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Call for Submissions“General Issue”Volume 10/Issue 1
NYSTESOL Journal is delighted to open the call for general submissions that can include any topic relevant to NYSTesolers, including the latest developments in accelerated ESL move in higher education and second language composition co-requisites.PLEASE FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES VERY CLOSELY AND ENSURE YOU CHECKED ALL THE DIRECTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR PAPER. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES General Aim and Scope The NYS TESOL Journal (NYSTJ) is a refereed academic journal published biannually each winter and summer (dates may vary). It serves to promote academic scholarship in the State of New York and beyond. Articles in the NYS TESOL Journal focus on theory, research, pedagogy, and educational policy related to the teaching of English to speakers of other languages, including U.S.-born bilinguals, multi-linguals, immigrants, and international students. Articles may focus on any educational level, from kindergarten to university, as well as on adult school and workplace literacy settings. As part of our mission to serve the field, we have a mentoring option. For every issue, we endeavor to ‘mentor’ one submission and guide junior scholars in the process of academic publishing. NYS TESOL Journal strives to maintain high levels of scholarly contributions. Its Editorial and Advisory Boards are committed to enhancing the field of research and scholarship in TESOL (K-16).
Submission Categories 1. Feature Articles (abstract needed) (5,000 to 6,000 words, inclusive of abstract, references, tables, and figures): These articles focus on theory, research, pedagogy, and/or educational policy. Feature articles should show evidence of rigorous scholarship, make an original contribution to the field of education, contain ample references, and provide readers with insights relevant to TESOL learning and teaching. Feature articles should be driven by pedagogical problems and research questions that address those problems. We welcome all methodological research paradigms; in all cases we ask authors to keep the literature review and methods sections succinct and emphasize the findings and the applications of those findings to pedagogical issues. Articles that contain statistical analysis must be accessible to a general audience of educators. Data samples or data collection instruments (usually an example) should be included in the body of the paper (as examples for readers). If due to the type of data or instruments, text inclusion is challenging, then, they should be included in the appendices (maximum 4 pages of appendices). Submissions in this category undergo double anonymous peer review (once they are advanced for review). 2. Brief Reports (abstract needed) (3,000 to 3,500 words, inclusive of abstract, references, tables, and figures): These submissions are based on current or emergent trends in the field of TESOL, and include (a) pilot studies, (b) research in progress, c) classroom action research, d) ethnographic case studies, or (e) policy briefs. Submissions in this category undergo anonymous peer review (once they are advanced for review). Data samples or data collection instruments should be included in the body of the paper (as examples for readers). If, due to type of data or instruments, text inclusion is challenging, they should be included in the appendices. For Brief Reports, the data should be proportionate with the brief report length requirements (maximum 2 pages of appendices). 3. Materials Reviews (book and online resources) (no abstract needed) (500 to 1,000 words, inclusive of references): The NYS TESOL Journal welcomes submissions of English language teaching resources in print, e-version or web-based. The materials should be related to teaching practices and applicable to a wide range of teaching settings. Currently, we encourage prospective reviewers to select the materials for review and check with the Editors for relevance. If you wish to review resources on technology or anything related to e-sources or software, please be mindful of the most recent editions, or observe the up-to-two-year publishing date. All submissions are peer-reviewed. 4. Readers’ Comments and Views (no abstract needed) (500 to 1,000 words, inclusive of references): The NYS TESOL Journal welcomes comments from the readership on published articles in any of the following formats: a) reflection, b) reaction, c) short analysis, d) critique, or e) personal experience connected to any of the articles published in the Journal, or any topic, or issue previously published in NYSTJ. If you wish to comment more broadly, with an existing published article in NYSTJ as a starting point, please consult the editor. This contribution is editor-reviewed. Note: The authors should be mindful of keeping a respectful review tone. Using citations or illustrations from the material under review is desired in order to support a viewpoint. If submitting a critique, the author should use a respectful tone and ensure that data, or direct quotations from the original text (previously published article that is being critiqued), is provided. 5. “Alternative Perspectives” (no abstract needed) (500 – 1,000): This category aims at providing a forum for diverse perspectives on one issue or topic. We encourage truly innovative, unusual, or rare positions on issues, or teaching methodologies, as a way of including diverse voices in scholarly discourse. NOTE: This category has been designated as ‘open review’ category as a way of piloting a more progressive approach towards the peer review process. Open review means that in-house editors will work closely with the authors, and they will also offer options to the authors as to outside review opportunities. Negotiating the review is also encouraged and can be done in an open format between the editor and the author. *Special Notice: NYSTJ does not publish ‘best practices’ but the Editorial Board encourages authors to submit best practices to our sister publication, Mosaic. On occasion, the Journal may publish a strong pedagogically oriented brief report, framed within a specific theory of learning, or teaching that has a sate of the art review. NOTE 2: NYSTJ does not publish literature reviews, unless they are “state of the art’ reviews by scholars/leaders in the field.
ESL Podcast Reviews and Production The Journal will launch its first podcast that will discuss and feature other teaching podcasts in 2023. The podcasts will be produced in house by the podcast editor. Anyone interested in contributing to NYSTJ podcasts should contact the editors. This is an open contribution that will be peer-discussed, but not blind reviewed. This is our second such contribution in an effort to make the journal more equitable and accessible to diverse contributors. Required Manuscript Format NOTE: Allow 8-12 weeks for manuscript status notification (after the Call for Submissions closes).
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/apa_changes_7th_edition.html
NOTE: SUBMISSIONS WILL BE CHECKED AND IF THEY DO NOT FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES, THEY WILL BE RETURNED TO THE AUTHORS FOR CORRECTIONS, OR UPDATES. However, this may seriously delay the review process, or push the submission to the next round, or issue. Submission Procedure To submit a manuscript please visit our online submission system at https://journal.nystesol.org/submitnow2.html. This is the preferred method of submission. If you cannot use the online submission form, please send an email with the manuscript (with no identifying author information) and a separate title page with identifying information to the Editors at submissions@journal.nystesol.org. If submitting via email, please make sure your subject line clearly indicates what type of manuscript you are submitting (i.e., “NYS TESOL Journal submission/Feature article” or “NYS TESOL Journal submission/Materials review”). It is understood that manuscripts have not been previously published and are not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. If it becomes known that the article has been published previously, it will be retracted. Review of manuscripts will begin after the call for proposals is closed. In some cases, accepted manuscripts may undergo several rounds of substantive revision before they are ready for publication. This process may lead the manuscript to the publication in the following issue.
Anonymous Review Process (also called the “Masked Review Process”) Initial Manuscript Screening Process
Recommendations for Outside Review and Early Decisions
Acceptance Decisions after the First Round of Anonymous Reviews
Further and Final Revisions
Author Final Version Checklist
Final Stages and Author Contract
Editorship and Ethics The Journal espouses COPE Guidelines for journal operation and ethics. For more information, please click on the link provided here. https://publicationethics.org/
Open Access Statement The NYS TESOL Journal is a peer-reviewed, open access academic journal. We believe that open access to scholarship is critical for scholarly communication. Further, in the tradition of open-access journals, the NYS TESOL journal makes all articles freely available to readers. Authors are never charged any article processing fees. NYS TESOL Journal Self Archiving Policy The NYS TESOL Journal allows self-archiving after 6 weeks of initial date of publication. When a manuscript is accepted into the Journal, authors do not sign a Copyright Transfer Statement (CTS) to the NYS TESOL Journal. Authors retain intellectual property rights to their published work. Authors may also deposit their article in any academic repository after 3 months of official publication. An author may use the publisher's version of the final article, which is posted on the NYS TESOL Journal web site, for the purpose of self-archiving or deposit, with the link to the Journal provided. Examples of permanent URLs are: https://journal.nystesol.org/monthyear/articletitle.pdf or https://dx.doi.org/DOInumber For general inquiries, please contact the Journal Editors at editors@journal.nystesol.org |
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