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International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education

eISSN: 2962-2131 International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 2 issues per year

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Latest DCS 97.00 2026

582 Citations 2024 – 2026

6 Documents 2024 – 2026

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Journal Title International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education

eISSN 2962-2131

Publisher International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education

Frequency 2 issues per year

Start Year 2022

Editor in Chief Dr. Saiful Prayogi

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Top Performing Year

2025

Avg Citations / Year

167.40

Citations / Article

31.33

Latest DCS

97.00

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Impact Factor

16.600

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Top citation year was 2025 with 249 citations. Average citations per year stand at 167.4. Each indexed article contributes around 31.33 citations on average. Latest CiteScore for 2026 is 97, indicating a Upward trend. Based on 2025 CiteScore comparison across active journals, this journal falls in Z1. Most cited article currently has 187 citations.

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187 Cites

2022

The impact of project-based learning (PjBL) model on secondary students’ creative thinking skills

M de Oliveira Biazus, S Mahtari

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 1 (1), 38-48, 2022

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Last Updated 12 Aug 2026

Total Citations 846 All-time citation count

H-Index 15 Citation impact indicator

I10-Index 20 Articles with 10+ citations

Indexed Articles 27 Articles currently indexed

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Year	Citations
2026	143
2025	249
2024	190
2023	224
2022	31

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International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education (IJECE) is an international peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the development, implementation, assessment, and sustainability of essential competencies in the 21st-century education requirements such as model and learning strategy, collaboration, communication, thinking skills, design thinking, computational thinking, etc.

IJECE welcomes submissions from all disciplines, research types, and perspectives related to teaching and learning at all levels of education and nations' diversification.

IJECE published by LITPAM. The journal publishes two issues per year in June and December. For more information, please read the Journal Description and sidebar menu.

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education (IJECE) is an international peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the development, implementation, assessment, and sustainability of essential competencies in 21st-century education requirements such as:

model and learning strategy
collaboration
communication skills
critical thinking skills
creative thinking skills
design thinking skills
metacognition
scientific curiosity
innovative learning
information, media, and technology literacy
problem-solving
decision making
learning outcomes

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27 Articles Page 1 of 2

2022

The impact of project-based learning (PjBL) model on secondary students’ creative thinking skills

M de Oliveira Biazus, S Mahtari

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 1 (1), 38-48, 2022

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Citations 187 Scholar

2024

Addressing the PISA 2022 results: A call for reinvigorating Indonesia’s education system

MR Bilad, S Zubaidah, S Prayogi

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 3 (1), 1-12, 2024

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Citations 126 Scholar

2022

The experimental experience of motion kinematics in biology class using PhET virtual simulation and its impact on learning outcomes

N Verawati, LS Handriani, BK Prahani

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 1 (1), 11-17, 2022

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Citations 73 Scholar

2022

Nurturing prospective STEM teachers’ critical thinking skill through virtual simulation-assisted remote inquiry in Fourier transform courses

MR Bilad, K Anwar, S Hayati

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 1 (1), 1-10, 2022

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Citations 61 Scholar

2022

Development of evaluative-process learning tools integrated with conceptual-problem-based learning models: Study of its validity and effectiveness to train critical thinking

H Fitriani, T Samsuri, F Rachmadiarti, R Raharjo, CD Mantlana

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 1 (1), 2022

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Citations 52 Scholar

2022

Exploring students’ critical thinking and curiosity: A study on problem-based learning with character development and naturalist intelligence

S Suhirman, I Ghazali

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 1 (2), 95-107, 2022

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Citations 41 Scholar

2022

Prospective teachers’ metacognitive awareness in remote learning: Analytical study viewed from cognitive style and gender

M Asy’ari, CTW Da Rosa

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 1 (1), 18-26, 2022

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Citations 32 Scholar

2022

Efforts to drill the critical thinking skills on momentum and impulse phenomena using discovery learning model

BH Ekayanti, S Prayogi, S Gummah

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 1 (2), 84-94, 2022

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Citations 29 Scholar

2024

Curiosity in science learning: A systematic literature review

H Hunaepi, IK Suma, IW Subagia

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 3 (1), 77-105, 2024

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Citations 28 Scholar

2022

The intervention of mathematical problem-solving model on the systems of linear equation material: Analysing its impact on increasing students’ creative thinking

R Hidayat, E Evendi

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 1 (2), 61-68, 2022

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Citations 26 Scholar

2023

Surmounting obstacles in STEM education: An in-depth analysis of literature paving the way for proficient pedagogy in STEM learning

F Salvetti, K Rijal, I Owusu-Darko, S Prayogi

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 2 (2), 177-196, 2023

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Citations 25 Scholar

2023

Problem-based learning in remote learning scenario utilizing climate change virtual reality video in mobile application to train critical thinking

H Aliyu, M Ebikabowei, AJ Kola

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 2 (2), 144-159, 2023

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Citations 25 Scholar

2022

Bibliometric analysis of research on scientific literacy between 2018 and 2022: Science education subject

MDH Wirzal, N Nordin, MA Bustam, M Joselevich

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 1 (2), 69-83, 2022

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Citations 24 Scholar

2022

Analyzing STEM students’ critical thinking performance: Literacy study on the polymer film fabrication process irradiated with gamma rays

MR Bilad, A Doyan, S Susilawati

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 1 (2), 49-60, 2022

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Citations 19 Scholar

2023

Bibliometric analysis of the thinking styles in math and its’ implication on science learning

Y Sarkingobir, LF Egbebi, AOA Awofala

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 2 (1), 75-87, 2023

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Citations 16 Scholar

2023

The analysis of students’ design thinking in inquiry-based learning in routine university science courses

S Prayogi, RFP Ardi, RE Yazidi, KC Tseng, HA Mustofa

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 2 (1), 1-14, 2023

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Citations 15 Scholar

2023

Examining STEM students’ computational thinking skills through interactive practicum utilizing technology

N Verawati, K Rijal, NWB Grendis

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 2 (1), 54-65, 2023

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Citations 13 Scholar

2020

The Effect of Flipped Classroom in English Language Communicative Skill

S Yakob

[Bandar Seri Begawan]: Universiti Brunei Darussalam,, 2020

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Citations 12 Scholar

2024

Helping students become proficient physics problem solvers through problem-based learning

Y Sarkingobir, A Bello

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 3 (1), 13-27, 2024

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Citations 11 Scholar

2023

Enhancing engineering electromagnetics education: A comparative analysis of synchronous and asynchronous learning environments

MR Bilad

International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education 2 (1), 66-74, 2023

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Citations 10 Scholar

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