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EDUCAUSE Quarterly
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Publication GuidelinesEDUCAUSE is an international, nonprofit, professional association for managers and users of information resources on college and university campuses. EDUCAUSE Quarterly (EQ) is a practitioner's journal of EDUCAUSE, published online only. The content of EQ relates to practical applications of information resources (including technology, services, and information) in higher education, ranging from administrative, academic, library, and social computing to multimedia, telecommunications, and networking. Potential articles are reviewed by the EQ Editor and EQ Reviewers. The evaluation process usually takes from one to two weeks; author revision and the editorial production cycle may take several months. EQ authors receive full editorial support and gain valuable exposure and recognition in a very visible professional forum. View author testimonials. Higher education IT professionals, corporate representatives, and faculty may submit unsolicited proposals, multimedia materials, and manuscripts for publication consideration in EQ. Authors do not need to be EDUCAUSE members. Send submissions to eqeditor@educause.edu. 2010 Publishing ScheduleIssues of EQ scheduled for publication in 2010 focus on specific themes while welcoming articles of general interest. Authors are encouraged to communicate their ideas with non-text media to take advantage of online publication. Text should be concise and to the point, with articles between 500 words (if alternate media are used for the main ideas) and 5,000 words. Short opinion pieces should be from 800 to 2,000 words. No. 1 EQ, The Future of Higher EducationHow will higher education change in the coming decades? And how will technology enable new approaches to teaching and learning? Send submissions to eqeditor@educause.edu. Key Dates December 10: feature article submissions due January 15: opinion pieces due February 20: issue goes live on the web No. 2 EQ, Cloud ComputingShare your campus’s practical experience with cloud services, from e-mail to virtualization to security and network issues. Send submissions to eqeditor@educause.edu. Key Dates February 15: feature article submissions due April 15: opinion pieces due June 5: issue goes live on the web No. 3 EQ, Learning EnvironmentsWhat new learning environments show promise in improving student achievement? Send submissions to eqeditor@educause.edu. Key Dates July 1: feature article submissions due August 1: opinion pieces due September 15: issue goes live on the web No. 4 EQ, Theme to be determinedNontheme articles welcome. Send submissions to eqeditor@educause.edu. Key Dates September 10: feature article submissions due November 1: opinion pieces due December 15: issue goes live on the web Publication ContentThe journal’s areas of interest are exemplified by the themes noted above plus four general topic areas:
See also the top-ten IT issues identified in the annual EDUCAUSE Current Issues Survey . Please see the survey for guidance on additional topics that would be appropriate for submission to EQ. Contact editor Nancy Hays at eqeditor@educause.edu with queries on topics or proposals for articles. CopyrightAuthors retain copyright of their work. Once material has been accepted for publication, authors are asked to sign an author agreement form verifying that they have the right to publish the material and that they grant permission to EDUCAUSE to publish their work online. Authors are also asked to assign a Creative Commons license to their work, with EDUCAUSE recommending the attribution-noncommercial-no derivative works license as a default option. In addition:
EQ PublicationSpecifications for Submitting Articles for Publication ConsiderationMaterials should be submitted to Nancy Hays (eqeditor@educause.edu) electronically, as a word-processed file (preferably Microsoft Word); JPEG, TIFF, or other Photoshop-compatible format; MP3 files or podcasts; or web postings with URLs provided for evaluation purposes. Figures, graphics, audio files, and links can be submitted in the Word file for evaluation purposes; for publication, they will be needed as separate files in their native formats. If it is not possible to send your materials as e-mail attachments or accessible through a web link, EDUCAUSE can provide a URL for large file sharing or accept CDs. The proposal or submission message should include name, title, complete address, and phone number, as well as e-mail address, for each contributor. To make your materials as widely accessible as possible when published online, see the Guidelines for Making Web Content Accessible to All Users, developed by the EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility Constituent Group. The Editorial Evaluation ProcessArticles under consideration for publication in EQ are sent for evaluation to members of the editorial committee. Reviewers evaluate submissions in five categories:
Reviewers also provide comments and often make specific suggestions on how a submission could be improved, which are shared with authors. The following table summarizes what the editor and reviewers look for in submissions to EQ. It suggests what authors should address and avoid, as well as how to present material for publication.
With online publication, it is critical to consider the optimal media for presenting different ideas. For example, a video interview with faculty or student users can communicate their reactions to a new implementation more effectively than text quotes. When text is the most appropriate medium, it can be organized by subheads and bullet lists or by topic-specific tables or “sidebars” (which might be actual sidebars, linked text, or pop-ups). The EDUCAUSE Style Guide is online for your reference. EQ uses endnote style, with references and notes listed in the order they appear in the text. General endnote style for references includes all authors’ first and last names and middle initials if used in the original publication; title of work; title of book or periodical in which it appears if an article or chapter, or acknowledgment as a white paper, website, etc.; volume, number, month, and year of publication; publisher and publisher’s location for books; page numbers for books or periodicals; and URL if available (required for blogs and other web sources). For further information about submitting articles to EQ, contact the editor, Nancy Hays, by phone at 303-939-0321 or e-mail eqeditor@educause.edu . |
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