AERA 2012 Professional
Development and Training Course
Hearing from Established Scholars
How to Get Published:
Identifying Viable International
Venues for Publication
Sofie Loyens
Erasmus University Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Loyens@fsw.eur.nl
Alternative Title...
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Publishing: There is a world outside
the US...
Today:
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Differences between publishing in the
US and Europe
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Information about EARLI,
the “European AERA”
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Possible venues for publication in
Europe
Differences between US & Europe
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Not much!
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Editorial boards are
international
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Overlap in editorial boards
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Tip: Always use reviewers’ feedback in case
of rejection
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APA style in many European Ed Psych
journals
European Educational system
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Tip: Take differences in educational system into
account
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Example: Belgium and the Netherlands
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Early years comparable to US: kindergarten, 6
years primary school, high school = 4 (vocational)
to 6 years
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Age 18: college (Ba)
or university (Ba + Ma)
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Enrolled in a specific program from day 1
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No major – minor system
Implications for research studies
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Undergraduates are different in US
compared to Europe
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Differences in regions within US:
clear description of
participants and
learning environment
= crucial
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European Association for Research on
Learning and Instruction
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Special EARLI network for junior
researchers: JURE
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Biennial EARLI conferences:
27–31 August, 2013: Munich, Germany
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Yearly SIG and JURE conferences
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www.earli.org
EARLI Journals
Learning and Instruction (impact: 2.768)
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Scientific research in learning, development,
instruction, and teaching
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Empirical investigations,
variety of theoretical perspectives
and methodological approaches,
different age levels and different
settings (e.g., lab & field studies)
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Important: significance of contribution and the
“instruction – part”
EARLI Journals II
Educational Research Review (impact: 1.261)
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Review studies: research, theoretical,
methodological, thematic, state-of-the-art papers,
research critiques, forum papers (i.e., shorter
articles with new idea), reports on instructional
techniques
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Meta-analytic, narrative, bestevidence reviews
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Suitable for publishing theoretical
framework of dissertation
Other European Journals
British Journal of Educational Psychology
(impact: 1.013)
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Psychological research in education (all ages and levels)
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Main themes: Cognition, learning,
motivation, literacy, numeracy, language,
behavior, social-emotional development,
developmental difficulties linked to Ed Psych
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Empirical, theoretical, and methodological
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Important: Quality of argument and execution, clarity in
presentation, educational significance
Other European Journals II
European Journal of Psychology of Education
(impact: 0.547)
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Empirical research, reviews, theoretical
discussions
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Sensitive to the diversity and complementary
character of research in different countries
Metacognition and Learning
(impact: 2.038)
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Empirical research & theoretical
papers on metacognition and
self-regulated learning
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Relations with other concepts
(e.g., motivation)
Other European Journals III
British Journal of EducationalTechnology
(impact: 2.139)
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Theory, applications, and development of
educational technology & communication
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Colloquium section (short): work in
progress & raising queries
European Journal of Cognitive Psychology
(impact: 1.241)
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Learning, memory, reasoning,
decision making
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Empirical, theoretical
International
Studying & doing research in Europe = fun
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Exchange programs between US & European
universities
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Many programs in Europe offered
in English
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http://www.eur.nl/english/prospective/master/
programmes/psychology/educational_psychology/
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www.nuffic.nl (Netherlands Organization for
International Cooperation in Higher Education)
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www.studyabroadfunding.org/Europe/
(funding possibilities for studying in Europe)
In conclusion...
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Numerous European outlets for
your research and/or theoretical
papers
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Do not hesitate to contact
European researchers in your
field for questions,
comments or collaboration
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International experience and collaboration
is becoming increasingly important
If research can not convince you 
www.visiteurope.com