Focus and Scope

Journal of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability Education (JEESE) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes high-quality scholarly works in the field of Earth, environmental, and sustainability education, with particular emphasis on Earth and space science education, environmental education, sustainability education, climate change education, disaster and resilience education, and geographically grounded learning. The journal is committed to advancing empirical, theoretical, and interdisciplinary knowledge that contributes to the improvement of teaching, learning, curriculum, teacher preparation, and educational policy across diverse formal, non-formal, and community-based educational contexts.

JEESE promotes rigorous and relevant scholarship that examines the design, implementation, evaluation, and transformation of theory and practice in Earth, environment, and sustainability education. The journal welcomes studies that address contemporary issues, emerging trends, and global challenges such as climate change, environmental degradation, sustainability transitions, and human–environment relationships. JEESE particularly encourages manuscripts that contribute to the development of meaningful, equitable, and context-responsive learning grounded in local and global perspectives.

The journal welcomes original research articles, review articles, and conceptual papers addressing, but not limited to, the following areas:

  • Earth and Space Science Education
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability Education
  • Climate Change Education, Disaster Education, and Resilience Education
  • Geography and Earth system-based learning
  • Contextual, local wisdom, and community-connected learning
  • Instructional design, pedagogical models, and classroom practices in Earth-environmental education
  • Curriculum development and innovation in sustainability-oriented education
  • Assessment, evaluation, and environmental literacy
  • Pre-service and in-service teacher education and professional development in Earth and environmental education
  • Education policy, governance, and reform related to environment and sustainability
  • Informal and non-formal learning in communities, ecosystems, museums, and digital environments
  • Social, cultural, ethical, and values-based dimensions of environmental learning
  • Equity, inclusion, and access in sustainability and environmental education
  • Interdisciplinary studies connecting science education, geography education, sustainability studies, and related fields
  • The use of digital technologies, geospatial tools, and innovative media in Earth and environmental learning

JEESE also provides space for scholarship in several important areas of inquiry. These include studies on how learners develop environmental awareness, sustainability competencies, systems thinking, and ecological responsibility across diverse contexts and learning environments. The journal also welcomes analytical, interpretive, and critical discussions of current educational, social, cultural, and philosophical developments related to sustainability and environmental education.

In addition, JEESE encourages submissions on learning in everyday life, particularly studies that explore environmental and sustainability learning beyond formal classrooms, such as in families, communities, indigenous contexts, online platforms, and public institutions. Manuscripts focusing on teacher education are also highly relevant, including those examining teacher preparation, professional growth, pedagogical competence, and the broader ecological and socio-cultural contexts shaping teaching practices.

The journal further welcomes studies on education policy related to environment and sustainability, including analyses of policy goals, implementation, impacts, and how policy decisions influence curriculum, teaching, learning, assessment, and teacher development. JEESE also supports interdisciplinary research that integrates perspectives from geography, Earth system science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, philosophy, and other relevant disciplines to enrich theory and practice.

All submissions must demonstrate clear relevance to Earth, environmental, and sustainability education and make a meaningful contribution to theory, research, policy, or practice. Manuscripts should employ sound scholarly approaches, whether quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, review-based, or conceptual. JEESE values studies with strong theoretical grounding, methodological rigor, clear argumentation, and well-developed implications for education and sustainability practice.

Note: JEESE prioritizes manuscripts that explicitly address educational dimensions. Studies focusing solely on Earth or environmental science content without clear implications for teaching, learning, curriculum, assessment, teacher education, or policy are generally outside the main scope of the journal.