Public Understanding of Science

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

Public Understanding of Science is a fully peer reviewed international journal covering all aspects of the inter-relationships between science (including technology and medicine) and the public. Public Understanding of Science is the only journal to cover all aspects of the inter-relationships between science (including technology and medicine) and the public.

Topics Covered Include...

·surveys of public understanding and attitudes towards science and technology

·perceptions of science

·popular representations of science

·scientific and para-scientific belief systems

·science in schools

About Public Understanding of Science

Public Understanding of Science is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) (Q1); Communication (Q1); Developmental and Educational Psychology (Q1). It is published by SAGE Publications Ltd. The overall rank of Public Understanding of Science is 2364. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.408. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 88. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of Public Understanding of Science journal is 09636625, 13616609. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Public Understanding of Science is cited by a total of 928 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2022).

Public Understanding of Science Impact IF 2022-2023

The Impact IF 2022 of Public Understanding of Science is 4.83, which is computed in 2023 as per its definition. Public Understanding of Science IF is increased by a factor of 1.27 and approximate percentage change is 35.67% when compared to preceding year 2021, which shows a rising trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Public Understanding of Science Impact IF 2023 Prediction

Impact IF 2022 of Public Understanding of Science is 4.83. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2023 as well.

Public Understanding of Science h-index

 

Public Understanding of Science has an h-index of 88. It means 88 articles of this journal have more than 88 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Public Understanding of Science ISSN

The ISSN of Public Understanding of Science is 09636625, 13616609. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Public Understanding of Science Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Public Understanding of Science is 2364. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.408. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Public Understanding of Science by Year

Ranking of Public Understanding of Science by Year

Public Understanding of Science Publisher

Public Understanding of Science is published by SAGE Publications Ltd. It's publishing house is located in United Kingdom. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1992-2022. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Public Understanding of Science is Public Underst. Sci.. This abbreviation ('Public Underst. Sci.') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Public Understanding of Science

If your research field is/are related to Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) (Q1); Communication (Q1); Developmental and Educational Psychology (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/