Centre International

° General Science Collection

° InfoTrac Custom

° InfoTrac Junior Edition

° InfoTrac Kids Edition

° InfoTrac Student Edition

° Professional Collection

° Science in Context

• Magazine Index Plus

• National Library of Medicine

° PubMed

• OCLC

° Education Index (Online)

• Ovid

• ProQuest

° Agricultural & Environmental Science Database

° Biological Science Database

° Earth, Atmospheric, & Aquatic Science Database

° Education Collection

° Education Database

° Professional ProQuest Central

° ProQuest 5000

° ProQuest 5000 International

° ProQuest Agricultural Science Collection

° ProQuest Aquatic Science Collection

° ProQuest Atmospheric Science Collection

° ProQuest Central

° ProQuest Earth Science Collection

° ProQuest Engineering Collection

° ProQuest Environmental Science Collection

° ProQuest Materials Science Collection

° ProQuest Natural Science Collection

° ProQuest Professional Education

° ProQuest Science Journals

° ProQuest SciTech Collection

° Research Library

° Social Science Premium Collection

°Technology Collection

• Science Reference Center: Main Edition

• Taylor & Francis

° Educational Research Abstracts Online

• Thomson Reuters

° Emerging Sources Citation Index

° Web of Science

Open access

Science Activities 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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