Graduate Education: EdD EdS MEd ITL.: Writing for Publication

Targeting a Journal

How can you determine an appropriate journal for publishing your article?  Try the following:

1) Refer to Ulrich’s Periodical Directory via our library databases. The Ulrich’s database provides detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative information on serials published throughout the world. Enter your topic or discipline in the search box, and use the limits on the left-hand side of your results to refine your search.

2) Look for journals or magazines published by professional organizations for your field:

• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD): Educational Leadership (magazine)
• American Association of School Administrators (AASA): Journal of Scholarship & Practice
• International Literacy Association: Reading Research Quarterly
• Phi Delta Kappa: Kappan (magazine)
• American Educational Research Association (AERA): AERA Open

3) Search the ERIC Publications list for titles of scholarly publications related to education; go to the website of potential journals to view their scope and submissions requirements.

4) Check out these publisher-specific titles:

SAGE Publications

Review of Educational Research

Educational Researcher

American Educational Research Journal

Journal of Teacher Education

Journal of Research in Music Education

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Journal of Special Education

Health Education Journal

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

All SAGE Education Journals: https://journals.sagepub.com/action/showPublications?category=10.1177/social-sciences-and-humanities-education

Taylor & Francis

Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR)

Middle School Journal

All Taylor & Francis Education Journals: https://www.tandfonline.com/topic/4261?startPage=&content=title&target=titleSearch