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JournalAnnouncing: The Paper Trail! Launching in the new year, The Paper Trail is a series of virtual sessions that explores the ins and outs of publishing in and reviewing for JVSE. Along the trail, we will have opportunities to workshop ideas, demystify the review process, deconstruct feedback, and celebrate science education in Virginia. February 6, 2025 4:15pm-5:15pm _____ . _____ Teachers-to-be, educators of all levels, school administrators, and informal science educators are invited to submit papers to be considered for publication in the Journal of Virginia Science Education (JVSE). JVSE is a peer-reviewed professional journal produced by the Virginia Association of Science Teachers. JVSE is supported by the co-editors and an editorial review board. The principal criterion for manuscript acceptance is that it strengthens the teaching and learning of science. We are currently accepting manuscripts for publication in our 2025 Summer and Winter issues. Both of these issues will have an open, or general, theme.
The 2025 winter issue will have an open theme. JVSE accepts three types of manuscripts: 1. Lesson Activity – Lesson activities fully describe a unique lesson in enough detail that other educators can implement it in their own classroom. 2. Research Articles– Research manuscripts describe a research project including research questions, methods, results, and implications. Outcomes should inform best practices and be of value to educators and/or administrators in science education. 3. Sharing Solutions- Sharing solutions describe a challenge/issue in science education and a solution to the posed challenge. Manuscripts may consider broad issues such as facilitating reforms-based science instruction (e.g. inquiry), classroom management, and overcoming barriers to classroom integration of best practices in science education. Complete descriptions of each of these article types and additional author guidelines can be found here. Authors should review the submission guidelines and review criteria before submitting manuscripts to increase the likelihood of publication in JVSE. Along with the article, the author must submit an Author Submission Form.Author Submission Guidelines Article Review Criteria Author Submission Form We have developed article planning templates to assist potential authors in developing their articles: |
Current Issue Archive
_____ . _____ Reviewers Needed! ALL VAST members (e.g., in-service teachers, pre-service teachers, university faculty, informal educators, administrators) are invited to volunteer to review submitted manuscripts. This opportunity is a service you can include on your resume and is a great way to get ideas for your own publications. If you are willing to review 1-2 articles per year please complete the JVSE Reviewer Interest & Contact Form or email Dr. Angela Webb at journal@vast.org. |
