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Submission Guidelines
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education

The Journal of Computing in Teacher Education (JCTE) is a refereed journal published quarterly by the Special Interest Group for Teacher Educators (SIGTE) of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). The journal provides a forum for sharing information among departments, schools, and colleges of education that are confronting the issues associated with providing computer and technology education for preservice and inservice teachers. Articles written in accordance with the content and format guidelines below will be welcomed and considered for publication pending favorable review.

Content

Subject matter content should be of interest to teacher educators who are involved with computer and technology education for preservice and inservice teachers. Each area listed below will be given equal consideration.

• Practical: What could a teacher educator use right now with preservice or inservice courses or programs? What kind of computer and technology training is being done? Why? How has it worked? What funding issues have arisen? What is happening in K–12 computer education that relates to teacher education programs?
• Leadership: What are the directions in teacher education as related to computer and technology education? How can educators become effective critics and implementers of innovations using technology?
• Research: What research can be reported or synthesized that has bearing on computer and technology education programs in teacher education? What research can be reported concerning approaches to preservice and inservice computer and technology education? What research can be reported about uses of computers and technology in the schools that will affect the training of computer-using teachers?
• Theoretical: What thoughts, insights, or principles can be presented as a theoretical basis for practical applications in teacher education programs with regard to computers and technology in education?

Questions to Ask for All Articles:

1. Does this article fit the scope of JCTE?
2. Does this article make a major practical, leadership, theoretical, or research contribution?
3. Does the writer give us a perspective of what is already in the literature?
4. Is the length appropriate to the content?
5. Will the applications to practice be relevant to a fair spectrum of readers?

Other Issues to Consider

1. Do not submit material that is currently being considered by another journal.
2. Research articles will be assessed on these additional criteria, where appropriate:
   1. Importance of the topic.
   2. Definition of the research problem.
   3. Appropriateness of the design and approach.
   4. Clarity of hypotheses or research questions.
   5. Appropriateness and definition of the population.
   6. Reliability of critical measures.
   7. Appropriateness of descriptive statistics and data analyses.
   8. Clarity and accurateness of data tables.
   9. Relationship of data presented to conclusions drawn.
   10. Acknowledgment of alternative interpretations of the data.
   11. Support of recommendations by the research findings.
   12. Clarity of applications of findings to practice.
3. Authors will receive copies of the issue of the journal containing their article.

Format

1. Make sure your article is adequately prepared for blind review. Save your manuscript file as *.rtf or *.doc and submit it attached to an e-mail message to jcte@iastate.edu. In the body of your e-mail message, include name(s), title(s), and contact information for all author(s), and a statement indicating that your manuscript has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Note: Manuscripts available online are considered published works.
2. All copy must be word processed and double-spaced with margins at least 1" on all sides. Save the word-processed document as rich text format (RTF) and either send it on disk or submit an electronic copy to jcte@iastate.edu using your primary e-mail address. Please submit original graphics files in their original graphics formats (e.g., TIFF, BMP, PIC). You may insert graphics into your word processor file to indicate placement, but you must also provide the original graphics files. If you normally take a screenshot and copy it into your word processing file, please copy it instead into a graphics editor and save it in the formats listed above. Please send all electronic files to

   Dr. Ann Thompson, JCTE Editor
   Department of Curriculum and Instruction
   Iowa State University
   N131 Lagomarcino Hall
   Ames, IA 50011-3192
   E-mail: jcte@iastate.edu
   

3. Follow standard APA style. Proofread carefully. Editing does not routinely include major rewriting or stylistic correction. Authors are responsible for the correctness and consistency of their words. Double-check and update all references.
4. Number all pages. Separate continuous printout pages.
5. Include a 120-word abstract of the manuscript that conveys the main message to the reader.
6. Avoid sexist or similarly biased language. Use wording that minimizes awkwardness, bias, and ambiguity.
7. Include appropriate visuals, charts, diagrams, drawings, and tables.
8. Suggested length: approximately 2,000–4,000 words (7–15 pages), plus references and figures.