Submissions
We welcome submissions of both full-length research articles to Research section and short articles to Innovative Practice section and Forum section. All manuscripts need to meet the following requirements:
Title Page
A title page is required to include the manuscript title, authors, affiliations, contact information for the corresponding author, and author acknowledgements, if applicable.
Style
All manuscripts should conform to the most recent edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. The manuscript should be prepared in Microsoft Word (.doc or docx) and include: main text, references, appendices, tables and figures. The manuscript should be double spaced and left justified, use Times New Roman, 12-point font, and have pages numbered consecutively.
Word Limits
Full-length articles for the Research section should be approximately 5,000-8,000 words in length including references, appendices, tables and figures. Short articles for the Innovative Practice section should be no more than 5,000 words in length. Submissions to the Forum section should be no more than 2,500 words in length. An abstract of approximately 80-120 words should be included for all submissions.
Originality of the Manuscript
Authors submitting manuscripts to JAE should not simultaneously submit them to other journals or should manuscripts have been published elsewhere.
Permissions
The authors need to secure written permission from the copyright holder of the text, if more than 500 words of copyrighted text are included (APA guildelines). JAE will not be responsible for the cost incurred as a result of the permission.
About
The Journal of Appreciative Education (JAE) is an open-access e-journal committed to promoting educational theories, practices and collaborations from an appreciative, strength-based perspective. We define Appreciative Education as educational theories, innovative practices, and thoughtful reflections that challenge deficit-based thinking in teaching and learning across all levels of education.
Sections
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Peer Review
This journal follows a double blind peer-review process for all submissions for the Research section and Innovative Practice section. Submissions will be assigned to reviewers with all identifying information removed. Each manuscript will be reviewed by at least two editors and the blind peer-review process will involve at least two reviewers. Forum section submissions will go through editorial review. Authors will be notified as soon as the decision is made regarding the manuscript.
Licences
Journal of Appreciative Education allows the following licences for submission:
- CC BY 4.0
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.