Educational Studies

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Aims and Scope

Educational Studies, as the official journal of the American Educational Studies Association (AESA), invites submissions relevant to AESA and the disciplines of social and educational foundations. AESA was established in 1968 as an international learned society for scholars, researchers, teacher educators, students, teachers, and administrators who are interested in social and educational foundations, both in and outside of schools. The organization has attracted scholars who engage within the disciplines of anthropology, economics, history, philosophy, politics, and sociology of education, as well as race/ethnic, gender, queer, cultural, comparative, and transnational studies. Educational Studies provides a cross-disciplinary forum for the exchange and debate of ideas generated from the above-mentioned fields of study. In addition to research articles, the journal invites submissions of reviews of books, films/documentaries, arts, and new media; essays dealing with pedagogical issues in social and educational foundations courses; and other creative works relevant to social and educational foundations scholarship.

Submission Guidelines

Submit online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/heds

Updated instructions for authors and full submission details are also online at both http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/heds20/current#.VFuWWfl_uSo and http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/heds

Submissions are open and not subject to a deadline, unless for a Special Issue.

During the online submission process, authors must confirm that: (1) the manuscript has been submitted solely to this journal, has not been published before, or is not in-press elsewhere; (2) all the research meets ethical guidelines (e.g., Institutional Review Board, where applicable; and adherence to legal requirements of the study country); (3) the authors have prepared (a) a complete text and (b) a blinded text (e.g., the complete text minus the title page, acknowledgements, and any running headers of author names, to allow blinded review).

Suggested length limits per type of submission:

• Articles and review essays: 6000-8000 words
• Book reviews: 2000-3000 words
• Multimedia: 1-5 pages (8.5 x 11 inches) or up to 5000 words
• Essays and commentaries: 2000-5000 words
• Creative: 1-3 pages (8/5 x 11 inches) or up to 2000 words

All article and review essay submissions must include an abstract of 100-300 words and 3-5 keywords on the first page of the manuscript in addition to entering those items when required by the online submission system.

Style

All submissions should follow APA, 6th edition. Documents must be in .doc or .docx format only. Please do not upload PDF files. The Taylor & Francis guidelines for APA and a link to the official APA manual are available at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/style/reference/tf_APA.pdf.

Review Process

Submissions undergo screening for adherence to formatting and guidelines, as well as internal editorial and external blind review. The editorial team relies heavily on external reviews. Ultimately, acceptance for publication is the decision of the editorial team.

 

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Educational Studies Editorial Advisory Board

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEXT EDITOR/EDITORIAL TEAM OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

The AESA Executive Council is calling for letters of application for the next editorial team to direct our flagship journal, Educational Studies. A committee appointed by the Executive Council will facilitate the review process and receive applications. The Executive Council will make the final selection. The new Editor/Editorial Team will have a five year term and their responsibilities will begin on January 1 st , 2020.

The editorship comes with support from Taylor and Francis in the amount of $20,000 per year to support the work of the Editor(s). Any additional support must come from the Editor’s institution (or editors’ institutions).

Qualifications

Candidates should be affiliated with academic institutions. The candidate may be a single editor or an editorial team (Co-Editors or Editor-in-Chief + Associate Editors) spanning one or more academic institutions.

The Editor(s) must be or have been a dues-paying member of AESA in good-standing for a minimum of 3 of the previous 5 years. The Editor(s) must hold tenure in academic institutions.

All candidates, including co-editors, must demonstrate that they have:

1. a strong record of scholarship in an area of study or discipline directly related to the mission and purpose of AESA, preferably including experience in developing edited volumes;
2. excellent organizational, editorial, and communication skills. Successful candidates will have strong interpersonal skills, have a record of responsible leadership, and be detail-oriented;
3. experience working with online submission, information, and data systems;
4. the ability and willingness to work over 12 months to bring forth 6 issues of the journal each year;
5. the ability to work closely with the production team and other staff at Taylor and Frances, the managing editor and the editorial board.

Qualifications should be identified in the letter of application and/or in the required two letters of recommendation.

Letter of Application

The letter of application must include:

• Makeup of the editorship, including names and qualifications of proposed Editor/Co-Editors or Associate Editors;
• A plan for the management strategy;
• Description of a vision for the journal moving forward;
• Any additional support—financial and otherwise—to be provided by the host institution. As noted above, the editor(s) will be provided with $20,000 per year to offset costs. In- kind contributions from the Editor’s (or Editorial Team’s) home institution(s) might include course releases, graduate student support, office space, copy and printing support, or computer and other technology needed to accomplish the work of the journal;
• A detailed budget describing how the time, material and human resources needed for a successful editorship will be assured.

Please also include:

• A letter from the Department Chair or College Dean affirming any monetary or in-kind support expected from the university;
• Two letters of recommendation confirming experience and qualifications according to criteria above;
• Curriculum vitae (for each editor/co-editor)

LETTERS OF APPLICATION ARE DUE BY FEBRUARY 1 ST , 2019.

Send all application materials by email to: Sandra Spickard Prettyman, Committee Chair, sspretty50@icloud.com, with the subject line, Educational Studies Editorship.

If you have any questions about the Editorship or the application process, please contact Sandra Spickard Prettyman, sspretty50@icloud.com, AESA Interim Executive Director, or Hilton Kelly hikelly@davidson.edu, current AESA President.

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