Education Policy Analysis Archives/Archivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas/Arquivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas (EPAA/AAPE; ISSN 1068-2341) is a peer-reviewed, open-access, international, multilingual, and multidisciplinary journal designed for researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and development analysts concerned with education policies.
About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Education Policy Analysis Archives/Archivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas/Arquivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas (EPAA/AAPE; ISSN 1068-2341) is a peer-reviewed, open-access, international, multilingual, and multidisciplinary journal designed for researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and development analysts concerned with education policies.
EPAA/AAPE accepts unpublished original manuscripts in English, Spanish, and Portuguese that address educational policy and policymaking across conceptual and methodological perspectives, time, or place. When evaluating manuscripts for publication we prioritize:
- Empirical works: Manuscripts in which authors systematically collect and analyze data in ways that are clearly and explicitly described.
- Manuscripts that contribute to our current thought and knowledge about key issues in education policy. Authors should provide compelling evidence that engages current conceptual and methodological discussions within the field, and present original data or re-analyze existing data using novel methodologies.
- Manuscripts that directly address education policy, engage relevant education policy literatures including previously published EPAA/AAPE articles, and have explicit implications for education policy .
In selected cases, the Editorial Board may also consider types of manuscripts that focus on a compelling topic in education policy :
- methodological or theoretical articles
- commentaries
- systematic literature reviews that substantively address the empirical findings of an important area of research in educational policy. The journal is highly selective in this category. We will not send literature reviews out for peer review if they do not directly address and provide and recommendations for education policy.
We also strongly discourage prospective authors from submitting scoping reviews. Our priority is empirical studies based on the systematic collection and analysis of a corpus of data.
Peer Review
The editorial team assesses submissions for fit within the journal's scope and the quality of the presentation and writing. Manuscripts sent out for full blind review are read by up to five referees. Review time is typically four to six months.
Given the increasing numbers of submissions and the demands required of editors and reviewers, EPAA/EPAA will not process submissions in English, Spanish, or Portuguese during the following periods each year:
- mid-December to mid-January
- the month of July
Scholars interested in reviewing for the journal may register at http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/user/register. Please include 3-5 keywords describing your areas of interest and methodological and substantive expertise.
Your Publons profile has been transferred to Web of Science and is now a part of their researcher profile. Find out more about the Web of Science Reviewer Recognition (formerly Publons) and how to record and verify review assignments.
To get recognition for your peer review work for EPAA/AAPE, you may forward the “Thank you for reviewing” emails you receive from EPAA/AAPE to: reviews@webofscience.com
Publication Frequency
EPAA/AAPE publishes articles weekly, except for four weeks from mid-December to mid-January and four weeks during the months of July and August.
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