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Physics Education Template

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About the Physics Education format

Physics Education is a peer-reviewed journal published by IOP Publishing, covering Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies, Science Education and Pedagogy, Experimental Learning in Engineering. Over its lifetime it has published 8,474 papers, which have received 37,598 citations.

PublisherIOP Publishing
Reference styleNumbered (IOP)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] Smith A, Jones B and Lee C 2023 A representative article title Physics Education 12 45–58

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Publishes research inExperimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Science Education and Pedagogy Experimental Learning in Engineering Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics Innovative Teaching Methods
ISSN0031-9120
Citation impact (2-yr)0.89
h-index66
i10-index849
Top institutions publishing hereThe University of Sydney
Journal websiteiopscience.org
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Papers published in Physics Education per year

132
2014
132
2015
201
2016
189
2017
200
2018
215
2019
227
2020
258
2021
222
2022
179
2023
261
2024
258
2025

Citation impact of Physics Education by publication year

836
2014
841
2015
1.1K
2016
1.1K
2017
1.4K
2018
911
2019
1.2K
2020
926
2021
541
2022
695
2023
457
2024
142
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Physics Education

Young People's Images of Science

Roger Hackett · 1 May 1996

This book should be of interest to all science educators, whether they teach students, advise or inspect or are involved in planning a science curriculum. The content is essentially an account of a research project undertaken to find out and to report the range and nature of school students' understanding of the nature of science.…

Archimedes revisited: a faster, better, cheaper method of accurately measuring the volume of small objects

Stephen Hughes · 1 Sep 2005

A little-known method of measuring the volume of small objects based on Archimedes principle is described, which involves suspending an object in a waterfilled container placed on electronic scales. The suspension technique is a variation on the hydrostatic weighing technique used for measuring volume. The suspension method was compared with two other traditional water displacement…

Teacher Development: A Model From Science Education

P.L. Lijnse · 1 Sep 1996

This book reports on the findings of a three-year research project carried out in New Zealand. It documents the teacher development process for a group of science teachers that took part in the `Learning in Science project'. A main focus of this project was to make teachers use new teaching activities to take into account…

Physics Education template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Physics Education format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Physics Education template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official IOP Publishing format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Physics Education use?
Physics Education uses Numbered (IOP) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] Smith A, Jones B and Lee C 2023 A representative article title Physics Education 12 45–58
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Physics Education?
No. DocuGuru generates the iopjournal LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a IOP Publishing-ready Physics Education document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Physics Education template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Physics Education format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Physics Education?
IOP Publishing journal. It is a physics journal, published by IOP Publishing.
Can I export a submission-ready Physics Education PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Physics Education template (the iopjournal class) that is ready to submit to IOP Publishing, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Physics Education template cost?
You can start writing in the Physics Education template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Physics Education PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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