Guidelines
Please review the General Guidelines before you start on your research article, professional perspective article, or creative work. These pages will answer questions and provide information about how to make your submission meet the requirements of the JTWSE editorial staff. As a reminder, the deadline for proposals is July 15, 2012.
The Journal of Texas Council of Women School Executives does not accept submissions published previously or under review by another journal. By submitting a manuscript, the author agree that the work has not been published and is not under review by any other journal. Presentation at a conference or concurrent consideration for presentation does not disqualify a manuscript from submission to the Journal of Texas Women School Executives.
Papers are received by email only at glinn@uttyler.edu All submissions must be sent as a Word file with a cover memo indicating author’s affiliation, contact, proposed category, and confirmation of non-review status. For this to be a truly blind process, please sanitize the manuscript by eliminating any identifying references within the article.
Upon receipt of submission the editor will send notice of receipt to the contact author. The editor will review the submittal for suitability for the journal and specific category. If deemed not suitable, the editor will provide guidance for the author. If deemed suitable, the manuscript will be sent to the editorial review board at the end of the month. Authors should know the disposition of their manuscript within about 60 days.
As a blind peer-reviewed journal, the article is reviewed by three qualified peer reviewers before a publication decision is made.
APA general guidelines apply; however, please follow these additional requirements:
- Use only 12 pt. Times New Roman for all text, figures, and tables
- Single space text with double space between paragraphs and above and below headings
- No indentions in paragraphs
- Use one space after periods
- Do not use auto-hyphenation
- Align text to flush left only (leave the right "ragged")
- No appendices
JTWSE solicits articles in three general categories.
Research Articles (maximum 5,000 words; no appendices)
Research-based papers with a statement of issue or question, a literature review, a discussion of findings and implications for women school executivesProfessional Perspectives (maximum 3,000 words)
- Examination of an idea or position based in theory or practice
- Description of an effective project, program, or practice
- Commentary /opinion related to women school executives or educational issues
Original Creative Works
- Poetry
- Photography
- Other creative forms would be considered if relevant and impactful to the purpose of the journal and as space allows.
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