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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, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • The submission is original and has not been previously published (online or otherwise), nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx) (documentation), or Word document (.docx) (manuscript) file format. Creative submissions may be submitted in additional formats. Please contact the Editor-in-Chief prior to submission if this is the case.
  • Submission format for documentation: PowerPoint slides with a title page containing the title, author’s name, and affiliation; the title page may contain photographs that represent the work (please see previous issues for examples). The pedagogical documentation should have a table of contents and a reference list. Format for letter-size paper, landscape orientation (not widescreen). The PowerPoint should not contain overwhelming graphics, effects, or decorative design elements. Please see the specific guidelines below.
  • Submission format for written manuscript: Manuscripts should include title page; abstract; keywords; references, etc. Please see the template and more detailed instructions below. Please ensure the title page is submitted as a SEPARATE document. The file should be blinded (see instructions below). For alternative submissions, please contact the Editor-in-Chief for guidance.
  • The text adheres to APA 7th edition stylistic and other requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  • All electronic references include a DOI, if available. If no DOI is available, a full URL is provided. All links must be live and accessible.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal (i.e., any manuscript), the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed. The title page and full paper should be submitted as two separate files.
  • The author(s) confirm adherence to ethical standards for research involving human participants. When applicable, a statement of ethical approval is included in the manuscript.
  • While we discourage the use of AI at any stage of manuscript preparation, if generative AI was used in any part of the preparation of the manuscript, the author(s) must clearly disclose the use at the end of the manuscript, including specifics on its use.

Author Guidelines

Pedagogical Documentation Submissions

Submission format: PowerPoint slides with a title page containing the title, author’s name, and affiliation; the title page may contain photographs that represent the work. The pedagogical documentation should have a table of content and a reference list. Format for letter size paper, landscape orientation (not widescreen). The PowerPoint should not contain overwhelming graphics, effects, or decorative design elements. 

Length: maximum 30 slides (without title page and references). 

Photo permission forms must be submitted with the work. 

Word count: not specified, however, authors should be mindful of the readability of their pedagogical documentation (slides should not be overwhelmed with text or filled only with photographs). 

Text format: font of choice, size 12-14, 1.5 space. 16 font for minor headings, 24 font for major headings or title pages. Use a standard readable font, black on white format. 

Photo requirements 

Images should be saved at maximum 150 dpi and should not be larger than 1.5 MB. Please adjust the size/compress the individual images before adding them to your PowerPoint. If the authors are using photographs of other artists, permissions are needed. If the authors are using a copyright free photo, they need to add the source webpage to the photo credit.

Total size of your submission should not exceed 700 MB. 

 

Manuscript Submissions

Submission format: Written manuscripts should include a title page; abstract; keywords; references, etc. Headings/organization are flexible, but citation style should follow APA formatting. Please use this template. The Title Page should be submitted separately from the manuscript to ensure anonymity. 

Word count:  Maximum 8000 words, inclusive of references.

Format: APA (7th Edition) formatting and personal information removed from file for blind-peer review.

Ethics: If manuscript includes human participants, research ethics approval should be stated within the manuscript.

 

PLEASE NOTE:

Signed photo permission forms must be submitted with your pedagogical documentation. 

Please include an ethics approval statement, if required.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License(CC-BY) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).