Beyond the Acronym: STEM Education as a Flourishing Academic Field

STEM education has emerged as a rapidly expanding academic field in the twenty-first century. As scholarly publications have proliferated, the field has evolved from an acronym initially used primarily as a descriptive label into a distinct area of scholarship with its own academic identity. In this editorial, we first provide an overview of the journal's development and performance over the years. We then extend the discussion to examine the evolving identity of STEM education through the contributions of diverse publication outlets and explore the field's development across multiple dimensions, including research advancement, scholarly communication, and journal development.