Notes for contributors to Education in Science

Education in Science is the house magazine of ASE and it is sent to all members of the Association five times per year. It is a professional, rather than an academic journal, intended to provide a means of communication between all sections of the membership - member to member, as well as being an important means for keeping members informed about what ASE is doing on their behalf. We try to ensure that the magazine has wide appeal across the membership covering all phases of education - early years, primary, secondary and post-16 – as well as carrying material for teacher educators, student teachers, technicians, researchers, curriculum and professional developers.

The articles in EiS fall into two main categories:

	commissioned articles which may be contributions addressing topical issues in science education or the regular features designed to appeal to particular groups within the membership; and
	unsolicited articles about current issues and initiatives, projects and events.

Letters and short news items are also included.

Contributions are welcome. So if you have ideas, news or views, or are involved in initiatives which you feel would be of interest or benefit to other members, then do please let us know.

Submitting material

Articles should generally be one page of EiS (700 words) or two pages (1500 words) in length. Manuscripts should be printed double spaced on one side only of A4 paper. Please write in a straightforward and economical style, keeping jargon to a minimum and including only essential references. Good quality photographs and illustrations are encouraged. Drawings or diagrams should be provided on separate sheets at the end of the article and original photographs should be supplied whenever possible. Please provide a brief indication of your current position and any other relevant information to be published at the end of the article.

Articles normally undergo a refereeing procedure which takes a minimum of three weeks, so do bear this in mind when sending in a contribution which you would like to be considered for a particular issue.

It is the responsibility of the author to obtain permission for the use of any material for which the copyright is held by a third party and to provide the appropriate credit.

Letters should be kept short, ideally less than 700 words. Items for the Notes and News section should be a maximum of 250 words, plus illustrations when appropriate. Letters and news may be accepted after the deadlines below, depending on the availability of space.

Deadlines

In the first instance please send two copies of your contribution to the Editor at

ASE,
College Lane,
Hatfield,
Herts.
AL10 9AA

together with your contact details including an e-mail address if you have one. Ensure that you keep a copy of your contribution.

Once an article has been accepted for publication, electronic copy will be requested.

NB Please do not send material to more than one publication at a time.

Authors receive three copies of the issue in which their article is published.

Material published in Education in Science may be included on the ASE website.