New Guidelines for Chemistry Education Research Manuscripts and Future Directions of the Field

The field of chemistry education research (CER) has matured since 1997 when Bunce and Robinson announced the CER feature in the Journal, and it is time to set out a revised set of guidelines for high-quality manuscripts in CER. Herein, we announce the guidelines, briefly describe them, then use the National Academy of Sciences Discipline-Based Education Research report to identify areas of research and future directions in CER. Our hope is that this stimulates high-quality research manuscripts in areas of need that will drive CER forward, influencing and impacting CER and classroom practices.