UMass Amherst Libraries and MTA Launching Open Access Journal Dedicated to Education Innovation

The University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries and the Massachusetts Teachers Association are partnering to launch Revolutionizing Education, a new open access journal of peer-reviewed articles on education policy and practice, this year. 

The journal is committed to presenting research and scholarship aimed at ending inequities in education by examining existing structures in our schools and colleges and promoting practices that empower educators and communities. 

To ensure the integrity of material presented in the journal, Revolutionizing Education is using a double-blind peer review process and will be available to all at no cost.  

Revolutionizing Education is accepting applications for reviewers. Authors may submit articles for consideration as of March 1, 2025. For inquiries on submissions or on becoming a peer reviewer, email mtajournal@rev-ed.org. 

“MTA educators are dedicated to creating schools and colleges that transform lives and communities,” says Max Page, MTA president. “Revolutionizing Education is a bold undertaking by our union to surface new ideas and approaches to education that consider the needs of today’s students, families, and communities. This is an exciting endeavor that will tap into research on education happening worldwide and make these findings available to everyone at no cost. 

UMass Amherst Libraries are already publishing a number of open access journals and welcome the partnership with the MTA. 

“The University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries are pleased to partner with the Massachusetts Teachers Association to publish their new journal, Revolutionizing Education, as part of the Libraries’ growing open access journal publishing program,” says Erin Jerome, UMass Amherst Libraries. “As part of this open publishing program, the Libraries will provide the MTA with the technical infrastructure and expert support to gather, evaluate, and provide free, open, and long-term access to the research appearing in the journal to users from around the world.”