The purpose of this study is to compare the papers on <The Mathematical Education> and those on <Journal for Research in Mathematics Education> in the aspects of the topics of researches, the components of papers(theoretical background, research methodology), and the components of journals. Many commonalities and differences were identified, and some implications were drawn from the comparison. Although this meta-comparison was done with only two journals for the limited period, this study hopefully provides the first step to pave the way to upgrade mathematics education researches in Korea.