Aim and Scope
STEM Education (STEME) is the official journal for STEM Education of the American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS). STEME is a forum for dissemination and debate via original research into science, technology, engineering and mathematics education by, and for, an international community of STEM education scholars, practitioners and policy-makers at all levels.
• AIMS is a member of COPE. All AIMS journals adhere to the policies outlined in our Ethical Standards.
• Publishes 6 issues a year in February, April, June, August, October and December from 2025.
• STEME is an Open Access publication.
• Publishes online only.
• Archived in Portico and CLOCKSS.
• STEME is a publication of the American Institute of Mathematical Sciences. All rights reserved.
Articles in STEME will meet the definition of research and experimental development (R&D) aligned with the OECD’s Frascati Manual, which defines R&D as ‘creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge – including knowledge of humankind, culture and society – and to devise new applications of available knowledge’ (OECD, 2015)*.
STEME welcomes submissions on STEM education at all levels that involve: pure research (including oriented research); applied research; or experimental development. STEME is open to a wide range of research methods, designs and methodologies. All submissions will be peer-reviewed.
STEME encourages submissions that explore and illuminate issues and challenges in any discipline of STEM education, including:
• pedagogy, curriculum and assessment;
• work-integrated learning and accreditation;
• digital education;
• case studies that investigate, probe, drill down and get at the complexity;
• reflections or reflective practice;
• Research higher degree studies and supervision;
• Trends and development in international STEM education and research;
• short notes that are designed to highlight an unusual or interesting result; an alternative method; or a creative approach to teaching a particular idea.
In addition, STEME publishes special issues focusing on topical issues proposed by guest editors.
* OECD (2015), Frascati Manual 2015: Guidelines for Collecting and Reporting Data on Research and Experimental Development, The Measurement of Scientific, Technological and Innovation Activities, OECD Publishing, Paris, pp 44-45.
