Science Education Journals

Agriculture / Agronomy

• Agricultural Education Magazine: Published by the National Council for Agricultural Education, the Agricultural Education Magazine provides a means of exchanging professional news and views as well as a sounding board for new ideas, and is a source of reviews of publications and research in the field.

• Journal of Agricultural Education: The Journal of Agricultural Education contains articles on current trends and issue as well as descriptions or analyses of innovation, research, philosophical concerns, and learner/program evaluation in agricultural education. The journal is published by the American Association for Agricultural Education.

• Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education: Published by the American Society of Agronomy, the journal covers all disciplines in the life sciences, natural resources, and agriculture, providing a forum for sharing teaching techniques, concepts, and ideas. Articles published include research, notes, case studies, software, slide sets, letters, editorials, news features, profiles, and media reviews. A special section of the journal emphasizes K-16 education. The web site for the journal provides information on the journal's scope, editorial board, and instructions for submitting a manuscript as well as the table of contents of current and past issues. Selected full text is also available.

• Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior: The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior is a refereed periodical devoted to original research on factors influencing food behavior and how they can be modified to bring about positive, sustainable dietary change. The journal's aim is to stimulate research and interest in nutrition education and to disseminate information about best practices and policies.

• NACTA Journal: Published by the National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, the NACTA Journal is directed toward professional advancement of the classroom teacher in agriculture and related areas. Articles covering topics that treat all aspects of teaching such as methods, problems, philosophy, materials, and rewards at the college level are presented. Also included are reviews of textbooks, videos, and other instructional media.

Anatomy / Physiology

• Advances in Physiology Education: Published by the American Physiological Society, this journal covers all aspects of physiology education at academic levels, including research reports, scholarly essays, and practical aids to teaching. Information about the journal, including scope notes and instructions for authors, is provided online. In addition, the full contents of the journal can be accessed online for free through the web page.

• Journal of Clinical Problem-Based Learning: A peer-reviewed quarterly web publication dedicated to "furthering the development and application of problem-based learning and other active learning strategies in health sciences education." Online access to the full text of the journal is free, but you must register. As part of the registration process, you must provide proof that you are an education professional. For more information, see the journal's New Registrant web page.

Anthropology

• Anthropology & Education Quarterly: Published by the American Anthropological Association, Anthropology & Education Quarterly is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes scholarship on schooling in social and cultural context, and on human learning both inside and outside of schools. The web site for the journal contains the table of contents and abstracts for issues going back to 1997 as well as ordering and submission information.

Biology

• American Biology Teacher: Published by the National Association of Biology Teachers, the American Biology Teacher features teaching ideas and concepts, reviews, and an overview of biology today. It focuses on biology teaching in middle school, high school, and to a lesser extent college and university. The online version of the journal provides table of contents information for current and back issues.

• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education: Published by the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the primary objective of the journal is to assist in the teaching of biochemistry to science and medical students. The online version provides access to the tables of contents for the journal beginning with January 1995. The journal includes a Problem-Based Learning column edited by Harold B. White, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 123 Brown Laboratory, Newark, DE 19716, Halwhite@udel.edu.

• Biology Education Review: Published by University of Oregon's Workshop Biology, this newsletter is devoted to encouraging communication and the sharing of ideas between college biology teachers with an emphasis on active learning and cirtical thinking.

• BioScene: Journal of College Biology Teaching: Bioscene is the official, refereed publication of the Association of College & University Biology Educators. Although primarily a scientific journal, it does offer an Education Department, which publishes high-quality essays and reports of research on biology teaching. Scanned images of the last 22 years' worth of the journal are available on the journal's web site.

• Journal of Biological Education: Published by the Institute of Biology, this international journal specializes in the teaching of biology up to the first-year undergraduate level. The web version provides the table of contents for current issues.

• Microbiology Education Journal: Published by the American Society for Microbiology, this peer-reviewed journal showcases scholarly work in the field of microbiology education. Its scope includes outcome-based learning activities and courses that convey important concepts about the microbial world; techniques used to study microorganisms; and assessment of student learning, teaching techniques, or program effectiveness.

Chemistry / Chemical Engineering

• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education: Published by the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the primary objective of the journal is to assist in the teaching of biochemistry to science and medical students. The online version provides access to the tables of contents for the journal beginning with January 1995. The journal includes a Problem-Based Learning column edited by Harold B. White, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 123 Brown Laboratory, Newark, DE 19716, Halwhite@udel.edu.

• The Chemical Educator: Chemical Educator is a peer-reviewed journal serving the needs of chemical education professionals. The journal's focus is the college and university (two- and four-year) chemistry curriculum, including major courses, general education courses, and courses taught in service to other majors. To access the full contents of the online version, you must be a subscriber. Access to the tables of contents and abstracts of issues going back to 1996 is free.

• Chemical Engineering Education: This quarterly journal is written for and by chemical engineering professors in an effort to promote excellence in the teaching of chemical engineering. Articles are principally pedagogical, although some university-based research articles are included. The web site provides access to the tables of contents of issues as well as information for authors.

• Journal of Chemical Education: Published by the American Chemical Society, the Journal of Chemical Education's aim is to help teachers stay current with new research in chemistry as well as new ideas in teaching methodologies and course organization.

• NEACT Journal: The NEACT Journal, published twice a year by the New England Association of Chemistry Teachers, is targeted at helping teachers of chemistry at the high school and college levels. The journal is free with membership in NEACT. The editor of the NEACT Journal is Judith A. Kelley in the Chemistry Deparment at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell; she can be contacted at Judith_Kelley@uml.edu.

Cooperative/Collaborative Learning / Case Method

• Journal of Student Centered Learning: The Journal of Student Centered Learning is published three times a year to exchange both practical and theoretical information regarding the planning, design, implementation, and assessment of practices and programs that enhance college teaching and learning through student centered learning. Specific topics or issues the editorial board seeks to address in the Journal include cooperative learning, collaborative learning, learning communities, problem based learning, project based learning, service learning, case method, peer based learning, paired or grouped courses, adult learning, experiential learning, constructivist learning, to name a few.

Dentistry

• Bulletin of Dental Education: A publication of the American Dental Education Association, the Bulletin of Dental Education is free to ADEA members. For others, subscription information and selected full-text articles are available online. The bulletin provides information on current issues in dental education, legislative updates, conference announcements, award deadlines, and job listings.

• Journal of Dental Education: The Journal of Dental Education is the only peer-reviewed scholarly journal in dental education. It publishes articles on educational research and new programs, special topics editions, reviews of books and software, and editorials. The web site includes author and subject indexes for 1999, and tables of contents for 1999 and 2000. Manuscript guidelines and subscription information, including an online subscription option, are also available on the web site. The journal is published by the American Dental Education Association.

Engineering

• ASEE Prism: Published by the American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE Prism is committed to furthering education in all disciplines of engineering and engineering technology by promoting excellence in engineering instruction and research. The online version includes the full text of recent feature articles as well as an article index from 1991 to the present.

• Australasian Journal of Engineering Education: The primary objective of this journal is to generate interest in engineering education among academics and industry leaders within Australia, Asia, and the Pacific Region. Another important aim is to provide an international forum for discussion, and to enhance the opportunity to exchange information on engineering education and industrial training at the tertiary level, including the need for systematic and comprehensive research on methodology and curriculum development. The web page provides access to the table of contents of current and back issues of the journal.

• European Journal of Engineering Education: Published quarterly, this journal examines the economic, cultural, and social factors which influence the education of engineers in different societies, and provides a forum in which teachers in engineering schools, institutions, and industry can share accounts of good practice and discuss methodology. The web page includes the table of contents for recent and forthcoming issues as well as information for authors and subscribers.

• Journal of Engineering Education: The Journal of Engineering Education is a scholarly professional journal published quarterly by the American Society for Engineering Education. The web site includes a guide for authors as well as the tables of contents for the journal since January 1993.

• Journal of Technology Education: The Journal of Technology Education provides a forum for scholarly discussion on topics relating to technology education. The web site provides the full text of articles in the journal going back to Volume 1, Number 1 (Fall 1989).

Environmental Science / Environmental Studies

• Journal of Environmental Education: The Journal of Environmental Education features case studies of relevant projects, evaluation of new research, and discussion of public policy and philosophy in the area of environmental education. The web site provides instructions for authors and subscription information.

• Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education: Published by the American Society of Agronomy, the journal covers all disciplines in the life sciences, natural resources, and agriculture, providing a forum for teacherrs to share teaching techniques, concepts, and ideas. Articles published include research, notes, case studies, software, slide sets, letters, editorials, news features, profiles, and media reviews. A special section of the journal emphasizes K-16 education. The web site for the journal provides information on the journal's scope, editorial board, and instructions for submitting a manuscript as well as the table of contents of current and past issues. Limited full text is also available.

General Science Education

• Electronic Journal of Science Education: A free, full-text, peer-reviewed electronic journal devoted to the timely sharing of science education information via the World Wide Web.

• International Journal of Science Education: The journal features peer-reviewed general articles, papers on innovations and developments, research reports, and book reviews. Each volume contains a Special Issue devoted to a topic of major interest and importance, guest-edited by an expert in the field. Recent Special Issues have featured environmental education and policy and practice in science education. The web site provides access to tables of contents of past issues as well as information on submitting and subscribing to the journal.

• Journal of College Science Teaching: Published by the National Science Teachers Association, the Journal of College Science Teaching communicates innovative, effective techniques to improve interdisciplinary teaching strategies in science. It focuses on the teaching of all fields of science at the college level. The web site includes information on submitting as well as subscribing to the journal. Tables of contents and an index are available via the web site. Subscribers can access the full text of the journal online.

• Journal of Research in Science Teaching: Published by Wiley for the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, the journal includes articles related to the philosophy, historical perspective, teaching strategies, curriculum development, and topics relevant to science education. The online version provides abstracts for papers appearing in the journal since January 1993.

• Journal of Science Education and Technology: The Journal of Science Education and Technology is an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of original peer-reviewed articles to improve and enhance science education at all levels worldwide. The web site provides access to instructions for submitting a manuscript to the journal as well as journal subscription and advertising information.

• Journal of Science Teacher Education: The Journal of Science Teacher Education serves as a forum for disseminating research and theoretical position statements concerning the preparation and inservice education of science teachers.

• Science: Published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the online version of Science offers tables of contents and summaries of recent issues as well as the full text of the editorials.

Geography / Geology

• Journal of Geography in Higher Education: The Journal of Geography in Higher Education is devoted to geography teaching in all institutions of higher education throughout the world. It provides a forum for geographers and others, regardless of their specialties, to discuss common educational interests, to present the results of educational research, and to advocate new ideas. The online version of the journal provides inforamtion on the journal's editorial board, subscriptions, and the table of contents of recent issues.

• Journal of Geoscience Education: The Journal of Geoscience Education, published by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, publishes papers related to pedagogical, educational, historical, philosophical, and cultural aspects of all the geosciences, including such related fields as geophysics, geochemistry, oceanography, astronomy, meteorology, soil science, and environmental sciences. The aim of the journal is to improve geoscience instruction at all levels and in all settings. The web site includes information for authors and subscribers as well as the tables of contents of past issues and a subject index.

Mathematics

• College Mathematics Journal: Published by the Mathematical Association of America, the aim of this journal is to stimulate the thinking and broaden the perspectives of those who teach undergraduate-level mathematics. The web site contains information on the scope and style of the journal as well as instructions to authors.

• Educational Studies in Mathematics: The journal presents new ideas and developments in the field of mathematical education with a particualr focus on didactical, methodological and pedagogical subjects rather than with specific programs for teaching mathematics. The web site for the journal provides information about the journal--its aim and scope, editorial board, subscription rates, and instructions for authors--as well as the ability to browse or search the table of contents of issues back to January 1995.

• Journal for Research in Mathematics Education: JRME, published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, is a forum for disciplined inquiry into the teaching and learning of mathematics. The online version provides the table of contents plus abstracts for the most recent issue of the journal.

• Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching: The Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching is a scholarly journal which offers an in-depth forum for the exchange of information in the fields of science, mathematics, and computer science. The web site for the journal provides access to the tables of contents and abstracts of issues back to 1995. In addition, information for prospective authors is available online.

• Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education: The Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education is devoted to topics and issues concerning the education of teachers of mathematics. The journal serves as a forum for critical analyses of innovative programs, research, technology, assessment, teaching diverse populations, policy matters, and developments in teaching as these topics relate to educating mathematics teachers. The web site for the journal provides access to the tables of contents of back issues as well as information on submitting a manuscript for publication.

• Mathematics and Computer Education: Mathematics and Computer Education is a refereed journal for college educators seeking to develop materials to improve classroom effectiveness in the first years of college. The web version of the journal provides submission and subscription information as well as the table of contents of the most recent issue.

• Mathematics Teacher: The Mathematics Teacher is an official journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. It is devoted to improving mathematics instruction in grades 8 through two-year and teacher-education colleges. The online version provides table of contents information.

• Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: Published by Oxford University Press for the Institue of Mathematics & Its Applications, this journal provides a forum for the exchange of ideas for the improvement of mathematics teaching and learning. Contributions to the journal are invited in two forms. Section A consists of peer reviewed articles which conform to the normal standards of an academic journal. Section B consists of contributions which may be more eclectic in scope, such as ideas for problems, materials, expressions of controversial views, etc. Through the journal's web site you can browse as well as search the tables of contents and abstracts of past issues back to 1995.

Medicine

• Advances in Health Sciences Education: Advances in Health Sciences Education covers all aspects of health sciences education. The journal accepts articles on topics such as problem-based learning, tutorial guidance, self-directed learning, staff development, achievement testing, forms of motivation and how to promote them, learning styles, curriculum development, curricular comparisons, program evaluation, expertise development, continuing education, community-based education, and communication skills. The web site for the journal provides access to the tables of contents of past issues as well as information on submitting a manuscript.

• Bulletin of the History of Medicine: The official publication of the American Association for the History of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Institute of the History of Medicine, the Bulletin covers the social and scientific aspects of the history of medicine worldwide and includes reviews of recent books on medical history. The web site includes publication and subscription details and tables of contents. Full text is available to subscribing institutions, including the State University of New York at Buffalo.

• Journal of Clinical Problem-Based Learning: A peer-reviewed quarterly web publication dedicated to "furthering the development and application of problem-based learning and other active learning strategies in health sciences education." Online access to the full text of these cases is free, but you must register. As part of the registration process, you must provide proof that you are an education professional. For more information, see the journal's New Registrant web page.

• Medical Teacher: Published in collaboration with the Association for Medical Education in Europe, this journal provides accounts of new teaching methods as well as guidance on structuring courses and assessing achievement, and serves as a forum for communication between medical teachers and those involved in general education. The journal deals with courses at basic and post-basic levels and the increasingly important area of continuing education. Tables of contents are available online for the years 1996 to the present.

• Teaching and Learning in Medicine: Teaching and Learning in Medicine serves as an international forum for scholarly, state-of-the-art research on the purposes and processes of teaching and learning as they relate to the education of medical professionals. The web version provides information about the editorial board and the scope of the journal as well as access to the tables of contents and abstracts of issues back to January 1997.

Nursing

• Journal of Clinical Problem-Based Learning: A peer-reviewed quarterly web publication dedicated to "furthering the development and application of problem-based learning and other active learning strategies in health sciences education." Online access to the full text of these cases is free, but you must register. As part of the registration process, you must provide proof that you are an education professional. For more information, see the journal's New Registrant web page.

• Journal of Nursing Education: The Journal of Nursing Education provides a forum for original articles and new ideas for nursing educators in various types and levels of nursing programs. The journal's aim is to enhance the teaching-learning process, promote curriculum development, and stimulate creative innovation and research in nursing education. The web site provides information about subscribing to and writing for the journal.

• Nurse Educator: Nurse Educator contains peer-reviewed articles on the practice and theory of nursing education, including curriculum and program development, educational philosophy, teaching methods, instructional materials, testing and measurement, and administration. The web site for the journal includes subscription information and author guidelines as well as information about the journal's editorial board. The web site also provides access to tables of contents and abstracts for current and back issues.

Pharmacy

• American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education: The American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education is the official publication of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. It is devoted to communication among pharmaceutical educators and with all individuals interested in the advancement of pharmaceutical education. The web site provides access to tables of contents and abstracts back to 1998 as well as information on subscribing and submitting to the journal.

• Journal of Clinical Problem-Based Learning: A peer-reviewed quarterly web publication dedicated to "furthering the development and application of problem-based learning and other active learning strategies in health sciences education." Online access to the full text of these cases is free, but you must register. As part of the registration process, you must provide proof that you are an education professional. For more information, see the journal's New Registrant web page.

Physics

• American Journal of Physics: The American Journal of Physics (AJP) is an archival journal targeted toward advanced-level physics and physics education. AJP is published monthly by the American Association of Physics Teachers. The web site for the journal includes table of contents information as well as a searchable index of AJP titles, authors, and abstracts. Of particular interest is the New Problems Department of AJP, which presents interesting, novel problems for use in undergraduate physics courses beyond the introductory level.

• Physics Education: Published by the Institute of Physics, Physics Education provides a forum for ideas about new ways of teaching and presenting experimental and theoretical aspects of physics. Articles are chosen to support secondary school teachers and those involved with courses up to the introductory undergraduate level. The web site provides access to tables of contents and abstracts for current and back issues, and also, for a fee, the full text of articles.

• The Physics Teacher: Designed primarily for those teaching the introductory physics course at any educational level, The Physics Teacher publishes articles and notes on physics research, the history and philosophy of physics, applied physics, curriculum developments, pedagogy, lab equipment, and book reviews. The journal's web site provides access to the table of contents of issues going back to October 1997.

Psychology

• Teaching of Psychology: Teaching of Psychology, the official journal of the Society for Teaching of Psychology, is devoted to improving the teaching/learning process at all educational levels. The journal includes empirical research on teaching and learning; investigations of student, course, or teacher assessment; essays on teaching; innovative course descriptions and evaluations; curriculum designs; bibliographic material; and demonstrations and laboratory projects. The web page provides subscription and manuscript submission information as well as access to the tables of contents and abstracts to current issues.

Statistics

• The American Statistician: Published quarterly by the American Statistical Association, the journal includes articles on statistical practice, teaching of statistics, statistical computing and graphics. The online version offers a comprehensive 50-year index and tables of contents from 1997 to the present. It also includes abstracts of articles, and some articles are available in .pdf. Information for authors, a listing of the editorial board, and advertising information are available on the journal's web site; subscription information can be accessed via ASA's publications page.



• Journal of Statistics Education: The Journal of Statistics Education is an electronic publication focusing on the dissemination of knowledge for the improvement of statistics education at all levels, including primary, secondary, post-secondary, postgraduate, continuing, and workplace education. It publishes a broad range of articles and reviews. Full text of articles and abstracts is available free online, and archived issues date back to 1993. It is associated with the JSE Information Service, a source of information for teachers of statistics that includes the archives of EdStat-L (an electronic discussion list on statistics education), information about the International Association for Statistical Education, and links to many other statistics education sources. Full manuscript guidelines are available.
  
  
• STATS: The Magazine for Students of Statistics: STATS is intended for students of statistics, and contains career information, student experiences, current problems and case studies, humor, and stories from leaders in statistical science. A full-text sample issue is available online, as well as abstracts or highlights of previous issues. The publication is free with a student membership in the American Statistical Association, or can be purchased from ASA's publications page.
  
  
• The Statistics Teachers Network Newsletter: A newsletter published three times a year by the American Statistical Association - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Joint Curriculum in Statistics and Probability. It is a free publication whose purpose is to keep K-12 teachers informed of statistical workshops, programs, and reviews of books, software, and calculators. The newsletter's web site provides access to full-text articles from various issues divided among several categories, including book and software reviews, statistics in the classroom, and notices of events and workshops. Issues from 1997 and 1998 can be viewed in .pdf. Subscription information and contact information for submitting articles is available on the front page of the web site.
  
  
• Teaching Statistics: Teaching Statistics is published in the UK and seeks to show teachers of students in the 9-19 age bracket how statistical ideas can illuminate their work and how to make proper use of statistics in their teaching. Its emphasis is on teaching and the classroom. The web site includes an index of back volumes dating to 1990, and an annotated table of contents for the current issue. Information for contributors or advertisers is available.

Veterinary Medicine

• Journal of Veterinary Medical Education: The official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges, the online version of the journal contains table of contents information as well as selected articles and features from the most recent issue of the print journal.

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