Our goal for quality education for all

We believe in quality education for everyone, everywhere and by highlighting the issue and working with experts in the field, we can start to find ways we can all be part of the solution.

Our goal is to help researchers to share their work, and partner to find ways to break down the divides so there is equal opportunity to access quality education and participate in higher education, training and work, with a voice that is heard.  We believe everyone should have a chance to be the best they can be regardless of where they started.

Gabi Hart, Publishing Development Manager, quality education for all.

Our goals: Fairer society | Healthier lives | Responsible management | Quality education for all |  Sustainable structures and infrastructures

If you're an author, researcher, or someone who cares as much as we do about education and lifelong learning, we would love to work with you and help your research to contribute to quality education for all. Get in touch.

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Our goal to achieve quality education for all

Research has a vital role to play in breaking down the divides to ensure everyone, everywhere has access to quality education.

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Awards

Supporting the sustainable development of Mexico: an investigation into the reorientation of an undergraduate industrial design curriculum

The 2023 winner of the Emerald and HETL Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards is Martha Elena Núñez López.

Read more about Martha Elena Núñez López's research, and download the infographic

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The ideas-informed society: a co-produced research project

The aim of this co-produced project is to better understand how people engage with evidence in order to make decisions in their daily lives, be those big or small decisions.

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First voices first - opening up access to make voices heard

We’re really passionate here at Emerald about making research that matters as impactful as possible – that’s why we’ve started a new pilot project with The Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL).

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mission

Education under threat: Is innovation the key to resilience?

Our mission campaign explores how innovation can serve as a powerful tool to counter emerging threats and strengthen the resilience and equity of education systems worldwide during times of uncertainty.

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A fully open access journal

Introducing Artificial Intelligence in Education

Aligned to UN SDG 4, quality education, this fully open access journal seeks to publish articles on topics relating to the applications of AI at any stage of education. 

The journal welcomes research in AI in Education from a wide range of quantitative and qualitative research modalities, across a wide range of learning environments from all educational levels and educational spaces.  

Article Processing Charges are waived for all manuscripts submitted by 1 September 2025. 

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Are you interested in becoming a reviewer for Artificial Intelligence in Education, or have a proposal for a special issue topic? If so we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Gabi Hart [email protected].

Our missions

We have collated a range of resources into themes relating to the UN SDG goals.

Education under threat: Is innovation the key to resilience?
Our mission campaign explores how innovation can serve as a powerful tool to counter emerging...
28/10/2025
Tech trends in teaching and learning
Gamification, blockchain, and AI are some of the topics covered in this mission, so join us to learn...
13/12/2024
Education for sustainable development and global citizenship
Join us in our mission to learn how, in partnership with some of our authors and experts from the...
22/08/2024
Coaching and mentoring in education
This mission highlights cutting-edge research, theoretical accounts, and emerging issues of...
28/11/2023
Educational leadership
Good leadership is critical to academic success for all students. How can we solve the problems...
17/08/2023
Comparative education
How can comparative education help to identify the best instructional models, academic standards...
20/02/2023
Lifelong learning
Delve into our ‘lifelong learning’ mission, which addresses issues such as: what forms lifelong...
06/10/2022
Equality, diversity & inclusion in higher education
This mission explores how higher education institutions value equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI...
28/07/2022
Diversifying the curriculum
How can we create an accessible curriculum and enable students to see themselves and their...
20/05/2022
Remote teaching, learning & collaboration
Many education systems around the world have been forced to transition to remote education in...
10/02/2022
Sustainability in higher education
Higher education institutions should, more than ever, engage in the implementation of sustainable...
20/10/2021
The future of learning
What and how we teach is evolving. Explore our research and see what our authors think about it.
06/04/2021

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Calls for papers

Browse the latest calls for papers in the area of quality education for all.

​Intra-African Trade and Development in a Changing World: Sustainability, Skills, Governance, and Innovation​
Submit your paper hereIntroduction​​This special issue aims to explore how intra-African trade ecosystems can advance sustainable prosperity, innovation, and economic development across Africa. It…
Hybrid working in Higher Education: Changes, challenges and contested working practices
IntroductionSeveral articles have been published in the last few years that have started to question the impact of hybrid working (Gutman et al., 2024; Rupcic, 2024; Schuller et al., 2025; Wilkesmann…
Distance Learning and the Impact of AI
Submit your paper here!IntroductionArtificial intelligence is transforming teaching, learning, and assessment in higher education, but there’s still much confusion and resistance as to the “when” and…
Family Involvement in Children’s Education and Health: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from Marginalised Communities
Submissions Open on 27th May 2026OverviewChildren’s health and well-being are fundamental to meaningful participation in education, sustained learning, and broader human development. Yet within…
Negotiating Tensions: School Leadership Practice Under Conditions of Contradiction
Submit your paper here!IntroductionSchool leadership today is increasingly shaped by conditions of complexity, constraint, and contradiction. Across diverse educational contexts, leaders are expected…
Dialogues of knowing: Cross-epistemic collaboration for transformative research and practice
Submit your paper here!IntroductionThis special issue is grounded on the basic humanizing principle that communities the world over have long generated knowledge and have leveraged such knowledge…
​International education in a multipolar world: Geopolitics, policy and institutional adaptation​
Submit your paper here!IntroductionThis Special Issue focuses on how shifting geopolitical dynamics are reshaping international education and the implications for university management, governance…
The Unbounded Journey: The Teaching of First Language, Literacy and Literature in a Dynamic World
Submit your paper here!IntroductionThe purpose of this special issue is to explore current topics in literacy education around the world by highlighting papers presented at the 2026 “International…
Advancing coaching and mentoring when facilitating lesson and learning study
Submit your paper here!IntroductionFacilitating lesson and learning study (LS) is a multifaceted endeavour. Besides knowledge of LS, facilitating LS requires a great deal of skill and effort to know…
Recent Advances in Signal and Information Processing for Industrial Applications
IntroductionThis Special Issue invites the submission of high-quality original research articles and authoritative review papers that advance the understanding of emerging methodologies and…

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About the research

Explore freely available research to read, download and share, that highlights fundamental challenges facing education and learning today.

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Opinion & blogs

We welcome contributions from academics, policymakers and professionals about key issues in their area of work. If you have a blog you would like to share, let us know.

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Global Trends in disruptive technological change: Implications for education

Read this blog that summarises research on global trends in disruptive technological change and examines their policy and social implications for education, presenting a framework to guide systems with foresight, ethics, and resilience.
22/10/2025
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Innovative universities: Measuring transformation through management

Read this blog that explores how innovation becomes a driver for real change in universities once measured.
22/10/2025
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Access vs engagement – is OA enough?

Making research Open Access (OA) is one major step in the process, but how do we know if OA research is having its intended impact? Ann Campbell and Katie Davison share the results of their investigations and some lessons for the future of OA.
14/08/2025
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Deepfake Awareness: The Front Line for Good AI Governance in Education

Read this blog to learn more about the good governance of AI in education.
19/06/2025
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Lindsey Basileo and Merewyn Lyons discuss the benefits of publishing open access journal

In this interview, Dr. Lindsey Devers Basileo and Dr. Merewyn E. Lyons discuss their research, what led them to submit to Quality Education for All and the benefits of publishing open access.
07/02/2025
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Dr Dwi Mariyono discusses the benefits of publishing in an open access journal

In this interview, Dr Dwi Mariyono talks about his research, what led him to submit to Quality Education for All and the benefits of publishing open access.
07/02/2025

Your publishing development team

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Gabi Hart

I’m the Quality Education for All Publishing development manager. I am the contact for the Emerald Open Research ‘Education and Learning’ gateway and also have responsibility for working closely with the educational research community to explore and deliver innovative open publishing routes. 

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Andy Hargreaves

Andy Hargreaves is Visiting Professor at the University of Ottawa in Canada and Research Professor at Boston College in the US. He is an elected member of the US National Academy of Education, former President of the International Congress of School Effectiveness and Improvement (2018-2020), former Adviser in Education to the Premier of Ontario (2015-2018), and current adviser to the First Minister of Scotland. Andy is co-founder and president of the ARC Education Collaboratory.  


Andy has published more than 30 books and has 8 Outstanding Writing Awards. An exceptional keynote speaker and workshop leader, he has delivered invited addresses in more than 50 countries, 47 US states, and all Australian and Canadian states and provinces. He has been honoured in Canada, the US, and the UK for services to public education and educational research and is ranked by Education Week (US) as the #15 scholar with the most influence on the US education policy debate. 

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News & press

Below we have a collection of news articles centred around aspects of quality education for all.

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Emerald Publishing's three-year open access agreement with SANLiC Consortium proving a successful model

Emerald partnered with SANLiC in 2022, becoming one of the first publishers to sign the agreement with the aim of enabling researchers at participating institutions in South Africa to publish fully open access.
05/06/2025
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Emerald Publishing and CAUL partner on new open access agreement

Global academic publisher Emerald Publishing has partnered with CAUL (Council of Australasian University Librarians) on a new agreement aimed at simplifying open access (OA) publishing in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
15/04/2025
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Emerald Publishing announces partnership with the EveryLibrary Institute to support academic librarians in the U.S.

Emerald Publishing, a global publisher with a longstanding commitment to empowering change in the real world, today announces a strategic partnership with the EveryLibrary Institute (ELI), a non-profit, non-partisan organisation committed to advancing and supporting libraries, academic institutions, and library professionals.
24/03/2025
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Emerald Publishing in collaboration with HETL presents: AI Trends in Higher Education

Emerald Publishing, in partnership with the Higher Education Teaching & Learning Association (HETL), is hosting the webinar AI Trends in Higher Education.
19/03/2025
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Campaign to recognise 'hidden' research outputs and roles given formal go-ahead

Emerald Publishing is a proud supporter of the Hidden REF and we’re happy to share the news that a campaign to recognise the 'hidden' outputs and roles in successful academic research has been awarded £3.5 million to bring it into the 2029 REF.
06/02/2025
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Emerald Publishing signs Read and Publish Agreements with SCELC and PALCI

Global academic publisher Emerald Publishing today announced new subscription and open access agreements with SCELC (Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium) and PALCI (Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration and Innovation.)
04/02/2025

Our partners

We proudly partner with trusted organisations where shared values can help further our goal to break down educational divides. 

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The Jacobs Foundation

What happens in children’s and young people’s brains when they learn? What does the ideal learning and development environment for each individual look like?

The Jacobs Foundation and its large network have long been seeking answers to these questions, aware that the resulting findings must be shared, debated, and translated into action.

BOLD is an initiative dedicated to spreading the word about how children and young people develop and learn. Designed as a digital platform for the exchange of ideas and opinions, BOLD encourages any contributions suitable for fostering and advancing the discussion.

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Emerald partner with BERA on new book series

Emerald is working in partnership with BERA on a new series of books, titled The BERA Guides: Critical insights into educational research & practice.


Aimed at researchers, postgraduate students and practitioners, the series will publish short, research-informed and accessible introductions to key interdisciplinary topics impacting educational research and practice. 
 

Find out more about the first four books announced in the series and call for proposals.

Other resources

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Case studies

Global teaching materials to engage and inspire. Students can test their assumptions and decision-making skills about real world problems.

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ScienceOpen Collection

We've partnered with ScienceOpen to create a quality education for all collection that will be updated regularly to reflect our latest mission-related content. 

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