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AERA Open Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for AERA Open in one click — DocuGuru applies the official SAGE template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the AERA Open format

AERA Open is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering School Choice and Performance, Early Childhood Education and Development, Higher Education Research Studies.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', AERA Open, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inSchool Choice and Performance Early Childhood Education and Development Higher Education Research Studies Parental Involvement in Education Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
ISSN2332-8584
Citation impact (2-yr)3.21
h-index71
i10-index453
Total citations21,049
Article processing charge$700
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Virginia
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in AERA Open per year

1
2001
17
2015
55
2016
52
2017
58
2018
99
2019
66
2020
132
2021
86
2022
55
2023
114
2024
126
2025

Citation impact of AERA Open by publication year

0
2001
768
2015
4K
2016
1.9K
2017
2.3K
2018
3.6K
2019
1.9K
2020
3K
2021
1.8K
2022
675
2023
591
2024
199
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in AERA Open

Is Kindergarten the New First Grade?

Daphna Bassok, Scott Latham, Anna Rorem · 1 Jan 2016

Recent accounts suggest that accountability pressures have trickled down into the early elementary grades and that kindergarten today is characterized by a heightened focus on academic skills and a reduction in opportunities for play. This paper compares public school kindergarten classrooms between 1998 and 2010 using two large, nationally representative data sets. We show substantial…

Recent Trends in Income, Racial, and Ethnic School Readiness Gaps at Kindergarten Entry

Sean F. Reardon, Ximena A. Portilla · 1 Jul 2016

Academic achievement gaps between high- and low-income students born in the 1990s were much larger than between cohorts born two decades earlier. Racial/ethnic achievement gaps declined during the same period. To determine whether these two trends have continued in more recent cohorts, we examine trends in several dimensions of school readiness, including academic achievement, self-control,…

Discretion and Disproportionality

Jason A. Grissom, Christopher Redding · 1 Jan 2016

Students of color are underrepresented in gifted programs relative to White students, but the reasons for this underrepresentation are poorly understood. We investigate the predictors of gifted assignment using nationally representative, longitudinal data on elementary students. We document that even among students with high standardized test scores, Black students are less likely to be assigned…

Polygenic Influence on Educational Attainment

Benjamin W. Domingue, Daniel W. Belsky, Dalton Conley et al. · 1 Jul 2015

Recent studies have begun to uncover the genetic architecture of educational attainment. We build on this work using genome-wide data from siblings in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). We measure the genetic predisposition of siblings to educational attainment using polygenic scores. We then test how polygenic scores are related…

The Hidden Costs of Teacher Turnover

Lucy C. Sorensen, Helen F. Ladd · 1 Jan 2020

High teacher turnover imposes numerous burdens on the schools and districts from which teachers depart. Some of these burdens are explicit and take the form of recruiting, hiring, and training costs. Others are more hidden and take the form of changes to the composition and quality of the teaching staff. This study focuses on the…

AERA Open template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the AERA Open format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the AERA Open template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does AERA Open use?
AERA Open uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', AERA Open, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to AERA Open?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready AERA Open document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the AERA Open template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the AERA Open format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes AERA Open?
AERA Open is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's AERA Open template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready AERA Open PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official AERA Open template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the AERA Open template cost?
You can start writing in the AERA Open template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready AERA Open PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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