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EPAA/AAPE accepts unpublished original manuscripts in English, Spanish, and Portuguese that address educational policy and policymaking across conceptual and methodological perspectives,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:

  1. Empirical works:  Manuscripts in which authors systematically collect and analyze data in ways that are clearly and explicitly described. 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.
  2. Manuscripts that directly address education policy. We publish articles that focus on all levels of education, from early childhood to higher education. As a general guideline, the manuscript should address some aspect of how schools are governed. Analyses of pedagogical innovations or program evaluations are out of scope unless they are connected to laws or policies that address teaching and learning in an educational setting. 
  3. Manuscripts that engage relevant education policy literatures including articles previously published in EPAA/AAPE,  and have explicit implications for education policy.

In rare 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: a) provide a detailed description of their methods (e.g., inclusion/exclusion rules, coding procedures) and b) substantively address the empirical findings of an important area of research in educational policy. Keyword analyses are not sufficient. 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 recommendations for education policy. We strongly encourage authors of systematic or integrative literature reviews to consider submitting their manuscript to a journal that primarily publishes review articles before submitting to EPAA/AAPE.

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 before they are sent for peer review. Manuscripts sent out for full blind review are read by up to five referees. Review time is typically four to six months, although it can take longer because we are a small team and it is increasingly difficult to find reviewers.

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. 

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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/or August.