The ''Journal of Education Policy'' is a bimonthly
peer-review
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ed
academic journal
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covering
education policy
Education policy consists of the principles and policy decisions that influence the field of education, as well as the collection of laws and rules that govern the operation of education systems. Education governance may be shared between the local ...
. It was established in 1986 and is published by
Taylor & Francis
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. The
editors-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
are founding editor
Ivor Goodson
Ivor Frederick Goodson (born 1943) is a British educationalist. He is a professor at Tallinn University.
Education and career
Goodson was born in 1943 in Woodley, a village near Reading, Berkshire. He went to a grammar school and was unsucce ...
(
University of Brighton
The University of Brighton is a public university based on four campuses in Brighton and Eastbourne on the south coast of England. Its roots can be traced back to 1858 when the Brighton School of Art was opened in the Royal Pavilion. It achieve ...
) and
Stephen Ball (
UCL Institute of Education
IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society (IOE) is the education school of University College London (UCL). It specialises in postgraduate study and research in the field of education and is one of UCL's 11 constituent faculties. Prior to m ...
). According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2016
impact factor
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of 2.313, ranking it 24th out of 235 journals in the category "Education & Educational Research".
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Education journals
Policy analysis journals
Taylor & Francis academic journals
Publications established in 1986
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English-language journals
Education policy journals