JSTE publishes empirical research and theoretical position statements concerning preservice and inservice education of science teachers. 

• Offers ways to improve classroom teaching and learning inservice workshops, and teacher recruitment and retention.
• Provides evidence through research of the effectiveness of teaching strategies, interventions, assessments, professional development and other issues related to science teacher education. 
• Communication ideas,, theories, research, and field -oriented information related to policy, supervision, curriculum, instruction and assessment in science teacher education. 
• The focus of both theoretical and empirical articles should be on science teacher education. Articles with ONLY implications for science are not appropriate.