27th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning

PAPER SUBMISSIONS - GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

Faculty  submitting  paper  proposals  must  submit  your  entire  paper  for  consideration.  Papers  that  do  not  exceed  30  single-­‐spaced  pages  will  be  considered.  These  papers  must  be  submitted  in  journal  form  following  these  Conference’s  Guidelines  for  Authors.  The  papers  will  be  peer  reviewed  by  a  faculty  committee.  A  total  of  10-­‐12  papers  will  be  selected,  and  the  selected  papers  will  be  identified  in  the  Conference  program  as  Award-­‐Winning  Conference  Papers.  

The  faculty  review  committee  will  also  choose  one  paper  to  receive  the  Conference  Best  Paper  Award,  which  includes  an  honorarium  of  $1,000.  The  name  of  the  winning  author  and  the  paper  are  announced  initially  at  the  Awards  Ceremony—the  winning  author  is  NOT  notified  prior  to  this  announcement.  To  receive  this  award,  the  author  MUST  be  present  at  the  Conference  Awards  ceremony  on  Wednesday,  April  6,  2016.  The  papers  will  be  published  in  Selected  Papers  from  the  27th  International  Conference  on  College  Teaching  and  Learning  and  copyright  to  the  papers  will  be  held  by  Florida  State  College  at  Jacksonville.  The  journal  will  be  published  in  PDF  format  on  the  conference  website.  Selected  Papers  is  submitted  to  APAs  PsycINFO.  

1.  STYLE.  Write  clearly  and  simply  in  the  third  person  for  an  audience  of  professionals  from  diverse  fields.  Avoid  technical  jargon  and  abbreviations.  Define  technical  terms  when  they  are  introduced.  

2.  FORMAT.  In  general,  follow  the  guidelines  presented  in  the  Publication  Manual  of  the  American  Psychological  Association,  6th  edition.  Center  the  title  of  the  article  at  the  top  of  the  first  page.  Center  the  name(s)  of  the  author(s)  under  the  title,  and  under  each  name,  center  the  italicized  name  of  each  author's  institutional  affiliation.  Use  bold  font  for  the  title,  author's/authors'  name(s)  and  affiliations,  and  all  headings.  

Use  up  to  three  subheading  levels  throughout  the  article  as  needed.  Major  headings  should  be  centered.  Secondary  headings  should  be  flush  with  the  left  margin.  Third-­‐level  headings  should  have  a  five-­‐space  paragraph  indentation  with  the  first  letter  of  each  major  word  in  caps  followed  by  a  period.  In  this  last  situation  ONLY,  the  narrative  should  begin  on  the  same  line  as  the  heading.  In  all  other  subheadings  listed  above,  the  narrative  should  begin  on  the  next  line.  

 

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PAPER SUBMISSIONS - GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

 

 

 

 

3.  PAGE  SIZE,  MARGINS,  TYPE  STYLE  AND  SIZE,  SPACING,  AND  NUMBERING.  Page  size  should  be  set  at  8.5"x11"  with  one  inch  margins.  Use  Times  New  Roman,  12-­‐point  font,  and  SINGLE  SPACE  throughout,  including  references.  Leave  a  five-­‐space  left  margin  at  the  beginning  of  each  new  paragraph.  Number  pages  at  the  bottom  center  of  each  page,  beginning  on  page  2.  

4.  TABLES  AND  FIGURES.  Number  tables  and  figures  sequentially  using  Arabic  numbers  (i.e.  Table  1,  Table  2,  Figure  1,  Figure  2).  Below  the  table/figure  number,  place  the  title  with  the  first  letter  of  each  major  word  in  caps.  Place  the  number  and  title  flush  with  the  left  margin  and  above  the  data.  Place  tables  and  figures  in  the  narrative,  following  their  first  mention  in  the  text.  

5.  REFERENCES.  Provide  references  in  the  narrative  by  last  name(s)  of  author(s),  followed  by  year  of  publication.  For  example,  Myron  (2007)  found  .  .  .  It  was  found  .  .  .  (Myron,  2007).  

The  introduction  for  all  papers  (other  than  those  presenting  a  summary  of  the  literature  on  a  specific  topic)  must  contain  a  brief  summary  of  relevant  literature.  Place  full  reference  information  at  the  end  of  the  article  only  for  those  sources  cited  in  the  narrative.  Center  the  word  References,  and  double  space  before  the  first  source  listed.  List  references  alphabetically  by  last  name  of  the  senior  author.  

• JOURNAL  REFERENCES.  List  the  last  name  of  the  senior  author,  followed  by  a  comma  and  her/his  initials.  Do  the  same  for  additional  authors.  Next,  list  the  journal  publication  year  (in  parentheses),  followed  by  a  period.  Next,  list  the  article  title  (first  letter  of  first  word  and  proper  nouns  only  in  caps),  the  journal  name  and  volume  in  italics,  the  issue  (in  parentheses)  and  page  number(s).  

• BOOK  REFERENCES.  List  the  last  name  of  the  senior  author  followed  by  a  comma  and  her/his  initials.  Do  the  same  for  additional  authors.  Next,  list  the  publication  year  (in  parentheses)  followed  by  a  period.  Then,  list  the  italicized  title  of  the  book  (first  letter  of  first  word  and  proper  nouns  only  in  caps),  followed  by  a  period.  Last,  list  the  name  of  the  city  in  which  the  book  was  published,  followed  by  a  colon  and  the  publisher’s  name.  

 

 

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PAPER SUBMISSIONS - GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

 

 

 

 

6.  CITATIONS.  Do  not  use  footnotes  in  your  article.  Cite  all  sources  within  your  text  and  provide  corresponding  references.  

7.  MECHANICS.  Check  your  article  to  ensure  accurate  spelling,  grammar  and  punctuation.  

8.  COPYRIGHT  AND  REPRINTS.  Florida  State  College  at  Jacksonville  will  hold  the  copyright  for  all  articles  published  in  Selected  Papers.  Although  no  reprints  will  be  provided,  authors  of  accepted  articles  will  receive  permission  to  reproduce  their  articles  as  needed.  

9.  SUBMISSION.  Submit  the  paper  via  your  conference  account  at  teachlearn.org  as  a  .doc  format.  No  other  form  of  submission  will  be  accepted.  The  deadline  for  all  submissions  is  February  1,  2016.    

 

Authors  are  encouraged  to  review  previous  editions  of  Selected  Papers.  Electronic  copies  of  Selected  Papers  from  several  previous  Conferences  on  College  Teaching  and  Learning  are  available  at  teachlearn.org.