Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education (JOEE) is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal devoted to the scholarly examination of issues in outdoor and environmental education.

JOEE provides a forum in which outdoor and environmental education professionals from all settings can exchange and discuss ideas and practices relevant to their work.

JOEE invites submissions of papers of between 4000 and 8000 words (including reference list and abstract) that focus on enhancing understanding of outdoor and environmental education issues through balanced and in-depth investigation of practices and theories relevant to outdoor and environmental education.

Shorter book/document reviews are also welcomed.

JOEE does not privilege any particular methodology or theory and welcomes contributions from various standpoints.

However, editorial will prioritise papers that take into consideration a broad readership which includes teachers and other practitioners as well as researchers, requiring authors to express and explain evidence and theory using language that is accessible to readers beyond a particular community.

With this in mind, we ask authors, on acceptance of their paper, to produce a short video which will be made accessible in order to share the main messages contained in their paper with a wide audience.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.422

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	19

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13302

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	143

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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 Health Professions and 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.

• Nature and its Influence on Children’s Outdoor Play

  Citation: 163

  Authors: Kellie, Tonia, Karen

• How are Adventure Education Program Outcomes Achieved?: A review of the literature

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Marcia D.

• Comfort Zone: Model or metaphor?

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Mike

• A critique of “Forest School” or something lost in translation

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Mark

• What future/s for outdoor and environmental education in a world that has contended with COVID-19?

  Citation: 76

  Authors: John, Tonia, Glyn, Sandy, Morten, Soren, Simon, Marg, Janet, Pete, Susanna, Mark, Denise, Marcus, James, Chris, Rowena, Kirsti, Scott, Alistair, Takako, Sue, Dorothy

• Slow pedagogy and placing education in post-traditional outdoor education

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Phillip G., Brian

• Outdoor adventure in promoting relationships with nature

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Peter

• Outdoor education and bush adventure therapy: A socio-ecological approach to health and wellbeing

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Anita, Cathryn, Mardie

• Outdoor adventure in Australian outdoor education: Is it a case of roast for Christmas dinner?

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Alison

• Decolonising encounters with the Murray River: Building place responsive outdoor education

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Alistair

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