General Guidelines | Copyright | Review Procedure | Submission

| Format | Evaluation Criteria | References

General Guidelines

Material should be original, accurate, editorially correct. They may not submitted for review elsewhere. The format of headings, citations, and references should follow APA style as described in the current Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition, available from APA, 750 1st St., NE, Washington, DC 20002.

Copyright
Authors will assign copyright of any article published in the eJournal to Otterbein College. Permission is granted to make hard copies of the articles as long as the use falls under the guidelines of Fair Use (materials used for personal or classroom use and not for profit) and if the author, title of the article, the journal and notice of copyright appears on each copy.

Review Procedure

The review process is an online peer-review system. The Editors will acknowledge receipt of the manuscript and determine if the manuscript is worthy of blind review(see rubric ). After reading the manuscript, each reviewer will determine the rating: 1 = not acceptable, 2 = may be acceptable with extensive revision, 3 = probably acceptable with minor revisions, 4 = definitely acceptable, publish. After receiving the results of the reviewers, the editors deterimine the final publication list. Topic, visual appeal, and audience, for example, can determine the final contents of the journal.

Submission

All submissions must be sent in electronic form to the editor, Dr. Dee Knoblauch at dknoblauch@otterbein.edu . No hard copy submission papers will be accepted. Do NOT submit compressed files, and do not use any word processing options/tools such as strike through, comments, etc.

Since this is a blind review, please do not use your name on the document or in the file name. Do include your name and daytime phone number in the email in which you are attaching the manuscript.

Submitters are encouraged to format the publication for optimum visual presentation on the Internet. When a manuscript is accepted for publication, the manuscript will be converted to a read-only portable document file by the editor.

Format

Manuscript Template (directions are for WORD 2003):

Here is a template to use for your document. RIGHT CLICK on the template link in the previous sentence. Select SAVE TARGET AS and save to your desktop with the following name: jtirfinal.dot . Open your document, go to TOOLS, TEMPLATES AND ADD-INS, click on ATTACH. Browse to where you saved the .dot file and select jtir.dot (If it's jtir.doc, then go back and resave as jtir.dot. The icon for a template has a small red bar at the top.) Check the 'automatically update document styles' and OK. The template will allow you to automatically build a table of contents. The template add-in screen should look like the following image (note: the path may differ depending on where you saved the template):

Submit your manuscript in either of the following formats:
· DOC – Microsoft Word (preferred)
· RTF – Rich Text Format

Text should be single spaced, double spaced between paragraphs, no paragraph, indent, 12 font, Times New Roman, and between 1500-3000 words (6-12 pages).

Use default WORD margins: 1 ½ inches top and bottom, 1 inch right and left margins.

DO NOT use headings or footers.

DO NOT use the space bar to align your references. Left justify references and do not attempt to use indents.

All graphics and tables should be embedded in the document file in the correct location and have clear descriptive captions below the embedded graphic. Do not use APA guidelines for tables and figures.

The first page should be a single spaced, flush left, 150-200 word abstract.

For the reference section, include only works cited.

General Evaluation Criteria

1. The topic of the manuscript addresses the mission and objectives of the Otterbein eJournal.
2. The manuscript follows format guidelines described above.
3. The topic should add to or support the current knowledge base or offer a new perspective to teaching and learning.
4. The tone of the writing is interesting and readable; the author’s voice is welcome.
5. The manuscript is written with clarity of presentation and organization of ideas.
6. The manuscript is visually rich with photographs and other multimedia.

Reviewers’ Rubric for Evaluating Submitted Manuscripts

Reviewers and the editors will use the following rubric. Rubric for Review

References
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, AACE Journal Author Guidelines, available at http://www.aace.org/pubs/autguide.htm. Downloaded August 5, 2003.

Biology Education OnLine – An Interactive Electronic Journal. Author guidelines. Available at http://www.accessexcellence.org/LC/BEOn/proposal.html. Downloaded July 22, 2003.

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