Edited By: Sarah Mason and Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead
An official journal of the American Evaluation Association, New Directions for Evaluation publishes works on all aspects of evaluation, with an emphasis on presenting timely and thoughtful reflections on leading-edge issues of evaluation and the organizational, cultural, and societal context within which evaluations occur.
The journal focuses on innovative approaches to evaluation, emerging methodologies, and new applications of evaluation, and is aimed at scholars, practitioners, and students of evaluation and related fields.
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Articles
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA): Seeking Sustainability
-  51-64
-  11 May 2025
Rapid Reconnaissance: Seeking Immediate Results
-  43-49
-  5 May 2025
The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.
But is it rigorous? Trustworthiness and authenticity in naturalistic evaluation
-  73-84
-  Summer 1986
Judging interpretations: But is it rigorous? trustworthiness and authenticity in naturalistic evaluation
-  11-25
-  29 May 2007
Qualitative and quantitative methods: When stories converge
-  57-75
-  Autumn (Fall) 1987
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