Current Call for Papers, Fall/Winter 2019
The Iowa Journal for the Social Studies (2019)
About the Journal
The Iowa Journal for the Social Studies is a peer-reviewed, electronic journal that provides an outlet for research, best practices, curriculum work, and media reviews in social studies education.
Audience
Each issue of IJSS will include work relevant to social studies researchers and educators in K-12 and higher education.
Proposed Call for Manuscripts—Volume 28, Issue 1
The editors of the Iowa Journal for the Social Studies, a peer-reviewed electronic journal, issue a call to submit manuscripts for the inaugural issue. This is an open call for proposals that feature research, conceptual and theoretical work, curriculum and lesson plans that have been implemented in the K-16 classroom, and media reviews related to social studies education.
Authors are encouraged to draw upon current literature in the field and/or propose lesson plans that reflect current and effective practices in the social studies.
CFP posted: January, 2020
Submissions due by: September 1, 2019
Submissions sent out for review: Upon receipt-September 1, 2019
Reviews returned: October 15, 2019
Author revisions submitted: November 30, 2019
Publication: Fall/Winter 2019
Future Issues:
Future issues of the IJSS will focus on:
Author Guidelines
Submissions from all social studies disciplines as well as from interdisciplinary perspectives are eligible for publication. Each submission will be refereed using a double-blind peer review process. All submissions should be formatted in Microsoft Word and submitted via email to the editor ([email protected]).
Manuscripts must meet the following requirements to be sent for review:
The email submission must include:
About the Journal
The Iowa Journal for the Social Studies is a peer-reviewed, electronic journal that provides an outlet for research, best practices, curriculum work, and media reviews in social studies education.
Audience
Each issue of IJSS will include work relevant to social studies researchers and educators in K-12 and higher education.
Proposed Call for Manuscripts—Volume 28, Issue 1
The editors of the Iowa Journal for the Social Studies, a peer-reviewed electronic journal, issue a call to submit manuscripts for the inaugural issue. This is an open call for proposals that feature research, conceptual and theoretical work, curriculum and lesson plans that have been implemented in the K-16 classroom, and media reviews related to social studies education.
Authors are encouraged to draw upon current literature in the field and/or propose lesson plans that reflect current and effective practices in the social studies.
CFP posted: January, 2020
Submissions due by: September 1, 2019
Submissions sent out for review: Upon receipt-September 1, 2019
Reviews returned: October 15, 2019
Author revisions submitted: November 30, 2019
Publication: Fall/Winter 2019
Future Issues:
Future issues of the IJSS will focus on:
- How teachers are using/implementing the Iowa Core social studies standards in their classrooms.
- Special issue or section on teaching elementary social studies.
Author Guidelines
Submissions from all social studies disciplines as well as from interdisciplinary perspectives are eligible for publication. Each submission will be refereed using a double-blind peer review process. All submissions should be formatted in Microsoft Word and submitted via email to the editor ([email protected]).
Manuscripts must meet the following requirements to be sent for review:
- The manuscript must be void of author(s) name and institution(s).
- Submitted in Microsoft .doc or .docx format, using Times New Roman, size 12 font, double spaced with graphics placed within the submission. Please do not use Google docs.
- All graphics, tables, charts, and other images must be placed within the submission, not at the end or in a separate document.
- Formatted according to the most recent edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA).
- Manuscripts that do not comply with APA format will be returned without review.
- An abstract of 150 words or less and a maximum of five keywords should precede the manuscript and be included in the same file.
- Research manuscripts should be 1,500 to 5,000 words in length, excluding the abstract, references, and endnotes. Research articles should have a focus on classroom practices.
- Articles submitted for the “Teacher Feature” and “Resource Review” sections may be 1,000 to 3,000 words.
- If necessary, please use endnotes instead of footnotes.
- All manuscripts must be written in English.
The email submission must include:
- A biography for each author of 50 words or less (this can be included with the separate title page).
- Provide the title page, abstract, complete manuscript, and references, in Microsoft Word format, all in one file.
- A statement in the body of the email that confirms that the manuscript includes original work, meets submission guidelines, has not been published elsewhere, and is not under consideration by another publication.
- Indication in the email message of the section the manuscript is being submitted for: Theory and Research, Conceptual and Curriculum work, Classroom Practice, Teacher Feature, Resource Review. Descriptions for each section are available at the IJSS website.