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Special Education Journals

The Analysis of Verbal Behavior (Online)
The Analysis of Verbal Behavior is an official publication of the Association for Behavior Analysis International and is primarily for the original publication of experimental or theoretical papers relevant to a behavioral analysis of verbal behavior. The mission of the journal is to support the dissemination of innovative empirical research, theoretical conceptualizations, and real-world applications of the behavioral science of language.
Behavioral Disorders: Journal of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (Online)
Behavioral Disorders (BD) addresses compelling issues related to individuals with behavioral challenges. Regular features include research-based articles, which discuss evidence-based practices for use with challenging behaviors.
Behavioral Interventions (Online)
Behavioral Interventions aims to report research and practice involving the utilization of applied behavior analytic techniques in the treatment, education, assessment and training of students, clients or patients, as well as training techniques used with staff. Behavioral Interventions publishes: (1) research articles, (2) brief reports (a short report of an innovative technique or intervention that may be less methodologically rigorous than a research report), (3) topical literature reviews and discussion articles, and (4) book reviews.
Behavior Analysis in Practice (Online)
This transnational journal provides science-based, best-practice information relevant to service delivery in behavior analysis. The range of contents includes empirical reports describing the application and evaluation of behavior-analytic procedures and programs; discussion papers on professional and practice issues; technical articles on methods, data analysis, or instrumentation in the practice of behavior analysis; tutorials on terms, procedures, and theories relevant to best practices in behavior analysis; and critical reviews of books and products that are aimed at practitioners or consumers of behavior analysis. Behavior Analysis in Practice is an official journal of the Association for Behavior Analysis International.
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Behavior Modification (Online)
Behavior Modification (BMO) presents insightful research, reports, and reviews on applied behavior modification. Each issue offers successful assessment and modification techniques applicable to problems in psychiatric, clinical, educational, and rehabilitative settings, as well as treatment manuals and program descriptions. Practical features help you follow the process of clinical psychological research and to apply it to behavior modification interventions.
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities (Online)
Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities focuses on the education and welfare of persons autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and developmental disabilities.ETADD invites research and expository manuscripts and critical review of the literature. Major emphasis is on identification and assessment, educational programming, characteristics, training of instructional personnel, rehabilitation, prevention, community understanding and provisions, and legislation.
Exceptional Children (Online)
Insightful and pioneering research, topical issues and broad perspectives by leaders in the field for more than 75 years have made Exceptional Children (EC) the most respected scholarly journal in special education. This peer-reviewed journal publishes research, research reviews, methodological reviews of literature, data-based position papers, and policy analyses on the education and development of children and youth with exceptionalities. EC, published quarterly, is an official journal of the Council for Exceptional Children.
Focus on Autism and other Developmental Disabilities (Online)
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities (FOCUS) offers practical educational and treatment suggestions for teachers, trainers, and parents of persons with autism or other pervasive developmental disabilities. FOCUS offers original research reports, position papers reflecting diverse philosophical and theoretical positions, effective intervention procedures, descriptions of successful programs, and media reviews.
Gifted Child Quarterly (Online)
Gifted Child Quarterly (GCQ) is the official journal of the National Association for Gifted Children. As a leading journal in the field, GCQ publishes original scholarly reviews of the literature and quantitative or qualitative research studies. GCQ welcomes manuscripts offering new or creative insights about giftedness and talent development in the context of the school, the home, and the wider society.
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Online)
IDD is a bimonthly peer reviewed multidisciplinary journal of policy, practices, and perspectives. As a journal with an applied focus, IDD provides a forum for the dissemination of rigorously reviewed, actionable information that is relevant to emerging policies, innovative practices, and transformative concepts.
International Journal of Inclusive Education (Online)
The International Journal of Inclusive Education provides a strategic forum for international and multi-disciplinary dialogue on inclusive education for all educators and educational policy-makers concerned with the form and nature of schools, universities and technical colleges.
Papers published are original, refereed, multi-disciplinary research into pedagogies, curricula, organizational structures, policy-making, administration and cultures to include all students in education.
*NOTE: Only open access articles available
International Journal of Special Education (Online)
The International Journal of Special Education publishes original articles concerning special education. Experimental, as well as, theoretical articles are sought from all over the world. Authors are encouraged to submit reviews of research, historical and philosophical reviews in addition to evidence based data of the effectiveness of innovative approaches.
Intervention in School and Clinic (Online)
Publishes multi-disciplinary research on inclusive education, pedagogies, curricula, organizational structures, policy-making, administration and cultures. intervention in School and Clinic (ISC) equips teachers and clinicians with hands-on tips, techniques, methods, and ideas for improving assessment, instruction, and management for individuals with learning disabilities or behavior disorders. Articles focus on curricular, instructional, social, behavioral, assessment, and vocational strategies and techniques that have a direct application to the classroom settings.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (Online)
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA) is a psychology journal that publishes research about applications of the experimental analysis of behavior to problems of social importance.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (Online)
The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders is the leading peer-reviewed, scholarly periodical focusing on all aspects of autism spectrum disorders and related developmental disabilities. Published monthly, JADD is committed to advancing the understanding of autism, including potential causes and prevalence (e.g., genetic, immunological, environmental); diagnosis advancements; and effective clinical care, education, and treatment for all individuals.
Journal of Behavioral Education (Online)
The Journal of Behavioral Education is an international forum dedicated to publishing original research papers on the application of behavioral principles and technology to education. Education is defined broadly and the journal places no restriction on the types of participants involved in the reported studies--including by age, ability, or setting. Each quarterly issue presents empirical research investigating best-practices and innovative methods to address a wide range of educational targets and issues pertaining to the needs of diverse learners and to implementation.
Journal of Early Intervention (Online)
The Journal of Early Intervention (JEI) offers articles related to research and practice in early intervention for infants and young children with special needs and their families. Early intervention is broadly defined as procedures that facilitate the development of infants and young children who have special needs or who are at risk for developmental disabilities. Key features include research, reviews, policy analyses, and conceptual papers.
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (Online)
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (JEBD) offers interdisciplinary research, practice, and commentary related to individuals with emotional and behavioral disabilities. Each issue explores critical and diverse topics such as youth violence, functional assessment, school-wide discipline, mental health services, positive behavior supports, and educational strategies.
Journal of International Special Needs Education (Online)
The purpose of the Journal of International Special Needs Education is to provide DISES members and members of the international scientific community with information that reflects the field of special education around the world. It is a multi-disciplinary journal for reporting original and theoretical contributions concerning disability and the delivery of special education programs and services to individuals with disabilities throughout the world.
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions (Online)
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions (JPBI) offers sound, research-based principles of positive behavior support for use in school, home and community settings with people with challenges in behavioral adaptation. Regular features include empirical research; discussion, literature reviews, and conceptual papers; programs, practices, and innovations; forum; and media reviews.
Journal of Special Education (Online)
Journal of Special Education (JSE) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Education. JSE publishes reports of research and scholarly reviews on improving education and services for individuals with disabilities.
Journal of Special Education Technology (Online)
Journal of Special Education Technology (JSET) is a refereed professional journal that presents up-to-date information and opinions about issues, research, policy, and practice related to the use of technology in the field of special education. JSET supports the publication of research and development activities, provides technological information and resources, and presents important information and discussion concerning important issues in the field of special education technology to scholars, teacher educators, and practitioners.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (Online)
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (JEAB) is primarily for the original publication of experiments relevant to the behavior of individual organisms.
The Journal of the International Association of Special Education (Online)
The Journal of the International Association of Special Education (JIASE) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research and PRAXIS articles pertaining to the education of exceptional children from around the world. The PRAXIS section of the journal is intended for the dissemination of practical strategies that readers can immediately implement in their classrooms/schools. These methods/strategies may be new and unique ideas or they can be effective methods/strategies that some teachers have been using and believe that by their publication many more teachers could effectively implement them in their classrooms.
Learning Disability Quarterly (Online)
Learning Disability Quarterly (LDQ) publishes high-quality research and scholarship concerning children, youth, and adults with learning disabilities. Consistent with that purpose, the journal seeks to publish articles with the potential to impact and improve educational outcomes, opportunities, and services. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners: A Publication of the Division for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners (Online)
Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners (MV) is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the Division for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners (DDEL) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). The journal publishes original research; conceptual and theoretical articles; critical analyses, reviews and syntheses of literature; and material, test, and book reviews.
Perspectives on Behavior Science: An Official Journal of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (Online)
Perspectives on Behavior Science is an official quarterly publication of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. It publishes reviews of theoretical, experimental, and applied topics in behavior analysis as well as allied behavior sciences.
The Psychological Record (Online)
The Psychological Record publishes empirical and conceptual articles related to the field of behavior analysis, behavior science, and behavior theory. The journal welcomes empirical studies of basic behavioral processes, as well as translational studies that bridge experimental and applied analyses of behavior. Conceptual articles pertinent to the theory and philosophy of behaviorism are also welcome. The journal is an official publication of the Association for Behavior Analysis International.
Remedial and Special Education (Online)
Remedial and Special Education (RASE) offers interdisciplinary articles that bridge the gap between theory and practice involving the education of individuals for whom typical instruction is not effective. Articles include topical reviews, syntheses of research, field evaluation studies, and recommendations for practice of remedial and special education.
Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (Online)
Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), published in association with TASH, is a critically acclaimed and widely-read journal in the field of disabilities. RPSD publishes breakthrough articles on such topics as inclusion, augmentative and alternative communication, supported living and employment, early childhood issues, self-advocacy, positive behavioral supports, disability rights and issues of concern to families.
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (Online)
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (RASD) publishes high quality empirical articles and reviews that contribute to a better understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) at all levels of description; genetic, neurobiological, cognitive, and behavioral. The primary focus of the journal is to bridge the gap between basic research at these levels, and the practical questions and difficulties that are faced by individuals with ASD and their families, as well as careers, educators and clinicians.
Research in Developmental Disabilities (Online)
Research In Developmental Disabilities is an international journal aimed at publishing original research of an interdisciplinary nature that has a direct bearing on the understanding or remediation of problems associated with developmental disabilities. Articles will be primarily empirical studies, although an occasional position paper or review will be accepted. The aim of the journal will be to publish articles on all aspects of developmental difficulties using rigorous research methods.
Teaching Exceptional Children (Online)
Feature articles dealing with practical methods and materials for classroom use aimed at teachers of children with disabilities and children who are gifted; an official journal of the Council for Exceptional Children.

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Print)
AJIDD is a bimonthly scientific, scholarly, and archival multidisciplinary journal for reporting original research contributions of the highest quality on intellectual disability, its causes, treatment, and prevention.
Exceptional Children: Journal of the International Council for Exceptional Children (Print)
Insightful and pioneering research, topical issues and broad perspectives by leaders in the field for more than 75 years have made Exceptional Children (EC) the most respected scholarly journal in special education. This peer-reviewed journal publishes research, research reviews, methodological reviews of literature, data-based position papers, and policy analyses on the education and development of children and youth with exceptionalities. EC, published quarterly, is an official journal of the Council for Exceptional Children.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (Print)
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA) is a psychology journal that publishes research about applications of the experimental analysis of behavior to problems of social importance.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (Print)
The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders is the leading peer-reviewed, scholarly periodical focusing on all aspects of autism spectrum disorders and related developmental disabilities. Published monthly, JADD is committed to advancing the understanding of autism, including potential causes and prevalence (e.g., genetic, immunological, environmental); diagnosis advancements; and effective clinical care, education, and treatment for all individuals.
Journal of Special Education (Print)
Journal of Special Education (JSE) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Education. JSE publishes reports of research and scholarly reviews on improving education and services for individuals with disabilities.
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (Print)
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (JEAB) is primarily for the original publication of experiments relevant to the behavior of individual organisms.
Learning Disability Quarterly: Journal of the Division for Children with Learning Disabilities (Print)
Learning Disability Quarterly (LDQ) publishes high-quality research and scholarship concerning children, youth, and adults with learning disabilities. Consistent with that purpose, the journal seeks to publish articles with the potential to impact and improve educational outcomes, opportunities, and services. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
The Psychological Record (Print)
The Psychological Record publishes empirical and conceptual articles related to the field of behavior analysis, behavior science, and behavior theory. The journal welcomes empirical studies of basic behavioral processes, as well as translational studies that bridge experimental and applied analyses of behavior. Conceptual articles pertinent to the theory and philosophy of behaviorism are also welcome. The journal is an official publication of the Association for Behavior Analysis International.
Remedial and Special Education: RASE (Print)
Remedial and Special Education (RASE) offers interdisciplinary articles that bridge the gap between theory and practice involving the education of individuals for whom typical instruction is not effective. Articles include topical reviews, syntheses of research, field evaluation studies, and recommendations for practice of remedial and special education.
Research in Developmental Disabilities (Print)
Research In Developmental Disabilities is an international journal aimed at publishing original research of an interdisciplinary nature that has a direct bearing on the understanding or remediation of problems associated with developmental disabilities. Articles will be primarily empirical studies, although an occasional position paper or review will be accepted. The aim of the journal will be to publish articles on all aspects of developmental difficulties using rigorous research methods.

International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education (Online)
nternational Journal of Early Childhood Special Education (INT-JECSE) is an online, open-access, scholarly, peer-reviewed journal offering scholarly articles on various issues of young children with special needs (0-8 age) and their families. The INT-JECSE publishes empirical research, literature reviews, theoretical articles, and book reviews in all aspects of Early Intervention (EI)/Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE). Studies from diverse methodologies, including experimental studies using group or single-subject designs, descriptive studies using observational or survey methodologies, case studies, and qualitative studies, are welcome. High technical quality in the design, implementation, and description, as well as importance to the field is required to be reviewed and published in the INT-JECSE.
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education (Online)
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education (TECSE) focuses on information that will improve the lives of young children with special needs and their families. The practical nature of this journal helps professionals improve service delivery systems for preschool children with special needs. Each issue features reports of original research, literature reviews, conceptual statements, position papers, and program descriptions.
Young Exceptional Children (Online)
Young Exceptional Children (YEC) is written for teachers, early care and education personnel, educational administrators, therapists, families and others who work with or on behalf of children from birth through 8 years of age who have identified disabilities, developmental delays, are gifted/talented, or are at risk for future developmental problems. It offers useful, friendly articles that help readers implement research-based strategies and interventions across many settings.

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