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Georgios
TSAPARLIS
ABSTRACT: Chemistry and chemistry education are closely related, and so is research in the two fields. While, a major goal of education research is the improvement of chemistry education, its impact on the practice of chemistry education has remained relatively low. The vehicles for publishing results of research are international and national journals. Publishing in established peer-reviewed international journals is a very hard job. This is a necessity for a young field which needs its academic reputation to be enhanced, and not to be accused as easy research. For the non-native English authors, the language barrier is very serious. On the other hand, concern should cause the fact that even the most prestigious international journals are of a narrow national character. A survey of the subject of practical (laboratory) work in chemistry in two journals ('The Journal of Chemical Education' and 'University Chemistry Education'), revealed that: while most non-American authors cite in considerable proportion American sources, the American authors cite as a rule only American sources. The Editorial concludes by concentrating on CERAPIE/CERP, and by stressing the need to support, expand, and spread new electronic, freely distributed through the Internet international peer-reviewed journals. [Chem. Educ. Res. Pract.: 2003, 4, 3-10] KEY WORDS: chemistry education; globalisation in chemistry education; research in chemistry education; practice of chemistry education; journals; electronic journals; language barrier CORRESPONDENCE: Georgios TSAPARLIS, University of Ioannina, Department of Chemistry, GR-451 10 Ioannina, Greece; fax: +30 2651 0 98798; e-mail: gtseper@cc.uoi.gr
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