Elementary School Journal

Aims & Scope

The Elementary School Journal has served researchers, teacher educators, and practitioners in the elementary and middle school education for more than one hundred years.

ESJ publishes peer-reviewed articles that pertain to both education theory and research and their implications for teaching practice.

In addition, ESJ presents articles that relate the latest research in child development, cognitive psychology, and sociology to school learning and teaching.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8680

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	157

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.660

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	93

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Effective Schools: A Review

  Citation: 720

  Authors: Stewart C., Marshall S.

• Assessing the Instructional Management Behavior of Principals

  Citation: 649

  Authors: Philip, Joseph

• Why Do Parents Become Involved? Research Findings and Implications

  Citation: 619

  Authors: Kathleen V., Joan M. T., Howard M., Darlene, Christa L., Andrew S., Kristen

• School as a Context of Early Adolescents' Academic and Social-Emotional Development: A Summary of Research Findings

  Citation: 585

  Authors: Robert W., Jacquelynne S., Arnold J.

• Teaching through Interactions

  Citation: 515

  Authors: Bridget K., Robert C., Jason T., Jamie, Andrew J., Stephanie M., Joshua L., Elise, Marc, Susan E., Marc A., Aki

• With an Eye on the Mathematical Horizon: Dilemmas of Teaching Elementary School Mathematics

  Citation: 509

  Authors: Deborah Loewenberg

• Developing Measures of Teachers’ Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching

  Citation: 497

  Authors: Heather C., Stephen G., Deborah Loewenberg

• Teachers as Facilitators: What Autonomy‐Supportive Teachers Do and Why Their Students Benefit

  Citation: 467

  Authors: Johnmarshall

• Increasing Young Low‐Income Children’s Oral Vocabulary Repertoires through Rich and Focused Instruction

  Citation: 440

  Authors: Isabel L., Margaret G.

• The Mathematical Understandings That Prospective Teachers Bring to Teacher Education

  Citation: 396

  Authors: Deborah Loewenberg

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