Zeitschrift fur Erziehungswissenschaft

Aims & Scope

The Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft (ZfE) (“Journal of Pedagogical Research”) is an established scientific journal for the entire field of educational science.

With its first issue in 1998, the ZfE was the first German educational science journal to consistently apply the double-blind peer review process to ensure quality assurance.

Since then, the journal has become well established in the academic community and enjoys an enhanced reputation.

ZfE publishes peer-reviewed first-class original research on current scientific developments and offers interdisciplinary research results to those interested in professional educational science knowledge.

With the selection of editors, the advisory board and especially with the choice of topics, the journal stands for the interdisciplinary character of a comprehensive educational science, the subject of which is the entire human life course.

The editorial board has been put together in such a way as to ensure a high degree of plurality with regard to scientific theoretical orientations, the disciplines represented, neighbouring disciplines and to safeguarding international developments.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.595

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9773

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	300

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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.

• Stichwort: Professionelle Kompetenz von Lehrkräften

  Citation: 1091

  Authors: Jürgen, Mareike

• Bildungsungleichheit — der Beitrag von Familie und Schule

  Citation: 190

  Authors: Hartmut, Jan, Magdalena

• Disparitäten der Bildungsbeteiligung und des Kompetenzerwerbs

  Citation: 171

  Authors: Jürgen, Rainer, Gundel

• 2 Education as a lifelong process | Bildung als lebenslanger Prozess

  Citation: 167

  Authors: Hans-Peter, Jutta

• Learning during COVID-19: the role of self-regulated learning, motivation, and procrastination for perceived competence | Lernen während COVID-19: Die Relevanz von selbstreguliertem Lernen, intrinsischer Motivation und passiver Prokrastination für die wahrgenommene Kompetenz

  Citation: 153

  Authors: Elisabeth Rosa, Marko, Julia, Selma, Christiane, Barbara

• Der Ãœbergang von der Grundschule in die Sekundarstufe I

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Hartmut, Jan

• Stichwort Pädagogisches Wissen von Lehrkräften: Empirische Zugänge und Befunde | Teachers’ pedagogical knowledge: Empirical approaches and findings

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Thamar, Olga, Verena, Mareike

• Stichwort: Transfer und Transferforschung im Bildungsbereich | Keyword: transfer and transfer research in education science

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Cornelia

• Milieuspezifische Bildungsstrategien in Familie und Gleichaltrigengruppe

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Matthias, Olaf, Uwe H., Ullrich

• The global middle class and school choice: a cosmopolitan sociology | Die globale Mittelschicht und Schulwahl: eine kosmopolitische Soziologie

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Stephen J., Dimitra Pavlina

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