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Submission Guidelines At this time, the submission guidelines for Journal of Physics Teacher Education Online will be similar to those employed by AAPT's The Physics Teacher. Length of Manuscripts Articles should not exceed 4000 words or, preferably, 3000 words with pictures and diagrams. It is advisable to submit a draft or outline of a proposed article before undertaking its writing. Style and Level Papers should be appropriate to the indicated audience. Authors should not assume that readers possesses a detailed background in the preparation of physics teacher candidates. When educational terms are used, they should be defined when first used. Preparation of Manuscripts Only electronic submission of manuscripts will be considered for publication. Items must be submitted as MSWord files (.doc), or using either rich text format (.rtf), or text format (.txt). A cover e-mail letter should contain: a brief, relevant title, name of the author(s) and institution(s), a short (100-150 words) abstract. Illustrations If images are to be included in a article,
authors should submit digital artwork or photographs. Digital
images must be submitted at a 300 dpi resolution. Refer to each
illustration in the course of the text. Prepare captions for
all artwork and type them sequentially on a separate page at
the end of the manuscript. If illustrations are taken from another
publication, authors should obtain permission to use them before
sending them to Journal of Physics Teacher Education Online.
Tables should be prepared on separate sheets and placed at the end of the text. Number tables sequentially with Roman numerals, and refer to them in the text at the appropriate places. Each table must be intelligible by itself, with a title, clear column headings, and units where needed. References Identify each reference sequentially in the text using the latest version of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) format (e.g, Strauss, 1996). Use sources that are widely available, generally avoiding scholarly journals and articles in languages other than English. Use this form to reference a book: Serway, R.A. (1996). Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 4th ed. New York: Saunders, New York. and to reference an article: Campbell, S.J. (2000). Newton's second law for systems with variable mass. The Physics Teacher, 38(3), 345-354. Submission of Manuscripts Manuscripts should be sent as e-mail attachments addressed to the Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Physics Teacher Education Online, wenning@phy.ilstu.edu. The e-mail cover letter should include both work and home telephone numbers, fax number, and the complete mailing address, including country, of the principal author. Authors of accepted articles and notes will receive page proofs before publication. Alterations in the proof should be limited to corrections. Submission Deadlines for Non-Peer-Reviewed News Items Journal of Physics Teacher Education Online will be published electronically during February, May, August, and November. Deadlines for submission of short news items not requiring the usual peer review process will fall two months before each publication month (e.g., December, March, June, and September) and will be included as time and space permits. |
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