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Call for Manuscripts
TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMY, Vol. 29
Deadline for Submission: Tuesday, December
1, 2009 *
The Professional and Organizational
Development (POD) Network in Higher Education invites
submissions for the 2010 edition (Volume 29) of To
Improve the Academy. Since its inception in 1982, this
annual publication has showcased articles demonstrating
scholarly excellence in research, innovation, and
integration in faculty, instructional, and organizational
development.
The audience for To Improve the
Academy includes faculty and organizational development
administrators and consultants, all of whom work to improve
the climate for teaching and learning in higher education.
Manuscripts should focus on informing and helping these
professionals with their work. They may be research-based,
programmatic, or reflective pieces, but those describing new
approaches and programs must include evaluative information.
Manuscripts must be well written. To
enhance the chances of acceptance, they should be
professionally edited before being submitted.
Submission
Requirements
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Maximum length of articles is
20 double-spaced pages in 12-point type,
standard margins (1.25” on each side, 1” top and
bottom).
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Manuscripts must be
prepared according to the guidelines in the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association, Fifth Edition (e.g., include running
head and page headers; headings not numbered; correct
reference format).
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Compose a title (up to 12 words)
that clearly informs the reader about the content.
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Include an abstract of 100 words or
less.
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Do not use footnotes.
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Electronic submissions only.
Submission
Process
Please submit two (2) copies
of the manuscript as email attachments in MS Word or
rich text format:
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one complete copy with
a title page that includes the names (in the order in
which they should appear), mailing addresses,
telephones, faxes, and emails of all authors; and
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one “masked” copy
without author name(s), institution(s), or contact
information. Identifying information in the text of the
article should also be “masked”.
Name the two files starting with the
last name of the lead author,
e.g.: Smith CompleteMS, Smith MaskedMS.
Email submissions by December 1,
2009 to:
Judith E. Miller Editor, To
Improve the Academy 29
Executive Director of Assessment, University of
North Florida
j.miller@unf.edu
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