About the Journal

Focus, Scope and Article Types

The Nordic Journal of STEM Education is a scholarly peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing in the broad field of educational research and development in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) higher education. We invite contributions that address pedagogical, educational, and academic developments or studies. Nordic perspectives are our main focus. However, articles with a wider scope will be considered if the authors have positioned them to be relevant to issues in Nordic STEM higher education.

NJSTEME invites contributes classified as both the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER). There is considerable overlap between these approaches, with SoTL historically emphasizing reflective teaching practices (in which the scholarship may center on your own teaching), and DBER focusing on taking an interdisciplinary, scientific approach to teaching and learning. In general, we encourage research articles that include:

  1. An evidence-based, theoretically grounded rationale for the work described
  2. A clear research question or testable hypothesis
  3. Sound methodology that can be replicated based on the information provided
  4. Data that align with the stated question or hypothesis
  5. Conclusions and critical reflections that are justified based on the data presented
  6. Findings that advance our understanding of teaching and learning in Nordic STEM higher education

The Nordic Journal of STEM Education mainly publishes Research articles  (ideally up to 6000 words, however longer papers may be considered if warranted by interest and quality of the contribution), but we will also consider Perspective articles (up to 3000 words), and Teaching Tools (up to 2500 words). See author guidelines for more information about the article types. We intend to publish continuously as articles become accepted for publication, with one Volume (in one or two issues) per calendar year.

The journal welcomes submissions in English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish. All contributions must include an English language abstract (up to 300 words). For authors writing in English, we welcome additional abstracts in any Nordic language to broaden the appeal of your work and make it culturally relevant.

In addition, the journal publishes proceedings from the biannual MNT conference. 

Peer Review Process

The journal follows a standard, single-blind review process. Upon determining the relevance of the submitted contribution to the journal's scope, one of the journal’s managing editors will send it to at least two appropriate external reviewers. Reviewers are encouraged to use the rubrics, specific to each submission type, provided in our “information for authors.” Authors receive feedback based on the reviewers' recommendations, and are typically encouraged to make recommended revisions. The final decision on accepting a submission is based on the authors' responses to the provided feedback, and is made by the editor-in-chief in consultation with the assigned managing editor. Accepted articles undergo copyediting and final author review, and are published when that process is complete. Authors will then be notified and encouraged to share their work. There are no page charges for manuscripts accepted for publication.

To expedite these processes, authors are encouraged to submit a cover letter that describes the work, its contribution to our current understanding of Nordic STEM higher education, and the names of at least three potential reviewers with whom they do not have a professional or personal conflict of interest. Please note that NJSTEME does not have resources for a full-time copyeditor, so we appreciate any efforts to write clearly and minimize grammatical and spelling errors.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Authors contributing to the journal retain the copyright of their article but agree to publish their articles under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).