課程研究期刊出版概念豐富的貢獻課程研究的所有領域，包括那些來自經驗，哲學，社會學，或政策相關的調查。該期刊歡迎分析教育和學校教育的社會和體制條件如何有助于形成課程，包括政治、社會和文化研究的創(chuàng)新性論文;教育政策;學校改革與領導;教學;教師教育;課程開發(fā);評估和問責制。課程研究期刊不支持任何特定的方法論或理論。作為課程研究的主要國際來源，該雜志出版的論文可進入所有國家、文化和學科定義的社區(qū)，形成讀者群。

Journal of Curriculum Studies publishes conceptually rich contributions to all areas of curriculum studies, including those derived from empirical, philosophical, sociological, or policy-related investigations.The journal welcomes innovative papers that analyse the ways in which the social and institutional conditions of education and schooling contribute to shaping curriculum, including political, social and cultural studies; education policy; school reform and leadership; teaching; teacher education; curriculum development; and assessment and accountability.Journal of Curriculum Studies does not subscribe to any particular methodology or theory. As the prime international source for curriculum research, the journal publishes papers accessible to all the national, cultural, and discipline-defined communities that form the readership.