Journal overview

Published by Wiley from 2013.

The British Educational Research Journal is an international peer reviewed medium for the publication of articles of interest to researchers in education and has rapidly become a major focal point for the publication of educational research from throughout the world.

For further information on the association please visit the British Educational Research Association web site.

The Journal is interdisciplinary in approach, and includes reports of case studies, experiments and surveys, discussions of conceptual and methodological issues and of underlying assumptions in educational research, accounts of research in progress, and book reviews.

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Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.


When considering submitting an article to British Educational Research Journal the Editors have provided the following criteria to assist authors with preparing their submissions:

Length
Have the guidelines on length (normally 6000-8000 words) been adhered to?

Writing
Is the writing clear, cogent and readily understandable by an international readership?

Scope
Is the article of sufficient general interest to the educational research community in terms of the focus or contribution to research methods or the implications of the conclusions drawn? (i.e. a specialist focus need not exclude an article if it makes a general contribution to method or raises issues that link to questions that are of interest to the wider community.

Originality
Does the work demonstrate originality?

International readership
Is the article pitched at a level consistent with the standards expected of a major international educational research journal?

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