Assessing Journal Quality in Mathematics Education

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Ryan Andrew Nivens East Tennessee State University

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In this Research Commentary, we describe 3 journal metrics–the Web of Science's Impact Factor, Scopus's SCImago Journal Rank, and Google Scholar Metrics' h5-index—and compile the rankings (if they exist) for 69 mathematics education journals. We then discuss 2 paths that the mathematics education community should consider with regard to these citation-based metrics of journal quality: either working within the system to enhance our positioning or resisting or modifying the system itself.

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Ryan Andrew Nivens, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, East Tennessee State University, PO Box 70684, Johnson City, TN 37614-1709; nivens@etsu.edu

Samuel Otten, Department of Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum, University of Missouri–Columbia, 121B Townsend Hall, Columbia, MO 65211; ottensa@missouri.edu

(Corresponding author is Nivens nivens@etsu.edu)
(Corresponding author is Otten ottensa@missouri.edu)
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