| The Journal of the Learning Sciences | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated title (ISO) | J. Learn. Sci. |
| Discipline | Education |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver, Yasmin B. Kafai |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publication history | 1991-present |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Impact factor (2009) |
1.767 |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1050-8406 (print) 1532-7809 (web) |
| LCCN | 91641725 |
| CODEN | JLSBE3 |
| OCLC number | 45007206 |
| Links | |
The Journal of the Learning Sciences is a peer-reviewed academic journal and an official publication of the International Society of the Learning Sciences. It covers research on learning and education and is published by Taylor & Francis publishers. It was started in 1991 as by founding editor Janet L. Kolodner from the Georgia Institute of Technology. The current editors are Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver (Rutgers University) and Yasmin B. Kafai 'University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education). The founding editor emeritus is Janet L. Kolodner (Georgia Institute of Technology).
According to the Journal Citation Reports, The Journal of the Learning Sciences had a 2009 impact factor of 1.767, ranking it 9th out of 44 in the category "Social Science, Psychology, Educational" and 15th out of 139 in "Social Science, Education & Educational Research".