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Center for Evaluation Methods and Issues (CEMI)

CEMI's mission is to improve evaluation at GAO and government-wide. CEMI produces reports and other studies involving program evaluation, performance measurement, applied statistics, applied social science research, and future-oriented analyses such as "grounded foresight." Our publications-and related networking efforts--are aimed at strengthening evaluation methods, setting directions for improvements, and promoting knowledge development. Our ultimate purpose is to support effective governance and a stronger evidence-base for policy, thus helping Congress and the executive branch meet their constitutional responsibilities. CEMI staff also consult on program evaluation methods and policies. For additional information, please see CEMI's homepage.

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  American Journal of Evaluation: Four times each year the American Journal of Evaluation (formerly Evaluation Practice), sponsored by the American Evaluation Association, is distributed to all AEA members. It includes topics of current interest, information about upcoming conferences, book reviews, and more.

  Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation:  The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation seeks to promote the theory and practice of program evaluation. The journal publishes full-length articles on all aspects of the theory and practice of evaluation, real-life cases written by evaluation practitioners, and practice notes that share practical knowledge, experiences and lessons learned.

  Evaluation.gov: the home for Federal program evaluation and the Evaluation Officer Council. Evaluation.gov brings together the plans and activities that drive evaluation efforts across the Federal Government. 

  Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice: Evaluation is an interdisciplinary, international peer-reviewed journal. Evaluation’s purpose is to promote dialogue internationally and to build bridges within the expanding field of evaluation.

Evaluation and the Health Professions: provides health-related professionals with state-of-the-art methodological, measurement, and statistical protocols or tools for conceptualizing the etiology of health promotion and problems, and developing, implementing, and evaluating health programs, teaching and training services, and products that pertain to a myriad of health dimensions. It is designed to provide a forum for keeping health professionals abreast of the latest technological advances in evaluation research methods as well as provide the results of important evaluations. Furthermore, EHP is designed to provide a forum for debate of timely evaluation issues in health research and evaluation.

  Evaluation and Program Planning: Evaluation and Program Planning is based on the principle that the techniques and methods of evaluation and planning transcend the boundaries of specific fields and that relevant contributions to these areas come from people representing many different positions, intellectual traditions, and interests. The primary goals of the journal are to assist evaluators and planners to improve the practice of their professions, to develop their skills, and to improve their knowledge base.

  Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation The Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation is a free, online journal published by the Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University. The journal focuses on news and thinking of the profession and discipline of evaluation.

  New Directions for Evaluation: AEA members receive a subscription to the AEA Sponsored quarterly journal, New Directions for Evaluation. Each edition is a collection of articles focused on a topic of current concern to evaluators and their clients.