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Aims and scope

The Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung (ZBF)Journal of Research on Education is a scholarly scientific journal that aims to provide a foundation for evidence-based advancement in educational systems by addressing substantive issues in education and presenting them for discussion, guidance, empirical testing, and/or theoretical validation. ZBF publishes papers in both German and English. All contributions undergo a double-blind peer review process.
This interdisciplinary journal welcomes contributions from all scientific disciplines that focus on educational processes, institutions, or systems. The term "education" is understood in a broad sense as a description of the research field, as well as a target dimension to be analyzed empirically, theoretically, and historically. The term "research" is not restricted to certain methodological approaches. This vision of the ZBF is represented by a group of editors with diverse disciplinary and methodological backgrounds.
The main focus of the Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung Journal of Research on Education is on original empirical papers. In addition, the ZBF publishes theoretical and philosophical papers on the foundations and fundamental assumptions of education, as well as papers that support the methodological development of educational research. Systematic reviews, registered reports and 'think pieces', that critically question traditional educational myths and the limits of educational research, complete the broad spectrum. With its combination of thematically focused special issues and open submissions, the journal provides link to current national and international discourses in the field as well as a forum for innovative contributions.
The ZFB was founded in 2010 by the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Forschung und Entwicklung im Bildungswesen (ÖFEB)/Austrian Society for Research and Development in Education (www.oefeb.at) to promote empirical educational research. The ZFB is a publication organ of the ÖFEB.

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