Editors of journals that publish research in education are usually very accessible via email

Editors of journals that publish research in education are usually very accessible via email. Select a journal in your field of interest and e-mail the editor with a question such as this:

“I am completing a class project for my educational research course. We are interested in knowing about factors responsible for acceptance versus rejection of manuscripts. Can you tell me the single most important factor (or two) that describes manuscripts accepted for publication? In what way are they different from manuscripts not accepted? Thank you for your time.” Compare your responses with those of other students in your class. Is there consensus among editors about the defining quality of accepted manuscripts?