Q: Which journal is the best source for research in educational topics?

There are various journals on the topic of education. However, some journals specialize in certain fields within the overarching field of education (e.g., education in a certain country, the use of technology in education, teacher education, special education, language education, etc.) If your research pertains to a specialized area, please refer to journals dealing with that field, in addition to the following journals:

• Journal of Education
• International Journal of Educational Research
• Review of Educational Research (RER)
• Educational Researcher (ER)

Note that these are only some of the journals you can refer to, and this list is not exhaustive by any means—there are many other education-related journals out there.

Hope that helps. Additionally, as you seem to be a doing a literature search and/or review, you may find the following resources useful:

• Tips for effective literature searching
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