Journal List Assignment Instructions You will choose a current issue (topic) to research and complete a literature review on this topic as a part of the Research Paper for this course. To prepare for

EDUC 735

Journal List Assignment Instructions

You will choose a current issue (topic) to research and complete a literature review on this topic as a part of the Research Paper for this course. To prepare for this and for your continued graduate school writing, you will need to be aware of some appropriate journals that would be considered professional and scholarly.  See Library Resources on the Journal List Assignment page for websites to assist your search.

For this assignment, do the following:

1.     Choose a topic that you think you would like to research.

2.     Enter your chosen topic into databases such as Academic Search Complete, ERIC (Ebsco), and Education Research Complete. Seek articles that look like they are published in scholarly journals.

3.     Make a list of at least 5 scholarly journals that you find.  Then, provide a 3–5-sentence description of each journal and a rationale for why it is a credible resource. You must include information about acceptance rates, journal ranking, and/or impact factor.  

4.     You may use the template below to complete your assignment.

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DESCRIPTION

Example: The Educational Forum

This journal was established in 1936 and is known as Kappa Delta Pi’s “… premiere academic journal.” It uses a “doubly masked peer-reviewed” system for article selection. The article topics are varied and readership includes university faculty and students, as well as K–12 practitioners. The acceptance rate for this journal is 29%. It is published quarterly.

http://www.kdp.org/publications/theeducationalforum/index.php

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