Editorial Policies

The Canadian Journal of Education publishes articles in a variety of scholarly traditions, as well as review essays, discussions, book reviews, and research notes, broadly but not exclusively related to Canadian education and written to be of interest to a wide, well-read general readership.

1. Articles must address a question or puzzlement and present an investigation into an issue; they should be based in a scholarly context (literature review) and contribute to scholarship in education. The Journal does not publish teaching materials or administrative documents.
2. In submitting a manuscript, authors affirm that the research is original and unpublished, is not in press or under consideration elsewhere, and will not be submitted elsewhere while under consideration by the Journal. This applies to evidence or data as well as form of argument.
3. Articles should not exceed 7,000 words (including quotations, notes, and references); review essays, 2,000 words; discussions, 1,500 words; book reviews and research notes, 1,000 words.  Accommodations may be made for articles published on-line to incorporate visuals.
4. An abstract of 100 words should summarize the purpose of the study, the procedures employed, the results obtained, and the conclusions reached. A list of keywords should also be included after the abstract.
5. Tables, figures, and graphic material are accepted only when necessary for the rigour of the argument.
6. Manuscripts must be entirely double-spaced (including quotations, notes, references) in 12-point type. Authors may submit articles by e-mail to csse.cje@ualberta.ca or as hardcopy to the editor’s address shown on the Journal’s website:  www.csse.ca/CJE/home.htm
7. The Journal accepts articles for the regular print edition which are also published on-line. As well the Journal publishes articles that take advantage of an on-line environment and can be published only on-line.   
8. Articles are peer-reviewed, but book reviews and review essays are not. Manuscripts must be submitted unmasked. Afterwards, authors’ names and other identifying information will be removed before these are sent to reviewers.
9. Authors are responsible for ethics approval for manuscripts by receiving approval from their own institutions.  Ethics approval must be obtained for on-line articles, including music, visuals, or photographs, and proof of ethics approval should be provided to the Journal.
10. The Journal’s style generally follows the most recent edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association; English spelling follows the most recent edition of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary.
11. Authors of accepted manuscripts assign copyright to the Canadian Society for the Study of Education.

Special Issues

The Journal will publish no more than one special issue each year. No more than two special issues may be in preparation at once.

Proposals for Special Issues

An individual or Association member of CSSE may propose a special issue. A proposal must include:

• A description and justification of the theme of the proposed issue.
• The names of and contact information for at least two persons who will carry out the responsibilities of guest editors.
• Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Proposals will be submitted to the editors and to the editorial advisory board for consideration on the following criteria:

• The theme's importance and timeliness for education in Canada.
• The issue's likelihood of advancing knowledge in education.
• The theme's accessibility and interest to the Journal's broad readership.
• The contributions' originality (contributions must be written especially for the issue; conference proceedings will not be considered).
• The likelihood of obtaining contributions in both English and French.

Editing and Production of a Special Issue

Once a proposal is accepted, the editors will publish a call for papers in both English and French.

Guest editors may invite contributions from well-known scholars. Such invitations do not, however, imply any promise of publication; all manuscripts will be submitted to blind peer review.

Guest editors must consult the Journal's editors and work under their guidance for each aspect of the work leading to publication of a special issue, including: instructions for authors; procedures for peer review; editorial standards and policy of the Journal; and acceptance or rejection of manuscripts.

The Journal's editors must ensure the quality and effectiveness of the guest editors.

The records of the evaluation procedure must be kept as part of the Journal's annual reporting documentation.

Final Approval

The final version of a special issue must be approved by the Journal's editors.