Instructions to Contributors
Manuscripts should be mailed to Leonard L. Baird, Editor, The Journal of Higher Education, The Ohio State University Press, 180 Pressey Hall, 1070 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1002, USA.
Style. The Journal of Higher Education
has
adopted as its official guide the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association, 5th edition, and all manuscripts should
be brought into conformity with this guide before they are submitted. Papers
should be typed, double-spaced, on white 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper, with wide
margins. An abstract of fifty words or less, summarizing the main points
of the article, should accompany the manuscript. Since the journal's readers
represent a variety of professional interests, it is recommended that any
statistical material be presented as briefly and simply as possible. Although
each paper submitted should deal with the methodology employed in addressing
the subject in sufficient detail to place the data within the proper methodological
setting, the editors of the journal are not primarily interested in papers
setting forth practices of research methods (an acquaintance with fundamental
procedures of scholarly analysis being assumed on the part of the reader)
except for those papers that develop innovative methodological approaches.
Illustrations
submitted with the final draft must be of professional quality, and executed
on white paper or vellum, in black ink, with clear, medium weight, black
lines and figures. Typewritten lettering should not appear in illustrations.
Figures should be provided at size--no larger than 4 1/2
x 7 inches (full page) and preferably no larger that 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
(half page) and printed camera-ready at a minimum of 600 dpi.
They should be numbered consecutively, and the number and author's name
should be penciled lightly on the back of each. All illustrations must
have captions, which should not appear on the artwork but should be typed,
double-spaced, on a sheet at the end of the manuscript. If there is any
potential for doubt, the word "top" should be written on the back of the
illustration.
Authors
should employ a Reference List format to list bibliographic data. Endnotes
should be reserved for supplementary comment and typed on a separate page
at the end of the manuscript.
Manuscript Length. Manuscripts may not exceed 30 pages of double-spaced typescript, including notes and references.
Number of Copies. Only 1 copy of the manuscript and illustrations is required by the editorial office.
Review Process. Those unsolicited manuscripts that are refereed are reviewed blind. Authors are thus requested to submit their name, professional position, and institution on a removable cover sheet. They should also mask any items of self-reference where they appear. Authors must not submit the manuscript of any article that is still under consideration by another publisher.
Editorial Reaction. Papers will not be returned to authors after submission if they fail to meet by a wide margin the basic criteria for selection. Otherwise, authors may expect to receive some notification within three months.
If an article is accepted, it will usually appear in print within twelve months after acceptance. Upon acceptance, contributors will be asked to supply a computer file on an IBM-compatible standard disk in WordPerfect or Microsoft Word. A signed copyright agreement, provided by the publisher, must be received prior to publication.
If an article that has been subjected to a full review is rejected, the opinions of the referees will be transmitted to the author.
Criteria for Selection. Papers are evaluated on the following points: Form: writing style and readability, logical development, appropriate length, appropriateness of author's stated objectives to treatment as defined below. Content: significance to JHE readers. Additional criteria are based upon the following manuscript orientations: as a research paper, as a technical paper, as a professional practice paper, as a literature review, and as a policy paper. It should be emphasized that the editors respond most favorably to manuscripts that evidence both a freshness of vision and a vitality that may be informed by, but certainly go beyond, methodological qualities, and that are in congruence with our publishing goals and directions. The most effective approach in learning about our interests is to read previous issues of the journal. We expect that authors, the journal, and the field will develop through the publication process.