Journal Considerations - Provided by Andy Todd, UCF Libraries (Fall 2008)
The UCF libraries currently has Journal Citation Reports: JCR (2000+) available on CD Rom in the UCF Main Library CD Rom collection. Unfortunately, online access for JCR (via Web of Science) has been canceled.
Current Holdings on CD Rom:
Journal citation Reports on CD-ROM: JCR: Science Edition
• Reference Q 1. J67 (earlier editions in Media
A resources tool for journal evaluation and comparison of usage patterns for scholarly journals in the sciences, using citation data drawn from approximately 6, 500 titles worldwide. Among other data, JCR can provide a list of the most frequently cited titles, those with highest impact (i.e., the frequency with which the "average article" in a journal has been cited in a particular year), and those with the greatest immediacy (i.e., how quickly the average article in a journal is cited). http://ucf.catalog.fcla.edu/cf.jsp?Ntt=CF001401288&Ntk=Number&Nty=1&N=29&I=0&V=D
Journal Citation Reports on CD-ROM: JCR Social Sciences Edition
• Reference H1. J52 (earlier editions in Media)
A resource tool for journal evaluation and comparison of usage patterns for scholarly journals in the social sciences, using citation data drawn from approximately 1,700 titles worldwide. Among other data, JCR can provide a list of the most frequently cited titles, those with highest impact (i.e., the frequency with which the "average article" in a journal has been cited in a particular year), and those with the greatest immediacy (i.e., how quickly the average article in a journal is cited). http://ucf.catalog.fcla.edu/cf.jsp?Ntt=CF001401287&Ntk=Number&Nty=1&N=29&I=0&V=D
There are several free web-based journal ranking sites. Here are two examples:
1. SCImago Journal & Country http://www.scimagojr.com/
Summary from website: "The SCImago Journal & Country Rank is a portal that includes the journals and country scientific indicators developed from the information contained in the Scopus® database (Elsevier B.V.). These indicators can be used to assess and analyze scientific domains. This platform takes its name from the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator , developed by SCImago from the widely known algorithm Google PageRank™. This indicator shows the visibility of the journals contained in the Scopus® database from 1996."
2. Journal-Ranking.com http://www.journal-ranking.com/
Summary from website: "Journal-Ranking.com is perhaps the first online journal ranking system in the world which allows any individual to conduct citation analyses among more than 7000 academic journals with regards to his/her own interests. Besides classical statistics on citation quantity, the system also allows taking citation quality into consideration after extending on the well known PageRank method, which has been successfully applied to evaluate the impact of web pages by Google. Journal-Ranking.com was developed by Red Jasper Limited and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The system underwent a softlaunch in June 2006 and has been successfully deployed in 2007."
Individual SoTL Journals (Interdisciplinary)
Active Learning in Higher Education - http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105463 - Focuses on all aspects of developments, innovations and good practice in higher education teaching and learning worldwide, including the use of information and communication technologies.
American Educational Research Journal - http://www.aera.net - Reports original research, both empirical and theoretical, and brief synopses of research.
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education - http://www.citejournal.org/ - multi-disciplinary, refereed, online publication with general and discipline-specific sections.
Deliberations on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education - http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/deliberations/ - a resource for academic and all other staff supporting learning and teaching in higher education around the world. Material is arranged under the headings of "generic" and "subject-specific" learning and teaching issues, and "other" educational matters.
Effective Teaching - http://www.uncw.edu/cte/et/ – Dialogue on peer review of university teaching.
Innovative Higher Education - http://www.uga.edu/ihe/ihe.html - journal seeking balance between theory and practice, encourage article submissions "with relevance for action beyond the immediate context in higher education."
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/ijsotl/ - The IJ-SoTL is an open, peer-reviewed, international electronic journal published twice a year by the Center for Excellence in Teaching at Georgia Southern University to be an international vehicle for articles, essays, and discussions about the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and its applications in higher/tertiary education today. All submissions undergo a double-blind peer-review process.
International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education - http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe/index.cfm - The IJTLHE provides broad coverage of higher education pedagogy across diverse content areas, educational institutions, and levels of instructional expertise. The specific emphasis of IJTLHE is dissemination of knowledge for improving higher education pedagogy.
Journal of Adult Education - http://www.mpaea.org - Provides a regional forum for discussion of current issues and research in adult education, its evolution and future.
Journal of Classroom Interaction - http://www.coe.uh.edu/cmcd/coejci/index.htm - international journal focusing upon classroom interaction and student learning.
Journal of Creative Behavior - http://www.creativeeducationfoundation.org/jcb.shtml - quarterly academic journal citing the most current research in creative thinking.
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching - http://celt.muohio.edu/ject - Forum for faculty to share proven, innovative teaching in colleges and universities. Published by Miami University, the peer-reviewed journal seeks articles about "all areas of teaching and learning."
Journal of Experimental Education - http://www.heldref.org/jexpe.php - journal that encourages a wide-range of methodological approaches to investigating education practices.
Journal of General Education - http://www.psupress.org/journals/jnls_jge.html- published by Penn State UP, the journal seeks articles that provide "innovative methods in teaching and assessment, profiles of exemplary general education programs, case studies of successful curriculum development efforts, and reviews of books and monographs related to general education."
Journal of Higher Education - http://www.ohiostatepress.org/ - Investigates issues of higher education teaching, administration, evaluation, and management.
Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - http://www.iupui.edu/~josotl/ -Includes articles on teaching and learning processes at colleges and universities.
Journal of Student Centered Learning - http://www.newforums.com/news_jccpage.asp - Devoted to the study and implementation of cooperative learning techniques in higher education institutions. Features informative articles by practitioners experienced in cooperative learning.
Mountain Rise - http://mountainrise.wcu.edu/ - MountainRise is an open, peer-reviewed, international electronic journal published twice a year by the Coulter Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning at Western Carolina University for the purpose of being an international vehicle for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) .
National Teaching and Learning Forum - http://www.ntlf.com – Newsletter that provides a forum for dialogue regarding the challenge of teaching and learning in the college classroom. (Newsletter; not refereed)
New Directions for Teaching and Learning - http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-TL.html - Presents ideas and techniques for improving college teaching based on both the practical expertise of seasoned instructors and on the latest research findings of educational and psychological researchers.
(Not refereed)
Research in Higher Education - http://airweb.org/page.asp?page=89 - Features original theoretical and in-depth empirical research about the functioning of post-secondary educational institutions.
Review of Higher Education - http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/review_of_higher_education/index.html - Articles, essays, and reviews discuss issues affecting higher education. Official journal of ASHE.
Teaching Professor - http://www.smu.ca/administration/oid/res_prof.html - Offers concise information to help faculty members teach more effectively. Topics include giving lectures, testing, planning courses, student passivity and working with teaching assistants. (Newsletter; not refereed)
Individual SoTL Journals (Listed by Discipline)
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Journals
Educational Researcher (ER) http://www.aera.net/publications/?id=317
American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) http://www.aera.net/publications/?id=315
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (EEPA) http://www.aera.net/publications/?id=316
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics (JEBS) http://www.aera.net/publications/?id=318
Review of Educational Research (RER) http://www.aera.net/publications/?id=319
Review of Research in Education (RRE) http://www.aera.net/publications/?id=320
Accounting
Issues in Accounting Education - http://aaahq.org/pubs/issues.htm
Journal of Accounting Education – http://www.elsevier.com
Art
Art Education - http://www.arteducators.org/olc/pub/NAEA/contactus/
contactus_page_3.html
Journal of Aesthetic Education - http://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/jae.html
Studies in Art Education - http://www.arteducators.org/olc/pub/NAEA/contactus/
contactus_page_3.html
Biochemistry
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - http://www.bambed.org/
Biology
American Biology Teacher - http://www.nabt.org/websites/institution/index.php?p=26
Journal of Biological Education - http://www.iob.org/general.asp?section=publications&article=jbe.xml
Business
Journal of Education for Business - http://www.heldref.org/jeb.php
Chemistry
The Chemical Educator - http://chemeducator.org/
Journal of Chemical Education - http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/
Communication
Communication Education - http://www.natcom.org/nca/template2.asp?bid=238
Computer Science
Journal on Educational Resources in Computing - http://www.acm.org/pubs/jeric/
Economics
The Journal of Economic Education - http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eeconed/
Education
Action in Teacher Education - http://www.ou.edu/action/
Journal of Teacher Education - http://www.sagepub.com/journal.aspx?pid=211
Engineering
Journal of Engineering Education - http://www.asee.org/about/publications/index.cfm
English
College Composition and Communication - http://www.ncte.org/cccc/ccc/issues
College English - http://www.ncte.org/journals/ce/issues
Research in the Teaching of English - http://www.ncte.org/journals/rte/issues
Geography
Journal of Geography - http://www.ncge.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3293
Journal of Geography in Higher Education - http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03098265.asp
Geology
Journal of Geoscience Education - http://www.nagt.org/jge.html
History
The History Teacher - http://www.thehistoryteacher.org
Hospitality Management
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education - http://www.chrie.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3392
Law
Journal of Legal Education - http://www.law.georgetown.edu/jle
Management
Journal of Management Education - http://jme.sagepub.com
Marketing
International Journal of Marketing Education - http://www.senatehall.com/publications.php?journal=8
Mathematics
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education –
http://my.nctm.org/eresources/journal_home.asp?journal_id=1
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching –
http://www.aace.org/pubs/jcmst/default.htm
For the Learning of Mathematics - http://flm.educ.ualberta.ca/
Medicine
Academic Medicine - http://www.academicmedicine.org/
Medical Education - http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0308-0110
Modern Languages & Literatures
ADFL Bulletin - http://www.adfl.org/bulletin/
Foreign Language Annals - http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3320
Modern Language Journal - http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/mlj/
Music
Journal of Research in Music Education -
http://www.menc.org/resources/view/menc-journals
Music Educators Journal - http://www.menc.org/resources/view/menc-journals
Nursing
Journal of Nursing Education - http://www.journalofnursingeducation.com/
Philosophy
Teaching Philosophy - http://www.pdcnet.org/teachph.html
Physics
American Journal of Physics - http://scitation.aip.org/ajp/
Physics Teacher - http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/
Political Science
Journal of Political Science Education - http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/15512169.asp
Psychology
Teaching of Psychology - http://www.ithaca.edu/beins/top/top.htm
Science
Journal of College Science Teaching - http://www.nsta.org/college#journal
Journal of Research in Science Teaching - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/31817
Sociology and Anthropology
Teaching Sociology - http://www.lemoyne.edu/ts/tsmain.html
Click here for a list of Thompson/ISI rated journals on education in many disciplines (pdf)
