For the research, I would start with a talk with a reference librarian at the largest public library you can conveniently visit--or an academic library if you have access to one. The library staff will know more than we on the board know about what periodical indexes cover what journals, and which ones are free for online users.
Once you know what indexes to consult, you can start looking at article titles to make sure you haven't been scooped.
I just used Google Books and searched the words "English" and "prosody" and "meter" together. The results include an awful lot of very old books, along with some recent publications, but not a lot of periodical literature.
Caveat: This answer is from one who's been away from this sort of research for quite some time. It would be great to get an answer from someone who still has both feet in the researching muck! This is a topic that's of interest to me also.
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