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Aims & scope Introduction Established in 1985, the Bulletin of Special Education (BSE) is a prominent journal focused on special education that serves as a platform on which Taiwanese researchers in the field of special education and other related professional fields can publish and exchange their academic research results. Because of the efforts of individuals from the National Taiwan Normal University Department of Special Education and an editorial and review committee unaffiliated with the department, the academic quality of the BSE has improved over the years and has been confirmed through several academic evaluations. The BSE won the second place as an education-related journal in Taiwan in 1998; was granted the Excellent Journal Award by the National Science and Technology Council in 2002; was conferred the Excellent Government Publication Award in the Continuous Publications category of the Government Publication Service Awards by the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission in 2003; and received the Knowledge Impact Award (placing second in the education category) in the Impact of Taiwan’s Academic Resources award ceremony in 2019. Furthermore, the BSE has been included in the Taiwan Social Sciences Core Index since 2004 and was reselected in the Education Journal Evaluation as a “First Class” Journal (the only journal related to special education to win the title). Therefore, in addition to being a core journal in the area of social sciences in Taiwan, the BSE is a leading academic journal in the field of special education in Asia in general. As has been affirmed by the abovementioned academic evaluations, the BSE provides rigorous reviews and a seamless receipt, review, revision, and publication process for each submission and offers an open, fair, and professional space for dialogue on education-related academic research. The BSE endeavors to promote and enhance the special education knowledge and skills of educators and to facilitate continual improvement and innovation in the field of special education. The BSE has made the following changes to adjust to the trend of globalization: (1) The editorial board has appointed two non-Taiwanese editorial members (one who specializes in research on disabled students and one who specializes in research on gifted students) who are proficient in both Mandarin and English. This change was implemented to expand the journal’s pool of non-Taiwanese review committee members and to enhance the international visibility of the Bulletin of Special Education. (2) An advisory committee has been established, with prestigious international scholars in fields related to special education invited to serve as its members and provide suggestions and consultations regarding the editorial and development direction of the Bulletin of Special Education. (3) English translations are now completed for all Mandarin manuscripts. (4) The length of each English abstract has been expanded to 1,000–1,200 words, with abstracts expected to present the manuscript’s “Rationale & Purpose,” “Methods,” “Results/Findings,” and “Conclusions/Implications” to ensure more international scholars will understand the development of special education in Taiwan. The National Taiwan Normal University Department of Special Education and all editorial committee members hope to provide a platform for all authors to publish their research results under a sound, rigorous, and fair review system and to provide readers with greater access to academic research and professional knowledge development. Therefore, since 2008, the BSE has employed an online submission and review system, which has considerably reduced the amount of paperwork required per submission and has thereby enabled efficient, systematic, and detailed recording of each manuscript throughout the submission, review, and publication process. The website of the BSE (http://bse.spe.ntnu.edu.tw) provides access to all manuscripts published since the journal’s inception, with the manuscripts free to download. The journal offers this option to improve academic development and exchange by enabling the implementation and demonstration of the most up-to-date research results in the field of special education. Through multipronged efforts, the BSE has become the most prevalent journal in the field of special education in Taiwan and has attracted the attention of international academic and research talents, with the journal having received submissions from countries such as the United States, Japan, Hong Kong, and China since its inception. The BSE will continue to improve its international academic research capacity, enhance its international visibility, and assume the role of connecting scholars and researchers worldwide through exchanges related to educational theories and practice.

Aims & scope

Introduction

Established in 1985, the Bulletin of Special Education (BSE) is a prominent journal focused on special education that serves as a platform on which Taiwanese researchers in the field of special education and other related professional fields can publish and exchange their academic research results. Because of the efforts of individuals from the National Taiwan Normal University Department of Special Education and an editorial and review committee unaffiliated with the department, the academic quality of the BSE has improved over the years and has been confirmed through several academic evaluations. The BSE won the second place as an education-related journal in Taiwan in 1998; was granted the Excellent Journal Award by the National Science and Technology Council in 2002; was conferred the Excellent Government Publication Award in the Continuous Publications category of the Government Publication Service Awards by the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission in 2003; and received the Knowledge Impact Award (placing second in the education category) in the Impact of Taiwan’s Academic Resources award ceremony in 2019. Furthermore, the BSE has been included in the Taiwan Social Sciences Core Index since 2004 and was reselected in the Education Journal Evaluation as a “First Class” Journal (the only journal related to special education to win the title). Therefore, in addition to being a core journal in the area of social sciences in Taiwan, the BSE is a leading academic journal in the field of special education in Asia in general.

As has been affirmed by the abovementioned academic evaluations, the BSE provides rigorous reviews and a seamless receipt, review, revision, and publication process for each submission and offers an open, fair, and professional space for dialogue on education-related academic research. The BSE endeavors to promote and enhance the special education knowledge and skills of educators and to facilitate continual improvement and innovation in the field of special education. The BSE has made the following changes to adjust to the trend of globalization: (1) The editorial board has appointed two non-Taiwanese editorial members (one who specializes in research on disabled students and one who specializes in research on gifted students) who are proficient in both Mandarin and English. This change was implemented to expand the journal’s pool of non-Taiwanese review committee members and to enhance the international visibility of the Bulletin of Special Education. (2) An advisory committee has been established, with prestigious international scholars in fields related to special education invited to serve as its members and provide suggestions and consultations regarding the editorial and development direction of the Bulletin of Special Education. (3) English translations are now completed for all Mandarin manuscripts. (4) The length of each English abstract has been expanded to 1,000–1,200 words, with abstracts expected to present the manuscript’s “Rationale & Purpose,” “Methods,” “Results/Findings,” and “Conclusions/Implications” to ensure more international scholars will understand the development of special education in Taiwan.

The National Taiwan Normal University Department of Special Education and all editorial committee members hope to provide a platform for all authors to publish their research results under a sound, rigorous, and fair review system and to provide readers with greater access to academic research and professional knowledge development. Therefore, since 2008, the BSE has employed an online submission and review system, which has considerably reduced the amount of paperwork required per submission and has thereby enabled efficient, systematic, and detailed recording of each manuscript throughout the submission, review, and publication process. The website of the BSE (http://bse.spe.ntnu.edu.tw) provides access to all manuscripts published since the journal’s inception, with the manuscripts free to download. The journal offers this option to improve academic development and exchange by enabling the implementation and demonstration of the most up-to-date research results in the field of special education. Through multipronged efforts, the BSE has become the most prevalent journal in the field of special education in Taiwan and has attracted the attention of international academic and research talents, with the journal having received submissions from countries such as the United States, Japan, Hong Kong, and China since its inception. The BSE will continue to improve its international academic research capacity, enhance its international visibility, and assume the role of connecting scholars and researchers worldwide through exchanges related to educational theories and practice.