Publications

MERGA's Publications

The Mathematics Education Research Journal (MERJ) has been published by MERGA since 1989. The journal seeks to promote high quality research that is of interest to the Australasian and international community. It seeks to present research that promotes new knowledge, ideas, methodologies and epistemologies in the field of mathematics education.

The Mathematics Teacher Education and Development Journal (MTED) has been published continuously by MERGA since 1999. It is a free-access online, international refereed journal which provides a stimulating collection of articles with a focus on mathematics teacher education in the broader sense.

Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia (RiMEA) is published every four years. MERGA members prepare a critical review of overview of mathematics education research in Australasia and publish it as an edited book with Springer.

MERGA has a strong tradition of sharing current research and ideas from its annual conference to a wider audience, through publication of the Conference Proceedings.

Quick Reads are one-page extended abstracts of conference papers presented at MERGA conferences. They provide readers with a quick overview of the nature of research papers presented at the conference and present the diverse interests of the MERGA community.

Teacher Reads are one-page extended abstracts of conference papers presented at MERGA conferences. These abstracts disseminate aspects of research that is meaningful to teachers, such as mathematical tasks, assessment tools, strategies for teaching, considerations for student learning, and findings of research that may impact classroom practice.

Reviewing of research papers

Research papers will be blind reviewed by a panel of peers approved by the conference committee. The main purpose of the refereeing process is to contribute to the growth and development of quality practice in mathematics education research. Thus reviewers are asked to assist authors by providing helpful feedback and to comment on the suitability of papers for presentation at the conference. Accordingly, it will not be assumed that published papers presented at the conference will be as polished as articles in scholarly journals. Referees will be asked to assess papers being reviewed against the accepted norms for scholarly works presented at MERGA conferences, as set out above.

Each conference proceedings’ Editorial Team will exercise discretion over the reviewing process.

Reviewers’ comments will be returned to the authors. Authors whose papers are not accepted for publication may be invited by the editorial panel to present their paper at the conference, with an abstract (only) being published in the proceedings. Papers may be rejected outright, with no opportunity for presentation at the conference in an alternative form.

The MERGA website has detailed advice about criteria for reviewing of MERGA papers, review forms, and examples of strong and poor reviews of different types.

Publications

Publications

MERGA's Publications

Short Communications

Presentation of short communications

Beth Southwell Practical Implications Award

Recent Winners

Applying for entry into the BSPIA

Judging of the BSPIA

History of the Award

Research Papers

Research papers can take two major forms:

i. Empirical investigations

ii. Theoretical or position papers

Originality

Reviewing of research papers

Presentation of research papers

Research Symposia

Early Career Research Award

Recent Winners

Applying for the Award

Early Bird Review Process