Physical Review Physics Education Research (PRPER) covers the full array of experimental and theoretical research relating to the teaching and learning of physics and astronomy. PRPER is the only fully open access journal for physics education research.

PRPER covers all educational levels, from elementary through graduate education. All topics in experimental and theoretical physics education research are accepted, including, but not limited to:

Educational policy
Instructional strategies, and materials development
Research methodology
Epistemology, attitudes, and beliefs
Learning environment
Scientific reasoning and problem solving
Diversity and inclusion
Learning theory
Student participation
Faculty and teacher professional development