Recommended Journals in the Fields of the Learning Sciences and Instructional Technology

From KNILT

As a graduate student, it is very important to follow the latest development in your field, know the people, appropriate the thinking/research frameworks essential to the field, and engage in focused, academic thinking. For this purpose, I think everybody should browse the titles and abstracts of articles published in every issue of five or so major journals, and dig into some of them that are closely related to your focus. Depending on your specific interest, here are some journals I'd highly recommend. You may register for new issue alerts through their websites.

Musts:

The Journal of the Learning Sciences: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/hlnsauth.asp

Educational Technology Research and Development: http://www.springerlink.com/content/119965/

Instructional Science: http://www.springerlink.com/content/102905/

Other good journals to read:

Computers and Education: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/347/description#description

Journal of Educational Computing Research: http://baywood.com/journals/previewjournals.asp?id=0735-6331

British Journal of Educational Technology: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0007-1013

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0266-4909&site=1

Specially focused ones:

International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: http://www.springerlink.com/content/120055/

Language Learning & Technology: http://llt.msu.edu/

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education: http://www.aace.org/pubs/jtate/default.htm

The American Journal of Distance Education: http://www.ajde.com/

Journals from the related fields in which you can always find deep thoughts:

Cognition and Instruction: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/07370008.asp

Mind, Culture, and Activity: http://lchc.ucsd.edu/MCA/Journal/index.html

Educational Researcher: http://www.aera.net/publications/?id=317