GUIDELINES FOR PROSPECTIVE AUTHORS
 The
Co-Inquiry Journal http://www.coinquiry.org/
explores innovative approaches for improving early childhood education
(ECE) at all levels (including infant and toddler, preschool and
kindergarten through third grade programs), teacher preparation,
professional development and leadership. We are interested
in submissions that deal with problems of practice, related research
and current perspectives. The Co-Inquiry Journal is published
by Semiotic Concepts.
The Co-Inquiry Journal is dedicated to encouraging partnerships
and dialogue among scholars and practitioners through its unique format.
To further develop ideas in the manuscript and provide examples from
practice, authors are invited to include multimedia documentation with
their submission. These materials will be posted on the Co-Inquiry
Blog (see description below).
For example, you might submit:
- Documentation of children's work or learning experiences discussed
in the article.
- Related documentation from educational settings that illustrate
ideas presented in the article.
- Selected video or audio clips from the early childhood classroom
to illustrate principles or teaching practices that are discussed
in the article.
- Reflections of teachers, parents, children and others connected
to the experience in the article recorded in text, podcast or video
comments or interviews.
- Questions inviting readers to participate in discussing ideas contained
in the article and/or by commenting on documentation or contributing
their own documentation.
- Commentaries, reflections and/or documentation by colleagues and
others including experts, scholars, teachers who have similar areas
of interest.
The Co-inquiry Blog http://www.fanslerece.org/ is
intended to stimulate the interchange of ideas among educators as well
as expand the possibilities for presenting research, illustrating concepts
and demonstrating practices using documentation. The Co-Inquiry
Blog is hosted by the D. Paul Fansler Institute for Leadership
in Early Education and the Joyce M. Huggins Early Education Center.
In collaboration with the Fansler ECE Institute, the Co-Inquiry
Blog encourages web-based discussion or “co-inquiry” among
readers, authors and journal editors who participate by contributing
their own comments, questions, analyses, suggestions and links concerning
the articles and documentation related to the Co-Inquiry Journal.
Interested educators, ECE students, programs and schools may apply
for their own password-protected blog with the understanding that the
use of the website is strictly monitored and for educational purposes
only (see “Co-Inquiry Blog” for details concerning the
agreement for use).
Manuscripts:
Although no specific page limit is required, articles typically run
approximately 10-25 pages. The manuscript should be double spaced,
12-point font in a standard, readable type. A separate abstract of
200-300 words should also be included. Manuscripts should be submitted
electronically via e-mail as a Microsoft Word document attachment.
Manuscripts should be original, not previously published or submitted
to another journal. Please follow APA guidelines for citations and
references.
Authors retain copyright to their work. The Co-Inquiry Journal requests
first serial publication rights and requires that authors’ sign
release forms granting the journal the right to publish the article.
Media: Images, Photos, Video, Sound, Etc.:
All digital media for documentation should be unprocessed (not resized,
filtered, enhanced, etc.), not embedded (in original form, not part
of a Word/PowerPoint document, or not exported from another program),
and in a standard format. Accepted photo and scan formats are
jpg, tiff, gif, png, and raw. Photos should be at least 5 mega pixels
in resolution. Scanned art should have a minimum resolution of 300
dpi. Video clips should be carefully selected and 30 seconds to several
minutes long, but no longer than five minutes. Accepted video
formats are DV, Quicktime, Windows Media, AVI, and Real Player. Files
too large to attach with your email system can be sent through http://www.yousendit.com/
for no charge (up to 100 MB). If possible, put all files in a folder
and compress it into a zip file (requires Stuffit). Larger files
can be mailed as a CD or DVD. Any text documentation should be referenced
to the accompanying media. All multi-media documentation will be
linked to the Co-Inquiry Blog.
Questions regarding the multimedia documentation or the Co-Inquiry
Blog should be directed to: mailto:info@fanslerece.org
Obtaining Releases:
Authors are responsible for obtaining all necessary releases/permissions
in order for the article and media to be published on the worldwide
web (a form template is available by request). You must obtain separate
consent from all participants including but not limited to: parents
(for child, child’s image, child’s voice and/or child’s
work), adults (for adult, adult’s image, adult’s voice
and/or adult’s work); administrators, district offices, etc.
Authors will be asked to sign a statement stating that they have
obtained all necessary releases for electronic or hard copy publication
of the materials.
Submissions:
Work submitted to the Co-Inquiry Journal is subject to blind
peer review and may be returned to the author if revisions are suggested.
The author will be sent the final version to be checked prior to publication.
Send your submission in an email message to: mailto:webmaster@coinquiry.org. Please
include the following information: author's name (main contact), affiliation,
address, telephone numbers, and email. Acknowledgment of receipt of
the work will be sent to the author. In addition, please mail one paper
copy of the manuscript and media files to:
Semiotic Concepts
PO Box 2395
Clovis California 93613
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