Sofie Loyens Erasmus University Rotterdam The Netherlands AERA 2012 Professional Development and Training Course Hearing from Established Scholars How to Get Published: Identifying Viable International Venues for Publication

Alternative Title... Publishing: There is a world outside the US...

Today: Differences between publishing in the US and Europe Information about EARLI, the “European AERA” Possible venues for publication in Europe

Differences between US & Europe Not much! Editorial boards are international Overlap in editorial boards Tip: Always use reviewers’ feedback in case of rejection APA style in many European Ed Psych journals

European Educational system Tip: Take differences in educational system into account Example: Belgium and the Netherlands Early years comparable to US: kindergarten, 6 years primary school, high school = 4 (vocational) to 6 years Age 18: college (Ba) or university (Ba + Ma) Enrolled in a specific program from day 1 No major – minor system

Implications for research studies Undergraduates are different in US compared to Europe Differences in regions within US: clear description of participants and learning environment = crucial

European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction Special EARLI network for junior researchers: JURE Biennial EARLI conferences: 27–31 August, 2013: Munich, Germany Yearly SIG and JURE conferences

EARLI Journals Learning and Instruction (impact: 2.768) Scientific research in learning, development, instruction, and teaching Empirical investigations, variety of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches, different age levels and different settings (e.g., lab & field studies) Important: significance of contribution and the “instruction – part”

EARLI Journals II Educational Research Review (impact: 1.261) 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 Meta-analytic, narrative, best- evidence reviews Suitable for publishing theoretical framework of dissertation

Other European Journals British Journal of Educational Psychology (impact: 1.013) Psychological research in education (all ages and levels) Main themes: Cognition, learning, motivation, literacy, numeracy, language, behavior, social-emotional development, developmental difficulties linked to Ed Psych Empirical, theoretical, and methodological Important: Quality of argument and execution, clarity in presentation, educational significance

Other European Journals II European Journal of Psychology of Education (impact: 0.547) Empirical research, reviews, theoretical discussions Sensitive to the diversity and complementary character of research in different countries Metacognition and Learning (impact: 2.038) Empirical research & theoretical papers on metacognition and self-regulated learning Relations with other concepts (e.g., motivation)

Other European Journals III British Journal of EducationalTechnology (impact: 2.139) Theory, applications, and development of educational technology & communication Colloquium section (short): work in progress & raising queries European Journal of Cognitive Psychology (impact: 1.241) Learning, memory, reasoning, decision making Empirical, theoretical International

Studying & doing research in Europe = fun Exchange programs between US & European universities Many programs in Europe offered in English programmes/psychology/educational_psychology/ (Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education) (funding possibilities for studying in Europe)

In conclusion... Numerous European outlets for your research and/or theoretical papers Do not hesitate to contact European researchers in your field for questions, comments or collaboration International experience and collaboration is becoming increasingly important

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