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The Journal of Social Studies Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, Global Education and Multiculturalism, Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleNumbered (Elsevier)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, The Journal of Social Studies Research 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy Global Education and Multiculturalism Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences Educational Assessment and Pedagogy Critical Race Theory in Education
ISSN0885-985X
Citation impact (2-yr)1.24
h-index39
i10-index217
Total citations6,746
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Alabama
Journal websitewww.sciencedirect.com
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Papers published in The Journal of Social Studies Research per year

33
2014
45
2015
28
2016
42
2017
42
2018
32
2019
34
2020
29
2021
21
2022
8
2023
30
2024
15
2025

Citation impact of The Journal of Social Studies Research by publication year

618
2014
687
2015
296
2016
552
2017
367
2018
378
2019
381
2020
212
2021
129
2022
24
2023
65
2024
6
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in The Journal of Social Studies Research

A Forgotten Concept: Global Citizenship Education and State Social Studies Standards

Anatoli Rapoport · 1 Apr 2009

In today' s global environment, social studies educators have the opportunity to expand their students’ vision of the role of citizenship in developing a democratic understanding by adopting multiple perspectives on citizenship. Global citizenship education is becoming an important component in citizenship education in many countries. However, unlike their colleagues in Europe or Asia, US…

Do They Really Dislike Social Studies? A Study of Middle School and High School Students

John J. Chiodo, Jeffery Byford · 1 Apr 2004

Building on previous research conducted over the past thirty years, this study attempts to inquire about students’ attitudes towards social studies. Using a phenomenological research approach, two groups of eighth and eleventh grade students were interviewed. A total of forty-eight students were selected to participate in the study. With teacher and learning variables, previous research,…

Teaching about Race in an Urban History Class: The Effects of Culturally Responsive Teaching

Terrie Epstein, Edwin Mayorga, Joseph Derrick Nelson · 1 Apr 2011

The authors examined the effects of a culturally responsive teacher' s pedagogy on urban low-income African American and Latino high school students' interpretations of racial diversity, racism, and individual and collective agency in U. S. history. The authors found that students incorporated instruction about the diversity and agency of people of color and the changing…

Beyond the “Babel Problem”: Defining Simulations for the Social Studies

Cory Wright‐Maley · 17 Dec 2014

Simulation research has become a growing area of interest in the social studies in recent years. Problematically, the term simulation is used without consistency among practitioners and researchers. The conceptual confusion regarding what simulations are (or are not) muddies the field and makes it difficult for scholars to make sense of this phenomenon or to…

Moral values and good citizens in a multi-ethnic society: A content analysis of moral education textbooks in Malaysia

Bee Piang Tan, Noor Banu Mahadir Naidu, Zuraini Jamil Osman · 2 Jun 2017

One of the most important roles of schools is to enable students to become good citizens, capable of participating in the public affairs of society. However, the term ‘good citizens’ evokes different interpretations and definitions in different value systems. Using the methods of quantitative content analysis and narrative analysis, this paper aims to identify the…

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