Dissemination

The next step is to aim for written publication. The choice of where to publish depends on the style and topic of your research along with your intended audience. The list on the next page, while not exhaustive, gives a range of appropriate journals in various categories, and the table provides editorial information to show the type of submissions accepted by each. Notice that some journals are more focussed towards practitioners reporting on activities and interventions with students, whereas some journals have a more theoretical educational focus. Some journals are open to all research methods, but some restrict their output to specific statistical methods or research paradigms.

As a new researcher in the field something to look out for is conferences which publish proceedings in a special issue of a journal. This is often an easier route in which to get published. Also the journals listed as supportive for new researchers, have editors who will help you refine your paper if needed.

Don’t forget that there are many other ways to get recognition and dissemination for your work. Blogs, newsletters and preprints, combined with the power of Twitter and LinkedIn, all raise the profile of your findings and can lead to collaborations which extend the reach of your research and thus to the development of more in depth papers.