International Society for Educational Planning

INVITATION TO SUBMIT MANUSCRIPTS

The editor of Educational Planning, a refereed journal of educational planning issues, invites the submission of original manuscripts for publication consideration.  Educational Planning is the official journal of the International Society for Educational Planning.  The journal’s audience includes national and provincial/state planners, university faculty, school district administrators and planners, and other practitioners associated with educational planning.

 The publication’s purpose is to serve as a meeting ground for the scholar-researcher and the practitioner-educator through the presentation of articles that have practical relevance to current issues and that broaden the knowledge base of the discipline.  Educational Planning disseminates the results of pertinent educational research, presents contemporary ideas for consideration, and provides general information to assist subscribers with their professional responsibilities.

Articles preferred for inclusion are manuscripts from practitioners, reports of empirical research, expository writings including analyses of topical problems, or case studies.  Unsolicited manuscripts are welcomed.

 The following criteria have been established for the submission of manuscripts:

STYLE:    All formatting should adhere strictly to the current guidelines set in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

LENGTH:The manuscript, including all references, figures or illustrations, charts and/or graphs, should not exceed 20 pages.  In addition, an Abstract (between 100-150 words on a separate sheet of paper), describing the focus/foci of the manuscript should be included at the beginning of the manuscript.

WORD-PROCESSING:    Double-space all text, with 1.88 inches margins top and bottom, 1.75 inches left and right, and .56 header and 1.0 inch footer.  Lengthy tables, drawings, and charts and/or graphs should be scaled to the dimensions given and should preferably be camera-ready.

FORM OF SUBMISSION:  Send four hard copies and a computer disk (3.25 floppy disk) in Microsoft Word of the manuscript and abstract along with a cover page including the following information:

  • Title of the manuscript
  • Date of Submission
  • Author(s) name(s), complete mailing address(es), business and home telephone numbers, e-mail address, and fax number(s).
  • Biographical information about each author not to exceed 30 words per author.
  • Author(s) name(s) or any other identifying information should not be included on the abstract or the manuscript.  Authors are responsible for copyright clearance and accuracy of information presented.  Submission implies that the same manuscript has not been submitted to other publications.

    Editorial reviewers and editors will review all manuscripts.  Points of view are those of the individual authors and not necessarily of ISEP.

    Please submit manuscripts to:

    Professor P. Rudy Mattai, Editor
    SUNY - College at Buffalo
    Bacon Hall 312J
    1300 Elmwood Avenue
    Buffalo, New York 14222-1095
    d.mattai@att.net

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    International Society for Educational Planning
    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

    Educational Planning is the refereed journal of the International Society for Educational Planning. Educational Planning is published quarterly by the Society, which maintains editorial, production, and correspondence offices of the Center for Interdisciplinary Applied Research in Urban Issues SUNY - College at Buffalo, Bacon Hall 312J, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14222-1095. The Journal is assigned ISSN 0315-9388 by the International Series Data System/Canada. All material in the Journal is the property of the International Society for Educational Planning and is copyrighted. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage or retrieval system without written permission from the publisher. Permission to use material generally will be made available by the editor to students and educational institutions upon request.
     

    Reprints:

    Articles and reviews are available from the publisher at a cost of  $10 (U.S.) plus postage for orders of less than 25 copies.  For sets of 25 copies, the cost is $30 (U.S.).

    Translations:

    Educational Planning will attempt to provide readers with major language translations of journal articles.  Interested members should contact the editor regarding availability, costs, lead time, etc.


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