Owned and Published by:
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists^®
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring MD 20904
USA

Writing for the Journal of Adventist Education^®

The Journal of Adventist Education^® is the professional publication of Seventh-day Adventist^® teachers and educational administrators, worldwide, and should address topics of interest to that group.

The target audience may be teachers: elementary, secondary, or college/university level; or educational administrators. The Journal's constituency is international, a fact writers should keep in mind as they explore the implications or applications of a given topic. Special attention, where applicable, should be given to the concerns of minorities and students with special needs. Writers should define their target group precisely and address its concerns in a specific manner.

Articles by free-lance authors are welcome. Please submit an inquiry or summary of the article before sending a finished manuscript. The Journal of Adventist Education^® purchases first North American rights for each article it prints. Authors are paid upon publication of their articles. Amount varies, depending on length and other factors. Authors also receive two copies of the finished magazine in which their article appears. Articles may be translated and printed in the international edition of the Journal (French, Spanish, and Portuguese), and/or posted on the Journal’s Website.

Articles may deal with educational theory or practice, although the Journal seeks to emphasize the practical. Articles dealing with the creative and effective use of methods to enhance teaching skills or learning in the classroom are especially welcome. Whether theoretical or practical, such essays should demonstrate the skillful integration of Seventh-day Adventist faith/values and learning.

Periodically, issues will deal extensively with a single topic or issue. Articles representing various approaches or the in-depth discussion of aspects of the issue will be welcome.

Clear, sharp, color photographs and appropriate charts and graphs are a welcome adjunct. Photos can be submitted as prints, slides, or in electronic format such as high-resolution scans or digital photos (300 dpi) in .jpg or .tif format.

Do not send more than one or two photos as e-mail attachments. If you are sending a large number of photos, store them on a CD-ROM and mail it to the Editor’s office. Include your name as part of the photo file name.

To ensure high quality photos, use the highest setting on your digital camera.

Model releases must be obtained for photos of people (signed by parents if the subject is a minor). Contact the Editor’s office for Model Release forms.

Topics Preferred for Journal of Adventist Education^®:

• A call for action on some problem (drug use, need for physical activity, lack of computer access, minority graduation rates, violence, sexual harassment, teacher burnout and morale, hazards at school); with suggestions about how to solve it
  
• Addressing the needs of students with special needs-learning disabilities, physical handicaps
  
• New methods and approaches; applying educational research in the classroom
  
• Church projects related to education
  
• Classroom climate, interpersonal skills; counseling; discipline
  
• New methods and approaches, such as cooperative learning, multiple intelligences, individualized instruction, thematic instruction, etc.
  
• Educational administration
  
• Extracurricular activities
  
• Ideas for professional enrichment, staff development, teacher training
  
• Ideas for worships, religious activities
  
• Inspirational articles related to the task of the teacher, goals of Adventist^® education
  
• Integration of faith and learning
  
• Issues relating to multigrade and multicultural classrooms
  
• Legal issues in schools
  
• Marketing, promoting Adventist^® education
  
• Personal experience or inspirational articles (school-related)
  
• Pro and con on a controversial topic
  
• Relations with boards, parents, administrators
  
• Reports on innovative programs and projects or research on Adventist education
  
• School libraries
  
• Service and outreach activities
  
• Teaching techniques, innovative and practical methods of presenting specific topics and subjects
  
• Testing and assessment
  
• Use of technology in the classroom
  

The Journal of Adventist Education^® is published five times yearly, with approximately eight articles appearing in each issue. Due to space limitations, many articles will not be published immediately. Articles should be submitted at least five months before publication date. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit all manuscripts as they deem necessary.

Please call, fax, or write the Editor before submitting an article, to be sure that the topic is usable and that the Journal has not printed anything recently on the same subject.

If the article has already been printed elsewhere, please include information regarding publisher, source, and date of issue.

When sending materials to the Journal, include the following: your name, employer, position as an educator or status if a student; Social Security number and home address if employed in the United States; and other contact information such as E-mail address and fax number. Please include a photo of yourself. Be sure to include the author’s name(s) on the manuscript as well as in the e-mail or letter accompanying the article.

The following manuscript form is preferred:

• Articles should be six to eight pages long, with a maximum of 10 pages in length, including references.
  
• Two-part articles will be considered.
  
• Material should be double-spaced, using 12 point type, a 70-character line, and standard paragraph indention.
  
• Subheads should be inserted at appropriate intervals.
  Articles submitted on disk or by E-mail as attached files are welcome.
  
• Please store in IBM WordPerfect or Word format.
  
• If you submit a disk, be sure to include a printed copy of the article with the disk.
• Quotations should be clearly indicated. Please follow the instructions in the Chicago Manual of Style for bibliography and endnotes. Endnotes, in numerical order, should include complete bibliographic information: full name of author, title of work, volume and number if applicable, city of publication, publisher, year of publication (include month if a periodical), and page number(s).
• Please enclose photocopied pages to verify facts and quotations. The information to be photocopied is as follows: the page(s) on which the fact or quotation occurs, the title page of the book or journal, and copyright information.
• Authors should obtain permission for reprints of charts, graphs, and photos.

Writers are paid upon publication of their articles. In addition to financial remuneration, they will receive two copies of the issue in which their article appears, and may purchase additional copies (a discount will be offered on orders of 10 or more copies).

All of the magazine’s articles are copyrighted, and may not be reproduced without permission of the Editor.

The Journal purchases first North American rights to all articles published, unless other arrangements are made. Articles published in the English edition may be translated into French, Spanish, and Portuguese for the Journal’s international edition, and may be featured on the Journal’s Website.

Submit completed manuscripts to

Journal of Adventist Education
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904-6600
U.S.A.

Phone: (301) 680-5069, 5075
Fax: (301) 622-9627
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