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Calibrating Calibration: Creating Conceptual Clarity to Guide Measurement and Calculation

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Learning and Instruction, Volume 24, pages 1-66 (Apr-13)
Edited by Patricia A. Alexander

Cumulative knowledge-building in secondary schooling

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Linguistics and Education, Volume 24, Issue 1, pages 1-74 (Apr-13)
Edited by J R Martin, Karl Maton

Elsevier Store – Did you know about our Author benefits?

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

As an Elsevier author you are entitled to a discount of 25%

Watch our Individual And Scholarly Networks Virtual Seminar

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

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Making the most of social media: Find out about our subject-specific pages

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Elsevier has a range of subject-specific pages available you can join.

Discover how Elsevier is approaching Open Access in 2013

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Open Access in 2013

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Join the Beyond the PDF conference on March 19 and 20 via livestream

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Challenging present scholarly communication, exploring its digital future.

Current trends in grammaticalization research

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Language Sciences, Volume 36, pages 1-160 (Mar-13)
Edited by Muriel Norde, Alexandra Lenz, Karin Beijering

Evaluating learning pattern development in higher education

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Studies in Educational Evaluation, Volume 39, Issue 1, pages 1-70 (Mar-13)
Edited by Vincent Donche, David Gijbels

Psychology of Crime

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 41, Issue 2, pages 61-140 (Mar-13)
Edited by Glenn Walters

Who to list on your next paper? Check out our factsheet on authorship

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

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Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Webcast about ethics in research and publication

Elsevier foundation Awards recognize women scientists in developing countries

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Scientists honored by Elsevier Foundation, OWSD and TWAS for pioneering work in medicine and life sciences

Recent webinar on social networks drew 500+ scholars – read the highlights, watch the videos

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

How virtual science communities are transforming academic research

Watch the free series of webcasts on building and evaluating scholarly networks

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Elsevier Labs and Research Trends virtual seminars

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Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

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Elsevier offers travel grants for Force 11 conference in Amsterdam: Beyond the PDF

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

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SI: Passive: Components and Composition

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Lingua, Volume 125, pages 1-94 (Feb-13)
Edited by Peter Hallman, Dalina Kallulli

Sleep, culture and health: Reflections on the other third of life

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Social Science & Medicine, Volume 79, pages 1-124 (Feb-13)
Edited by Doug Henry, Kristen Knutson, Kathryn Orzech

Special Section: Rethinking Evaluation of Health Equity Initiatives

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Evaluation and Program Planning, Volume 36, Issue 1, pages 1-218 (Feb-13)
Edited by Sanjeev Sridharan, Carol Tannahil

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European Commission to announce winners of research awards

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

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Global Open Access Perspectives freely available, how does it affect you?

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Last chance: Webinar on research and publication ethics, January 31st

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Free Webcast: How to review a manuscript.

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

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You are invited: free webinar on research and publication ethics, January 31st

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

New apps provide easy mobile acces to articles

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The way we consume information is changing and one of our key goals at Elsevier is to ensure our journals are ideally placed to meet the mobile access needs of journal readers

Publishing Connect: Supporting Early Career Researchers

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

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New ORCID ID aims to resolve authorship confusion

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

An innovative new scheme launched this month could signal the end of concerns over author ambiguity.

20 Years of the Collapse of the Fomer Soviet Union

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Journal of Eurasian Studies, Volume 4, Issue 1, pages 1-114 (Jan-13)
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Akdeniz Language Studies Conference, May, 2012, Turkey

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 70, pages 1-1924 (Jan-13)
Edited by Arda Arikan, H. Sezgi Sarac, Servet Celik, Mustafa Caner, Olcay Sert, M. Galip Zorba

Andrej Platonov

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Russian Literature, Volume 73, Issues 1-2, pages 1-340 (Jan-13)
Edited by Ben W. Dhooge, Thomas Langerak

Automated Assessment of Writing

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Assessing Writing, Volume 18, Issue 1, pages 1-110 (Jan-13)
Edited by Norbert Elliot, David M. Williamson

Conversation Analytic Studies of Multimodal Interaction

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Journal of Pragmatics, Volume 46, Issue 1, pages 1-172 (Jan-13)
Edited by Professor Arnulf Deppermann

Gender, Culture and Work in Global Cities

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Women`s Studies International Forum, Volume 36, pages 1-84 (Jan-13)
Edited by Cynthia Joseph, Catrin Lundstrom

International Workshop on the Historiography of Philosophy: Representations and Cultural Constructions 2012

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 71, pages 1-226 (Jan-13)
Edited by Claudiu Marius Mesaros, Florin Lobont, Gyorgy Gereby, Teodora Artimon

SI: Prosody at the Grammatical Crossroads - Japanese and Beyond

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Lingua, Volume 124, pages 1-176 (Jan-13)
Edited by Yoshihisa Kitagawa, Satoshi Tomioka

Special Issue: Transfer of Training: New Conceptualizations Through Integrated Research Perspectives

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Educational Research Review, Volume 8, pages 1-102 (Jan-13)
Edited by Mien Segers, Andreas Gegenfurtner

Secure your spot now for our next webinar on Research and Publication ethics

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

We are inviting you to a free webinar on research and publication ethics on January 31st, 2013.

3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON E-LEARNING, ICEL 2011

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 67, pages 1-626 (Dec-12)
Edited by Mohd Nor Mamat, Nor Aziah Alias, Mohd Nor Hajar Hasrol Jono, Mohd Ali Mohd Isa, Azlan Ab Aziz, Johan Eddy Luaran, Syamsul Nor Azlan Mohamad, Nor Aziah Mohd Asarani, Zainuddin Ibrahim

AicE-Bs 2012 Cairo (Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies), Mercure Le Sphinx Cairo Hotel, Giza, Egypt, 31 October - 2 November 2012

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 68, pages 1-934 (Dec-12)
Edited by Mohamed Yusoff Abbas

Causality in the Biomedical and Social Sciences

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Volume 43, Issue 4, pages 741-830 (Dec-12)
Edited by Phyllis Illari, Julian Reiss, Federica Russo

Consequences of Economic Inequality

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Research In Social Stratification And Mobility, Volume 30, Issue 4, pages 377-504 (Dec-12)
Edited by Herman G.van de Werfhorst, Wiemer Salverda

Exploring L2 Writing-SLA Interfaces

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Journal of Second Language Writing, Volume 21, Issue 4, pages 321-436 (Dec-12)
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International Conference on Education & Educational Psychology (ICEEPSY 2012)

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 69, pages 1-2308 (Dec-12)
Edited by Zafer Bekirogullari

Modality at work: Cognitive, interactional and textual functions of modal markers

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Journal of Pragmatics, Volume 44, Issue 15, pages 2109-2226 (Dec-12)
Edited by Bert Cornillie, Paola Pietrandrea

Part Special Issue: Place, migration & health

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Social Science & Medicine, Volume 75, Issue 12, pages 2055-2540 (Dec-12)
Edited by Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Joanna Almeida

Part Special Issue: Styles of Thinking

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, Volume 43, Issue 4, pages 551-666 (Dec-12)
Edited by Jack Ritchie

SI: Additivity and Adversativity

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Lingua, Volume 122, Issue 15, pages 1783-1918 (Dec-12)
Edited by Henk Zeevat, Cathrine Fabricius-Hansen, Antje Rossdeutscher

Silent Spring after Fifty Years

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Endeavour, Volume 36, Issue 4, pages 125-190 (Dec-12)
Edited by Frederick R. Davis

Special Issue: 9th Oxford Dysfluency Conference

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Journal of Fluency Disorders, Volume 37, Issue 4, pages 213-370 (Dec-12)
Edited by Sharon Millard

Special Issue: National and state politics: A current assessment

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Social Science Journal, Volume 49, Issue 4, pages 405-566 (Dec-12)
Edited by Robert L. Perry, Scott Alan Carson

The 8th International Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) Seminar - Aligning Theoretical Knowledge with Professional Practice

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 66, pages 1-570 (Dec-12)
Edited by Wan Fara Adlina Wan Mansor, Mohamad Hassan Zakaria, Adlina Abdul Samad, Noor Aireen Ibrahim