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Selected Special Education Journals

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American Annals of the Deaf
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - AJIDD
Annals of Dyslexia
Autism : The International Journal of Research and Practice
Behavioral Disorders: Journal of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders
Brain Injury
British Journal of Learning Disabilities
Continuity in Education
An open access, peer reviewed journal for the education of children and young people with medical and mental health needs.
Disability and Society
Disability Studies Quarterly
Dyslexia
European Journal of Special Needs Education
Exceptional Children
Exceptionality
Exceptionality Education International
Open access after 1 year
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - IDD
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Journal of Early Intervention
Offers blind peer reviewed articles "related to research and practice in early intervention for infants and young children with special needs and their families. . . .Key features include research reports, scholarly reviews, policy analyses, research methods, and "Innovative Practices".
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
An ISI ranked journal sponsored by mencap a UK-based "organisation promoting the interests of people with intellectual disability/learning disability and their families." Includes peer reviewed research and invited expert reviews.
Journal of Learning Disabilities
Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs
Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities - JSESD
This open access, peer reviewed journal focuses on "science education for students with varying types and levels of disabilities."
The Journal of Special Education
Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness - American Foundation for the Blind
Journal on Developmental Disabilities
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Research & Practice - Council for Exceptional Children
LDRP publishes blind peer reviewed articles "addressing the nature and characteristics of children and adults with learning disabilities, program development, assessment practices, and instruction. "
Learning Disability Quarterly
Psychology in the Schools
Remedial and Special Education
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Research in Developmental Disabilities
Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
EMU's electronic access to this has 1 year delay. If you need a recent article, use interlibrary loan.
Rural Special Education Quarterly
TEACHING Exceptional Children - TEC
Tizard Learning Disability Review
EMU's electronic access to this has 1 year delay. If you need a recent article, use interlibrary loan.
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
"The practical nature of this journal helps professionals improve service delivery systems for preschool children with special needs. Each issue features reports of original research, literature reviews, conceptual statements, position papers, and program descriptions."
Topics in Language Disorders
Volta Review - Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Young Exceptional Children

Selected Education Journals

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AERA Open
"A peer-reviewed, open access journal published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA)."
Afterschool Matters
An open access peer-reviewed journal from the National Institute on Out-of-School Time.
American Educational Research Journal
AERJ "publishes original empirical and theoretical studies and analyses in education that constitute significant contributions to the understanding and/or improvement of educational processes and outcomes." A blind peer reviewed journal from the American Educational Research Association.
American Journal of Education
Sponsored by the Pennsylvania State College of Education, this peer reviewed journal publishes articles "that present research, theoretical statements, philosophical arguments, critical syntheses of a field of educational inquiry, and integrations of educational scholarship, policy, and practice."
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
This open access peer- reviewed journal publishes research related to teacher education.
Child Development
"As the flagship journal of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Child Development has published articles, essays, reviews, and tutorials on various topics in the field of child development since 1930." Uses blind peer review.
Cognition and Instruction
This peer reviewed journal publishes articles on the "rigorous study of foundational issues concerning the mental, socio-cultural, and mediational processes and conditions of learning and intellectual competence." Articles are sometimes blind reviewed.
Comparative and International Education
This open access peer-reviewed journal "is published twice a year and is devoted to publishing articles dealing with education in a comparative and international perspective."
Computers and Education
Publishes peer reviewed articles on the use of computing technology in education.
Contemporary Educational Psychology
"publishes articles that involve the application of psychological theory and science to the educational process."
Current Issues in Emerging eLearning (CIEE)
"an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal of research and critical thought on eLearning practice and emerging pedagogical methods."
Democracy and Education
Open access peer-reviewed journal "seeks to support and sustain conversations that take as their focus the conceptual foundations, social policies, institutional structures, and teaching/learning practices associated with democratic education."
Developmental Review
This peer reviewed journal "emphasizes human developmental processes and gives particular attention to issues relevant to child developmental psychology."
Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education
This official publication of the Association for the Study of Primary Education (ASPE) publishes peer reviewed articles related to the education of children between the ages of 3-13.
Educational Administration Quarterly
This peer reviewed journal from the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) offers conceptual and theoretical articles, research analyses, and reviews of books in educational administration."
Educational and Psychological Measurement
"scholarly work from all academic disciplines interested in the study of measurement theory, problems, and issues."
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
EEPA "publishes scholarly articles of theoretical, methodological, or policy interest to those engaged in educational policy analysis, evaluation, and decision making." Blind peer reviewed journal from the American Educational Research Association.
Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice
Sponsored by the National Council on Measurement in Education, this journal promotes "a better understanding of and reasoned debate on assessment, evaluation, testing, and related issues."
Educational Policy
"focuses on the practical consequences of educational policy decisions and alternatives"
Educational Researcher
"Educational Researcher publishes scholarly articles that are of general significance to the education research community and that come from a wide range of areas of education research and related disciplines." A peer reviewed journal from the American Educational Research Association.
Educational Research Quarterly
ERQ "publishes evaluative, integrative, theoretical and methodological manuscripts reporting the results of research; current issues in education; synthetic review articles which result in new syntheses or research directions; book reviews; theoretical, empirical or applied research in psychometrics, edumetrics, evaluation, research methodology or statistics" and more. Uses blind peer review.
Educational Research Review
Publishes review articles "in education and instruction at any level," including research reviews, theoretical reviews, methodological reviews, thematic reviews, theory papers, and research critiques. From the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI).
Educational Studies
"publishes fully refereed papers which cover applied and theoretical approaches to the study of education"
Education and Culture
This peer reviewed journal from Purdue University Press "takes an integrated view of philosophical, historical, and sociological issues in education" with a special focus on Dewey.
FIRE: Forum of International Research in Education
This open access, peer reviewed journal promotes "interdisciplinary scholarship on the use of internationally comparative data for evidence-based and innovative change in educational systems, schools, and classrooms worldwide."
Frontline Learning Research
An official journal of EARLI, European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction. Open Access.
Future of Children
Articles on policy topics relevant to children and youth. An open access journal from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and the Brookings Institution.
Harvard Educational Review
"a scholarly journal of opinion and research in education. It provides an interdisciplinary forum for discussion and debate about the field's most vital issues."
High School Journal
"The High School Journal publishes research, scholarship, essays, and reviews that critically examine the broad and complex field of secondary education."
IDEA Papers
A national forum for the publication of peer-reviewed articles pertaining to the general areas of teaching and learning, faculty evaluation, curriculum design, assessment, and administration in higher education.
Impact: A Journal of Community and Cultural Inquiry in Education
A peer-reviewed, open-access journal devoted to the examination and analysis of education in a variety of local, regional, national, and transnational contexts.
Instructional Science
"Instructional Science promotes a deeper understanding of the nature, theory, and practice of the instructional process and resultant learning. Published papers represent a variety of perspectives from the learning sciences and cover learning by people of all ages, in all areas of the curriculum, and in informal and formal learning contexts." Peer reviewed.
Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning - IJPBL
This open access, peer reviewed journal "publishes relevant, interesting, and challenging articles of research, analysis, or promising practice related to all aspects of implementing problem-based learning (PBL) in K–12 and post-secondary classrooms."
International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
An Official Publication of the International Society of the Learning Sciences
International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation - IJELP
An open access journal from the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. Articles undergo a double-blind peer review process.
Internet and Higher Education
Publishes peer reviewed articles "devoted to addressing contemporary issues and future developments related to online learning, teaching, and administration on the Internet in post-secondary settings."
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
An official journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), JRME publishes peer reviewed research articles and literature reviews, as well as commentaries and book reviews. Concerned with mathematics education at both the K-12 and college level.
Journal of Applied Research on Children - JARC
Published by the CHILDREN AT RISK Institute, this open access. peer reviewed journal publishes "interdisciplinary research that is linked to practical, evidenced-based policy solutions for children’s issues."
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
JCAL "is an international peer-reviewed journal which covers the whole range of uses of information and communication technology to support learning and knowledge exchange."
Journal of Education
A scholarly peer-reviewed journal focusing on K-12 education. This long-standing journal is sponsored by the Boston University School of Education.
Journal of Educational Psychology
This blind peer reviewed journal from the American Psychological Association publishes "original, primary psychological research pertaining to education across all ages and educational levels," as well as "exceptionally important theoretical and review articles that are pertinent to educational psychology."
Journal of Educational Research
"publishes manuscripts that describe or synthesize research of direct relevance to educational practice in elementary and secondary schools, pre-K–12."
Journal of Interactive Media in Education - JIME
This long-standing peer reviewed open access journal publishes research on the theories, practices and experiences in the field of educational technology.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching - JRST
This blind peer reviewed journal is the official journal of NARST: A Worldwide Organization for Improving Science Teaching and Learning Through Research, which "publishes reports for science education researchers and practitioners on issues of science teaching and learning and science education policy."
Journal of Teacher Education
The flagship journal of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) publishes peer reviewed articles on teacher education and continued support for teachers.
Journal of the Learning Sciences
"JLS provides a multidisciplinary forum for research on education and learning as theoretical and design sciences." This official journal of the International Society of the Learning Sciences uses a double blind review process.
Journal of Vocational Behavior
"The Journal of Vocational Behavior publishes empirical and theoretical articles that expand knowledge of vocational behavior and career development across the life span. " Peer reviewed.
Learning and Instruction
This peer reviewed journal from the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) publishes "advanced scientific research in the areas of learning, development, instruction and teaching."
Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning - National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA)
Publishes "papers on all aspects of mentoring, tutoring and partnership in education, other academic disciplines and the professions."
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
Publishes "empirical and theoretical papers on child development and family-child relationships."
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning
MJCSL is an open-access journal focusing on research, theory, pedagogy, and other matters related to academic service-learning, campus-community partnerships, and engaged/public scholarship in higher education. Published by the University of Michigan. All articles are free online--don't worry about the "Buy a copy" messages.
Michigan Reading Journal
Open access journal from the Michigan Reading Association.
NACADA Journal - National Academic Advising Association
"The NACADA Journal is the biannual refereed journal of the National Academic Advising Association. It exists to advance scholarly discourse about the research, theory and practice of academic advising in higher education."
Numeracy
Published by the National Numeracy Network, this open access and peer reviewed journal "supports education at all levels that integrates quantitative skills across disciplines."
Policy and Society
A highly ranked open access journal that publishes peer-reviewed research on critical issues in policy theory and practice at the local, national and international levels. Includes articles on Education policy.
Reading Research Quarterly
RRQ publishes peer reviewed scholarship on literacy, including original research, theoretical and methodological essays, review articles, scholarly analysis of trends and issues, as well as reports and viewpoints. Published by the International Literacy Association.
Review of Educational Research
RER "publishes critical, integrative reviews of research literature bearing on education." A blind peer reviewed journal from the American Educational Research Association.
Review of Higher Education
Published by the Association for the Study of Higher Education this journal provides peer-reviewed research studies, scholarly essays, and theoretically-driven reviews on higher education issues.
Review of Research in Education
RRE "provides an annual overview and descriptive analysis of selected topics of relevant research literature through critical and synthesizing essays."
Science Education
"Science Education publishes original articles on the latest issues and trends occurring internationally in science curriculum, instruction, learning, policy and preparation of science teachers with the aim to advance our knowledge of science education theory and practice."
Scientific Studies of Reading
The official Journal of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading "publishes original empirical investigations dealing with all aspects of reading and its related areas, and occasionally, scholarly reviews of the literature and papers focused on theory development. " Uses blind peer review.
Sociology of Education
"SOE publishes research that examines how social institutions and individuals' experiences within these institutions affect educational processes and social development." A blind peer reviewed journal from the American Sociological Association.
Studies in Science Education
This blind peer reviewed journal publishes review articles that offer "analytical syntheses of research into key topics and issues in science education."
Teachers College Record
"The Teachers College Record is a journal of research, analysis, and commentary in the field of education. It has been published continuously since 1900 by Teachers College, Columbia University."
Theory into Practice
"TIP publishes articles covering all levels and areas of education, including learning and teaching; assessment; educational psychology; teacher education and professional development; classroom management; counseling; administration and supervision; curriculum; policy; and technology." Peer reviewed.

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