Descriptive analysis of the studies using the curriculum as a descriptive and published at the Curriculum Inquiry journal is conducted in this study. Results revealed that literature review is the preferred method, document analysis is the preferred data collection tool, purposeful sampling is the preferred sampling method, qualitative research is the most used research, and elementary education is the most investigated level in the studies. Future research should concentrate on other respective journals to reach the broad understanding of the studies conducted in the Curriculum and Instruction. (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd.