Caribbean Journal of Education (CJE) first appeared in 1974, 26 years after the establishment of The University College of the West Indies (UCWJ) in 1948. The University became The University of the West Indies (UWJ) in 1962; and CJE has emerged as the official journal for educational research in the Caribbean. This account of the journal serves to place it in the context of the evolution of the University's Departments of Education over the years. The index which follows this brief history is the main purpose of the undertaking. It covers the period 1983-1999.