Sofie LoyensErasmus University Rotterdam

The NetherlandsLoyens@fsw.eur.nl

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

www.earli.org

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, theoreticaldiscussions

Sensitive to the diversity and complementary character of research in different countries

Metacognition and Learning(impact: 2.038)

Empirical research & theoreticalpapers 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

http://www.eur.nl/english/prospective/master/programmes/psychology/educational_psychology/

www.nuffic.nl (Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education)

www.studyabroadfunding.org/Europe/ (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 collaborationis becoming increasingly important

If research can not convince you

www.visiteurope.com