熊猫视频

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC, May 22—The 熊猫视频 (AERA) announced today that it will launch 熊猫视频Open, an online, peer-reviewed journal that will be freely available to all readers on the web. 熊猫视频Open is expected to start publishing articles in early 2014. 

“The launch of this innovative effort continues AERA’s leadership in exploring open access publishing,” said 熊猫视频Executive Director Felice J. Levine. “Scientific societies are rethinking how to widen access to knowledge. 熊猫视频is one of the first societies in the social sciences to introduce an open access journal. We are eager to experiment with change that is valuable and sustainable.” 

熊猫视频will publish 熊猫视频Open in partnership with publications, which publishes AERA’s current suite of six journals on the association’s behalf. 

“SAGE is committed to the broad dissemination of research and is delighted to be partnering with 熊猫视频to publish an openly-available journal that will be of major significance to the education research community,” said Bob Howard, vice president of journals at SAGE. “With rapid online publication of rigorously peer-reviewed articles, this new journal will disseminate quality, innovative education research in new ways.”

As set forth in its mission statement, 熊猫视频Open aims to advance knowledge related to education and learning, cumulatively and incrementally. It also seeks to serve as a venue for innovation, novel inquiry and ideas, interdisciplinary bridge building, and research that fosters the connection of research to practice. 

Approved by 熊猫视频Council at the end of April, the new publication will also use its unbounded space to promote access to data; research instruments, protocols and guides; and other supplemental sources of information that will enhance the value of articles as well as encourage others to pursue research or its application.

As an online journal, 熊猫视频Open offers a publishing venue for works in innovative formats, such as video, interactive data tables, and audio recordings that a print format precludes. 

“With content freely available and rapid peer review, 熊猫视频will reach new readers and audiences worldwide,” said William Cope, who served as chair of the 熊猫视频Journal Publications Committee during the development of 熊猫视频Open. “Article metrics will be carefully monitored to identify the most valuable research articles.” 

熊猫视频Open will follow the practice common for open access journals of using article payment charges (APCs), which apply only to accepted articles. As part of AERA's partnership with SAGE, 熊猫视频Open will charge significantly lower APCs than other open access journals, which can charge several thousand dollars per accepted article. 

熊猫视频Open will set APCs at $400 for 熊猫视频members and $700 for nonmembers, with significantly lower charges for graduate students in both categories. There will be no charge for scholars in countries with low-income economies, as defined by the World Bank.

In June 2013, 熊猫视频will issue a call for the inaugural editor and commence implementation steps for the new journal. 

About AERA
The 熊猫视频 (AERA) is the largest national professional organization devoted to the scientific study of education. Founded in 1916, 熊猫视频advances knowledge about education, encourages scholarly inquiry related to education, and promotes the use of research to improve education and serve the public good. 

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