GUIDELINES FOR PUBLISHING IN

THE ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION (EJSE)

August 1, 2006
(updated)

ALL SUBMISSIONS

All inquires and manuscripts will be e-mailed to EJSE@southwestern.edu

US mail address is: Michael Kamen, Education Department, Southwestern University, PO Box 770, Georgetown, TX 78627-0770

Since EJSE is completely electronic, only manuscripts submitted to the journal electronically will be accepted for review. If the manuscript includes data tables of some kind, please format the tables in TABLE FORMAT via your word processor.  Manuscripts should be in MS Word format. Please check with the editor if questions arise.

TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS

The scope of EJSE is limited to science education/science teacher education issues from early childhood through the university level.. Manuscripts that address issues such as, but not limited to, science curriculum, curriculum integration, teacher preparation, science education research, science teacher professional development, science learning, or implementation of science curricula would be acceptable for review. EJSE is designed to be somewhat fluid in scope concerning science education. Therefore, please contact the editor with any manuscript ideas for suitability.

MANUSCRIPT FORM

1. The EJSE publishes manuscripts in PDF format, unless previous arrangements have been made with the publishers. Previous arrangements include discussions with the publishers explaining the special need of the manuscript being published in HTML.  We do encourage the use of features unique to the electronic environment such as hypertext, images, streaming video and audio when appropriate.

2. All revised and final copies of manuscripts, accepted for publication, will need to be submitted in camera-ready format. Camera-ready is defined as manuscripts that can be converted into PDF without any additional editing or formatting by the publishers of the EJSE.

3. Two electronic versions of the manuscript need to be submitted. One version that follows traditional manuscript submission guidelines including title page, authors’ names and affiliations, abstract, complete references, and running head (but do not include page numbers). The other version needs to have the title page and any author identification and affiliation, including references (of the authors) and appendices (with identifying information) at the end deleted. 

4. All tables and figures must be placed within the text where appropriate, not appended to the end of the manuscript. Please do not use "Insert Table X about here" in the manuscript.

5. The style manual followed for publication in EJSE is the fifth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA, 2001, July). The electronic nature of EJSE requires some minor formatting modifications to the APA style as noted above.

Manuscripts not formatted according to the above guidelines will be returned to the lead author and not considered for review until properly formatted.

THE REVIEW PROCESS

Submitted manuscripts are reviewed anonymously by members of the editorial review board. All tracking of manuscripts and reviewers is done by the editors and administrative assistant. EJSE will not review submissions previously published elsewhere, through print or electronic medium. All attempts will be made to ensure submissions will be reviewed promptly.

ACCEPTANCE AND PUBLICATION

Accepted manuscripts are electronically published quarterly at this time. The EJSE is not bound or limited to a publishing company or their requirements, therefore allowing a more free exchange of ideas to occur when ready.

Each issue will be announced primarily over the Association of Science Teacher Education (ASTE), the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), and the EJSE  listserv.