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Some Key Journals for Education
What Is Peer Review?
Articles in peer reviewed journals have been assessed before publication by subject experts. This means they are the 'gold' standard in academic articles. You will be expected to use peer reviewed journal articles in your assignments.
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Full Lists of Databases and eJournals
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Key Databases for Education
ERIC (Proquest)
The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational-related literature. The ERIC database corresponds to two printed journals: Resources in Education (RIE) and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). Both journals provide access to some 14,000 documents and over 20,000 journal articles per year.
ERIC International (Proquest)
ERIC, sponsored by the US Department of Education, is the premier national bibliographic database of education literature. ERIC consists of two files: Resources in Education, which covers the document literature, consisting of research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, and books; and Current Index to Journals in Education, which covers published journal literature from hundreds of periodicals. ERIC International also includes the Australian Education Index. British Education Index, formerly on the platform, is now available from EBSCO.
British Education Index (EBSCO)
British Education Index covers all aspects of educational policy and administration, evaluation and assessment, technology and special educational needs. Sources in the index include education and training journals, mostly published in the UK, along with some international literature.
Education Index with Full Text (H. W. Wilson/EBSCO)
Education Index brings you comprehensive coverage of an international range of English-language periodicals, monographs and yearbooks.
JSTOR
Digital library of important scholarly archived journals spanning many subject disciplines. IReL provides access to the following collections: Arts & Sciences I-VII, XI-XII; Ireland Collection; Life Sciences Collection.
PsycInfo (EBSCO)
PsycINFO is the American Psychological Association's (APA) resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations. It is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health, and contains citations and summaries dating as far back as the 1600s. Ninety-nine percent of its content is peer-reviewed.
Web of Science (all databases)
Web of Science is a website that provides subscription-based access to multiple databases that provide comprehensive citation data for many different academic disciplines.
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