About

The Alberta Journal of Educational Research (AJER) based at the University of Alberta Faculty of Education has been devoted to the dissemination, interpretation, critique, and support of all forms of scholarly inquiry into education, both locally and globally, since 1955. Owing to changes in funding that will effectively close off avenues of financial support for the quarterly publication, AJER suspended publication following its Summer 2024 issue.

As Canada’s oldest independent scholarly educational journal, its suspension leaves a significant gap among education research publications. However, the scholarship found in AJER will remain available in its online archive to inform and inspire future scholarship while we seek a sustainable path forward and a plan for digitizing all issues so they are accessible is underway.

Editorial policy and ethics

About the Journal

Journal History

For almost 60 years, the Alberta Journal of Educational Research (AJER) has been published by the Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, as a peer-reviewed journal for the dissemination of educational research findings, and as a forum for the discussion of issues in education. When publication began in 1955, the focus of the journal was primarily the Province of Alberta. Then, as now, a purpose of AJER was to apprise Alberta school teachers and administrators of current educational research and trends in educational policy. AJER is the oldest active Canadian scholarly educational journal.

Peer Review Process

The Editor conducts an initial review for appropriateness, length, rigour, and structure. Suitable manuscripts are then subject to a double-blind review process. The review process involves no less than two reviewers, but usually entails three and sometimes four reviewers.

Abstracts are sent to members of our Review Board, who either indicate a willingness to review specific submissions, or they suggest names of scholars they believe would be appropriate reviewers. Names of graduate students well along in their programs are acceptable. Selection of the reviewers is made by the Editor based on the information received.

Upon receipt of the reviews, the Editor makes a decision based on the reviewers’ recommendations and comments. Authors are then informed of the decision. In the case of an initiation to "revise and resubmit", one or two of the original reviewers is solicited to undertake a subsequent review.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

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