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Author Guidelines

Purpose

The purpose of the JSESD is to provide a forum for presentation of research and exemplary practice in the field of science education as it relates to teaching students with disabilities and a vehicle for dissemination of information to practitioners in the field. A main goal of the JSESD is to publish reports of research. However, reports of practical information (teaching techniques), position papers (editorials), letters to the editors, product reviews (software, books, etc.), and resources to improve science education and services for students with disabilities or who are gifted are also accepted.

PREPARATION OF THE MANUSCRIPT

Authors are encouraged to consider the following guidelines relative to style, format, length, and person-first language in the development of a manuscript for the Journal of Science Education for Students and Disabilities.

Style

Manuscripts typically accepted for publication in the Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities focus on the practical application of knowledge. We encourage authors to avoid jargon and “academic-prose” in favor of a style of writing that engages the reader. We seek manuscripts that have a central message and strongly encourage the use of sidebars or gray boxes that contain valuable supplementary information (i.e., frameworks, guidelines, readings for further study, profiles of the participants, quotes or viewpoints of individuals involved).

Format

1. Manuscripts should be well organized and concise.

2. All material must be double-spaced (including quotations and references), using a 12-point font. An abstract of not more than 250 words should be printed on the page following the title page.

3. Preferred positions of tables and figures should be indicated in the manuscript.

4. Manuscripts must follow the format specified by the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (latest edition).

Length

Manuscripts of 10 to 20 pages in length, including references and tables or figures, are most suitable for publication. Accuracy and completeness of all references and permission to use copyrighted material, if required, is the responsibility of the author.

Person-First Language

Authors are encouraged to write using “person-first” language: the person precedes the disability, both figuratively and literally. This standard will result in terms such as “people with disabilities” rather than “the disabled”.


MANUSCRIPTS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR REVIEW PROVIDED

1. The cover letter indicates that another publisher has not published the manuscript in whole or substantial part.

2. Another publisher is not considering the manuscript concurrently in whole or substantial part.

3. The journal has exclusive option on possible publication for a period of 6 months following receipt of the manuscript.

4. The author assumes responsibility for publication clearance in the event the manuscript was presented at a professional meeting or is the direct product of project financed by a funding agency.

5. Authors are responsible for the authenticity of all quoted material and bibliographic citations from the original source for quotes in excess of 150 words or for tables or figures reproduced from published works.

6. The Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities retains literary property rights on copyrighted articles. Up to 100 copies of the articles in JSESD may be reproduced for nonprofit distribution without permission from the publisher. All other forms of reproduction require permission from the publisher.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items. Submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  1. Authors must provide assurances that the manuscript is an original work that has not been previously published and that another publisher is not considering the manuscript concurrently in whole or substantial part.
  2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word format.
  3. All URL addresses in the text are activated and ready to "click".
  4. The text is double spaced, uses a 12-point font, and all illustrations, figures and tables are labeled, referenced in the text and are functional.
  5. Authors have included a cover letter with the following information: name, address, phone number, fax number, and E-mail address of each author. It should also state the perceived value of the manuscript to readers and the innovation/originality of the manuscript.
  6. The title page should include the manuscript title, author(s) names, title, affiliation, and running head.
  7. The manuscript should include an abstract of no more than 250 words.
  8. Manuscripts must follow the style and format specified by the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (latest edition).
  9. Manuscripts of 10 to 20 pages in length, including references and tables or figures, are most suitable for publication. Accuracy and completeness of all references and permission to use copyrighted material, if required, is the responsibility of the author.
  10. Authors are encouraged to write using “person-first” language: the person precedes the disability, both figuratively and literally. This standard will result in terms such as “people with disabilities” rather than “the disabled”.
  11. Manuscripts should be well organized and concise.
 

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