International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education

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APA

Navarro, D., González-Campos, J. A., & Perines, H. (2026). Advances and perspectives in research on math anxiety: A systematic review and a bibliometric analysis. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 21(3), em0893. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/19017

Vancouver

Navarro D, González-Campos JA, Perines H. Advances and perspectives in research on math anxiety: A systematic review and a bibliometric analysis. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2026;21(3):em0893. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/19017

AMA

Navarro D, González-Campos JA, Perines H. Advances and perspectives in research on math anxiety: A systematic review and a bibliometric analysis. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2026;21(3), em0893. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/19017

Chicago

Navarro, Daniel, José Alejandro González-Campos, and Haylen Perines. "Advances and perspectives in research on math anxiety: A systematic review and a bibliometric analysis". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education 2026 21 no. 3 (2026): em0893. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/19017

Harvard

Navarro, D., González-Campos, J. A., and Perines, H. (2026). Advances and perspectives in research on math anxiety: A systematic review and a bibliometric analysis. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 21(3), em0893. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/19017

MLA

Navarro, Daniel et al. "Advances and perspectives in research on math anxiety: A systematic review and a bibliometric analysis". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, vol. 21, no. 3, 2026, em0893. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/19017