Physics Education Research Conference
July 29, 2015
College Park, MD
Part 1: About PRST-PER
PRST-PER is part of the APS family of
journals
PRST-PER Receives over 100 manuscripts
each year. The acceptance rate is 45%.
Number of Manuscripts
160
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Number of Manuscripts
120
Received
Accepted
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2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Year
2011
2012
2013
2014
The average time from submission to
acceptance is about 6 months.
Time to Acceptance
2005
17
2006
11
2007
13
2008
10
2009
10
73
80
Office
111
Author
115
Referee
127
96
156
100
79
Year
109
2010
15
2011
17
2012
95
73
75
25
2013
110
17
2014
92
118
29
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79
81
67
50
73
100
150
Time (days)
200
250
300
The impact factor of 1.54 is good for an
education research journal
Impact Factor
2.5
Impact Factor
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1.5
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2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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Journal of Research on Science Teaching: 3.16
Journal of Engineering Education: 2.06
CBE Life Science Education: 1.90
Journal of Chemical Education: 1.11
American Journal of Physics: 0.96
PRST-PER Focused Collections
PER in Upper-Division Physics Courses
(37 Article Proposals  19 Articles Accepted)
Guest Editors: Michael E. Loverude and Bradley S. Ambrose
Articles appearing in this focused collection will highlight the current state of the field
of physics education research as it relates to upper-division physics courses.
Preparing and Supporting College and University Physics
Educators
(30 Article Proposals  13 Articles Submitted)
Guest Editors: Rachel E. Scherr and MacKenzie R. Stetzer
Articles appearing in this focused collection will highlight the state of the field of
physics education research as it relates to preparing and supporting university physics
educators.
Gender in Physics
(42 Article Proposals  21 Articles Submitted)
Guest Editors Eric: Brewe and Vashti Sawtelle
Articles appearing in this focused collection will highlight the current state of the field
of physics education research as it relates to gender in physics.
Thanks to everyone who makes the
journal work
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Debbie Brodbar, Journal Manager
Maria Poko, Senior Editorial Assistant
Paula Heron, Associate Editor
Editorial Board
Eugenia Etkina (2016)
John R. Thompson (2016)
Edit Yerushalmi (2016)
Saalih Allie (2018)
Rachel Scherr (2018)
Genaro Zavala (2018)
Part 2: Highlights From the First Ten
Years
Guest Editorial: Reflections on the
First Ten Years of Physical Review
Special Topics – Physics Education
Research
Guest Editorial (2015)
Bob Beichner, Founding Editor
Associate Editors
Paula Heron
Sanjay Rebello
Assistant Editor
H. Vince Kuo
David Maloney
Past Editorial Board Members
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Chabay, Ruth
Goldberg, Fred
Heckler, Andrew
Heller, Ken
Heron, Paula
Linder, Cedric
Lopez, Ramon
Mcdermott, Lillian
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Sharma, Manjula
Singh, Chandralekha
Viennot, Laurence
Vokos, Stamatis
Welzelbreuer, Manuela
Wieman, Carl
Wittmann, Michael
Most Cited PRST-PER Article
Cited 148 times in Web of Science (341 times in Google Scholar)
Most Cited PRST-PER Articles
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New instrument for measuring student beliefs about physics and learning physics: The Colorado
Learning About Science Survey (2006), Adams, W., Perkins, K., Dubson, M., Finkelstein, N., and
Wieman, C., Cited 148 (341)
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Evaluating an electricity and magnetism assessment tool: Brief electricity and magnetism
assessment (2006), Ding, L., Chabay, R., Sherwood, B., and Beichner, R., Cited 89 (210)
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Barriers to the use of research-based instructional strategies: The influence of both individual and
situational characteristics (2007), Henderson, C. and Dancy, M., Cited 55 (147)
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Scientific abilities and their assessment (2006), Etkina, E., VanHeuvelen, A., White-Brahmia, S.,
Brookes, D., Gentile, M., Murthy, S., Rosengrant, D., and Warren, A., Cited 52 (114)
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Replicating and understanding successful innovations: Implementing tutorials in introductory
physics (2005), Finkelstein, N. and Pollock, S., Cited 46 (109)
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Elements of a cognitive model of physics problem solving: Epistemic games (2007), Tuminaro, J. and
Redish, E., Cited 42 (111)
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Characterizing the gender gap in introductory physics (2009), Kost, L., Pollock, S., and Finkelstein,
N., Cited 34 (75)
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Using conceptual metaphor and functional grammar to explore how language used in physics
affects student learning (2007), Brookes, D. and Etkina, E., Cited 31 (82)
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Impact of physics education research on the teaching of introductory quantitative physics in the
United States (2009), Henderson, C. and Dancy, M., Cited 31 (78)
10. Approaches to data analysis of multiple-choice questions (2009), Ding, L. and Beichner, R., Cited 30
(63)
Most Downloaded
PRST-PER Article in 2014
Downloaded 2810 times in 2014
Most Downloaded PRST-PER Articles in 2014
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Heron, P. R. (2015). Effect of lecture instruction on student performance on qualitative
questions. (Downloaded 2810 times.)
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Fakcharoenphol, W., & Stelzer, T. (2014). Physics exam preparation: A comparison of three
methods. (Downloaded 2213 times.)
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Docktor, J. L., & Mestre, J. P. (2014). Synthesis of discipline-based education research in
physics. (Downloaded 2209 times.)
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Finkelstein, N. D., Adams, W. K., Keller, C. J., Kohl, P. B., Perkins, K. K., Podolefsky, N. S., Reid, S. &
LeMaster, R. (2005). When learning about the real world is better done virtually: A study of
substituting computer simulations for laboratory equipment. (Downloaded 1750 times.)
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Pollock, S. J., & Finkelstein, N. D. (2008). Sustaining educational reforms in introductory
physics. (Downloaded 1683 times.)
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Henderson, C., Turpen, C., Dancy, M., & Chapman, T. (2014). Assessment of teaching effectiveness:
Lack of alignment between instructors, institutions, and research recommendations. (Downloaded
1657 times.)
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Miller, K., Schell, J., Ho, A., Lukoff, B., & Mazur, E. (2015). Response switching and self-efficacy in Peer
Instruction classrooms. (Downloaded 1649 times.)
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Rudolph, A. L., Lamine, B., Joyce, M., Vignolles, H., & Consiglio, D. (2014). Introduction of interactive
learning into French university physics classrooms. (Downloaded 1636 times.)
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Adams, W. K., Perkins, K. K., Podolefsky, N. S., Dubson, M., Finkelstein, N. D., & Wieman, C. E. (2006).
New instrument for measuring student beliefs about physics and learning physics: The Colorado
Learning Attitudes about Science Survey. (Downloaded 1613 times.)
10. Barniol, P., & Zavala, G. (2014). Test of understanding of vectors: A reliable multiple-choice vector
concept test. (Downloaded 1571 times.)
Author with the Largest Number of
PRST-PER Papers
Noah Finkelstein, 21 Papers
Authors with the Largest Number of PRSTPER Papers
1. Finkelstein, Noah
21 papers
2. Rebello, Sanjay
15 papers
3. Singh, Chandralekha
14 papers
4. Pollock, Steve
13 papers
5. Scherr, Rachel
13 papers
6. Brewe, Eric
11 papers
7. Henderson, Charles
11 papers
8. Wittmann, Michael
11 papers
9. Perkins, Kathy
10 papers
10. Ding, Lin
9 papers
11. Kramer, Laird
9 papers
12. Etkina, Eugenia
8 papers
13. McKagan, Sam
8 papers
14. Sayre, Ellie
8 papers
15. Yerushalmi, Edit
8 papers
Referees Make PRST-PER Possible
Referee who has submitted the largest
number of reviews
David Maloney, 29 Reviews
Referees with the Largest Number of PRSTPER Reviews
1. Maloney,David
2. Ding,Lin
3. Etkina,Eugenia
4. Sayre,Ellie
5. Elby,Andrew
6. Finkelstein,Noah
7. Harper,Kathleen
8. Hsu,Leon
9. Kortemeyer,Gerd
10. Heckler,Andrew
29 Reviews
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20 Reviews
20 Reviews
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19 Reviews
Outstanding Referees
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Ambrose, Brad
Aubrecht, Gordon
Ding, Lin
Docktor, Jennifer
Elby, Andrew
Etkina, Eugenia
Finkelstein, Noah
Goldberg, Fred
Harper, Kathleen
Henderson, Charles
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Hsu, Leon
Kortemeyer, Gerd
Maloney, David
Meltzer, David
Pollock, Steven
Sharma, Manjula
Sayre, Ellie
Vonkorff, Joshua
Vokos, Stamatis
PRST-PER Needs You
If you are not already a referee, please email me and let
me know you are interested (prst-per@aps.org).