Call for Manuscripts

TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMY, Vol. 27
Deadline for Submission: December 7, 2007

The Professional & Organizational Development (POD) Network invites submissions for the 2008 edition 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

• Maximum length of articles is 20 pages, double-spaced, in 12-point font, standard margins (1.25" on each side, 1" top and bottom).
• 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).
• Compose a title (up to 12 words) that clearly informs the reader about the content.
• Include an abstract of 100 words or less.
• Do not use footnotes.
• Electronic submissions only.

Submission Procedures

Please submit two (2) copies of the manuscript as email attachments in MS Word format.

• One complete copy - with a title page that includes the names (in the order in which they should appear), mailing addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, and email addresses of all authors; and
• One "masked" copy - without author name(s), institution(s), or contact information.

Name the two files starting with the last name of the lead author, for example:
Smith CompleteMS, Smith MaskedMS

Send inquiries and submissions to:

Linda B. Nilson, Ph.D.
Editor, To Improve the Academy 27
Director, Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation
Clemson University
Email:  nilson@clemson.edu