Journal Guide

Assessing Writing is a refereed international journal providing a forum for ideas, research and practice on the assessment of written language. Assessing Writing publishes articles, book reviews, conference reports, and academic exchanges concerning writing assessments of all kinds, including traditional ('direct' and standardised forms of) testing of writing, alternative performance assessments (such as portfolios), workplace sampling and classroom assessment. The journal focuses on all stages of the writing assessment process, including needs evaluation, assessment creation, implementation, and validation, and test development; it aims to value all perspectives on writing assessment as process, product and politics (test takers and raters; test developers and agencies; educational administrations; and political motivations). The journal is interested in review essays of key issues in the theory and practice of writing assessment.Assessing Writing embraces internationalism and will attempt to reflect the concerns of teachers, researchers and writing assessment specialists around the world, whatever their linguistic background. Articles are published in English and normally relate to the assessment of English language writing, but articles in English about the assessment of writing in languages other than English will be considered. While Assessing Writing frequently publishes articles about the assessment of writing in the fields of composition, writing across the curriculum, and TESOL (the teaching of English to speakers of other languages), it welcomes articles about the assessment of writing in professional and academic areas outside these fields.The scope of the journal is wide, and embraces all work in the field at all age levels, in large-scale (international, national and state) as well as classroom, educational and non-educational institutional contexts, writing and programme evaluation, writing and critical literacy, and the role of technology in the assessment of writing. Through this scholarly exchange, Assessing Writing contributes to the development of excellence in the assessment of writing in all contexts, and, in so doing, to the teaching and appreciation of writing.

Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education is an established international peer-reviewed journal which publishes papers and reports on all aspects of assessment and evaluation within higher education. Its purpose is to advance understanding of assessment and evaluation practices and processes, particularly the contribution that these make to student learning and to course, staff and institutional development. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education welcomes research-based, reflective or theoretical studies which help to illuminate the practice of assessment and evaluation in higher education. The journal is aimed at all higher education practitioners, irrespective of discipline. It sets out to provide readily accessible, up-to-date information about significant developments within the field, with a view to the sharing and extension of evaluated, innovative practice and the development of ideas. Suggestions for special issues are welcomed.Peer Review Policy:All papers submitted to Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education undergo a rigorous peer review process, beginning with an initial screening by the editor prior to anonymised scrutiny by at least two independent expert referees. Following structured comments from referees, decisions are conveyed to authors together with feedback about the paper.Disclaimer for Scientific, Technical and Social Science publications:Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 8220;Content8221;) contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis.

Assessment for Effective Intervention (AEI) provides critical analysis of practitioner-developed assessment procedures, as well as papers that focus on published tests. Features articles that describe the relationship between assessment and instruction, introduce innovative assessment strategies; outline diagnostic procedures; analyze relationships between existing instruments; and review assessment techniques, strategies, and instrumentation.

Recent decades have witnessed significant developments in the field of educational assessment. New approaches to the assessment of student achievement have been complemented by the increasing prominence of educational assessment as a policy issue. In particular, there has been a growth of interest in modes of assessment that promote, as well as measure, standards and quality. These have profound implications for individual learners, institutions and the educational system itself.Assessment in Education provides a focus for scholarly output in the field of assessment. The journal is explicitly international in focus and encourages contributions from a wide range of assessment systems and cultures. The intention is to explore both commonalities and differences in policy and practice. Assessment in Education is the official journal of the International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA).Peer Review Policy:All articles submitted to the journal undergo rigorous peer review. This involves anonymised refereeing by two anonymous referees and where there is a split decision by a third referee. The journal has an extensive editorial board of referees that have standing both nationally and internationally.Disclaimer for Scientific, Technical and Social Science publications:Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 8220;Content8221;) contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis.

Astropolitics is a peer-reviewed academic journal. The journal is dedicated to policy relevant and interdisciplinary analysis of civil, commercial, military, and intelligence space activities. Committed to the highest editorial standards, Astropolitics is the international journal of choice for the academic, policy-maker and professional in the space community.Astropolitics seeks research articles and viewpoints from experts in the following topics:PolicyNational space programs Developed and developing space programsExport controls and space technologiesGlobal aspects of the space domainInternational space cooperation and international dialogue, terms of referenceSynergies across, military, commercial and civil space sectors, including the 8220;new space8221; sectorTransatlantic space cooperationGeopolitics of spaceHuman spaceflight, exploration, and development of spaceManagementOrganization and management of space programs and projectsProgram and project management and system engineeringSpace acquisitionsEarth observation data policies and managementScience and Technology AssessmentEvolution and trends of space technologiesPolitics of space technology developmentPolitics of scientific exploration of spacePhysics of the space domain and space policy and lawSocietal implications of space programs and projectsStrategyStrategic plans and concepts for spaceSpace situational awareness data sharingSpace deterrence and protectionMilitary space doctrines and missions areasSpacepower issues and challengesWeaponization of spaceNational space strategy formulation and implementationLawGovernance8722; orbital debris, near Earth objects, planetary protection, space traffic management and rules of the roadIssues and implications of national and international space lawHarmonization of national and international space lawProperty rights for space resourcesSettlement of the Moon and MarsEconomicsSpace commerce and economics of space developmentSpace business and privatization of space activitiesOpportunity costs and comparative advantages in the space arenaSpace and wealth creationSpace infrastructural developmentLunar developmentSystems AnalysisCost-effective and reliable space launchOperationally responsive spaceSmallsat constellationsResource utilizationSpace based solar powerSpace systems management and integrated technical architecturesEducationSpace professional education and trainingSpace Studies curriculum development Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

The Atlantic Journal of Communication (AJC) is an academic journal concerned with the study of communication theory, practice, and policy. AJC is philosophically committed to an eclectic approach to scholarship and the publication of articles of the highest quality regardless of their type, orientation, or geographical origin. Contributions devoted to significant problems and issues in communication studies and of wide professional and scholarly interest are welcome.Peer Review PolicyAll manuscripts submitted to this journal undergo editorial screening and blind peer review by three anonymous reviewers.Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Atlantic Studies provides an international forum for research and debate on historical, cultural and literary issues arising within the new disciplinary matrix of the circumatlantic world. In particular, it seeks to foster a transcultural dialogue between the two hemispheres and, specifically, among the nations of Europe, the Americas and Africa.The Journal aims to study the cartographic space of the Atlantic as it emerged in the early modern period, up to the present day: a highly critical space, centered not on a single nation or land mass but on a new cosmopolitan interchange of land and sea, ships and peoples, cultures and texts, ideas and tools.Published on behalf of MESEA (The Society for Multi-Ethnic Studies: Europe and the Americas), the Journal aims to be an important site for scholarship on the intercultural and transcultural perspective study of multi-ethnic cultures and societies. It challenges nationalist histories and literatures by focusing on the Atlantic as an arena of cultural change and exchange, translation and interference, communication and passage.Atlantic Studies accordingly invites submissions in the areas of history, cultural studies, critical theory, and literature from academics, public intellectuals, contemporary commentators, and activists whose focus of interest lies in circumatlantic perspectives. It also invites special guest-edited issues featuring essays on a single Atlantic theme. The Journal will also publish work based on such visual materials as photography, film, and information media. Each volume will also include book reviews.Atlantic Studies encourages both scholarly research and timely critical debate on current issues within its chosen paradigm. In as much as they develop a circumatlantic, transatlantic, or cisatlantic perspective, essays on race, class, gender, ethnicity and on human rights, citizenship and identity politics will also be welcomed.Peer Review Policy All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial screening by our editorial board and followed by a further critical reading by two anonymous referees.DisclaimerTaylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 8220;Content8221;) contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis.

The Journal of the Spanish Association for Anglo-American Studies (AEDEAN) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal founded in 1979 and published twice a year in June and December. It publishes original research articles on linguistic, literary and cultural topics, past and present, of English-speaking communities, including pertinent cross-cultural comparative analyses. Book reviews are also accepted. The journal is open to academic advertising. In addition, Atlantis offers a forum for commentaries and interviews on matters of interest to its wide readership. In December 2004 Atlantis celebrated its Silver Jubilee. Since its foundation in 1979, Atlantis has been edited by Dr. Antonio Garnica Silva (1979-1983), Dr. Javier Coy Ferrer (1984-1988), Dr. Catalina Montes Mozo (1989-1991), Dr. José S. Gómez Soliño (1992-1996), Dr. Santiago González y Fdez. Corugedo (1996-1998), Dr. Rafael Portillo (1999-2002), Dr. José Antonio Álvarez Amorós (2003-2005 ), and Dr. Angela Downing (2006-).

The journal Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics is an official journal of the Psychonomic Society.   It spans all areas of research in sensory processes, perception, attention, and psychophysics. Most articles published are reports of experimental work; the journal also presents theoretical, integrative, and evaluative reviews. Commentary on issues of importance to researchers appears in a special section of the journal. Founded in 1966 as Perception & Psychophysics, the journal assumed its present name in 2009.