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AI Literacy and STEM Education

This Special Issue on AI Literacy and STEM Education invites cutting-edge empirical and theoretical research that explores how the development of AI literacy and the digitalization of STEM education can converge to transform the ways students learn, and how STEM content is presented, structured, and understood. 

Edited by: Prof. Yeping Li, Prof. Thomas Kin-fung Chiu, Prof. Jonas Hallström, Prof. Meixia Ding, and Prof. Milo D. Koretsky
Collection published: 26 September 2025
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Assessment for STEM Education in the AI Era

This Special Issue, Assessment for STEM Education in the AI Era, invites empirical studies, research syntheses, and commentaries that advance our understanding of how AI is reshaping assessment in STEM education. Through this special issue, we aim to provoke thoughtful discussion and contribute to the development of more relevant, ethical, and future-ready assessment practices. 

Edited by: Prof. Yeping Li, Prof. Thomas Kin-fung Chiu, Prof. Jonas Hallström, Prof. Meixia Ding, and Prof. Milo D. Koretsky
Collection published: 26 September 2025
Image Credit: ©Thai Liang Lim/E+
 


New Content ItemScience Identity Development: An Interactionist Approach

The focus of this Special Issue is the development of science identity within an environment. It highlights the role of educational psychology constructs, such as interest and belonging that ultimately inform students’ science identity development.  

Edited by: Ann Kim and Gale M. Sinatra
Collection published: November 2018

 

Advances from the Office of Naval Research STEM Grand Challenge: Expanding the Boundaries of Intelligent Tutoring Systems

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) STEM Grand Challenge was a competition between four top teams working on Intelligent Tutoring Systems to push the boundaries of STEM education using computers. This collection will highlight the high quality systems and research produced under this challenge.

Edited by: Scotty D. Craig, Arthur C. Graesser, and Ray S. Perez
Collection published: April 2018


New Content ItemDesign and Facilitation of Video-Based Professional Development Programs

With the increase in professional development (PD) programs that use video as a means for supporting teachers’ learning and instructional improvement, there is now interest in understanding the thinking and decision making that occur behind the scenes in facilitators’/designers’ minds as they plan and lead PD that capitalizes on the power of video.

Edited by: Miray Tekkumru-Kisa and Mary Kay Stein
Collection published: 25 November 2017


Research on STEM practices in education: International perspectives

This thematic series brings together the work of scholars from around the world to investigate the trends in STEM education research in terms of coverage of STEM practices and to illustrate how STEM practices can be made a component of STEM instruction. 

Edited by: Prof Sibel Erduran
Collection published: 16 February 2015


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New Content ItemEngineering Students’ Perceptions of Stress and Mental Health
by Karin Jensen


 

New Content ItemUsing design thinking to cultivate the next generation of female STEM thinkers
by Marcos Sadao Maekawa, Rie Kijima & Mariko Yoshihara-Yang
 

New Content ItemUndergraduates’ awareness of White and male privilege in STEM

by Melissa Dancy


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A decade of research contributions and emerging trends in the International Journal of STEM Education

The International Journal of STEM Education, covered by Web of Science’s Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), has been identified as important to key opinion leaders, funders, and evaluators worldwide and has an Impact Factor of 8.0. SSCI is a carefully selected and evaluated collection that delivers to users the most influential scientific research. All articles published in this journal are discoverable via the Web of Science with full citation counts, author information, and other enrichment. Coverage of the journal records started in 2018.

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Aims and scope

The International Journal of STEM Education is a multidisciplinary journal focused on the study of teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Established as a forward-looking publication, it aims to advance research and foster innovation in the dynamic and evolving landscape of STEM education worldwide. Through rigorous peer review, the journal is committed to promoting high-quality scholarship and supporting the development of STEM education as a distinct academic field.

The International Journal of STEM Education provides a unique platform for sharing research across a wide range of topics, including the design and implementation of technology-rich learning environments, the role of generative artificial intelligence and its integration in STEM education and research, innovative pedagogies, curricula and assessments in STEM education that support successful learning from Pre K through postsecondary levels including teacher education. Read more 

Citing articles published in this journal

Articles in International Journal of STEM Education should be cited in the same way as articles in a traditional journal. Because articles are not printed, they do not have page numbers; instead, they are given a unique article number and a DOI (digital object identifier). 

Article citations in APA style should cite the DOI:
English, L.D., & Watson J.M. (2015). Exploring variation in measurement as a foundation for statistical thinking in the elementary school. Int J STEM Educ. doi: 10.1186/s40594-015-0016-x.

Article citations follow this format in Vancouver style:
English LD, Watson JM. Exploring variation in measurement as a foundation for statistical thinking in the elementary school. Int J STEM Educ. 2015;2:3

referring to article 3 from Volume 2 of the journal.

The book series: Advances in STEM Education

Advances in STEM Education is a new book series with a focus on cutting-edge research and knowledge development in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education from pre-college through continuing education around the world. Read more

Researchers who are interested in book publishing in STEM education are encouraged to contact the book series editor, Dr. Yeping Li, at yepingli@yahoo.com


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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 
    Journal Impact Factor: 8.0 (2024)    
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 9.1 (2024)   
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 4.535 (2024)    
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 2.606 (2024)

    Speed 
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 10
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 209

    Usage 2024
    Downloads: 1,789,279
    Altmetric mentions: 238

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