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Journal of College Science Teaching
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Journal of College Science Teaching is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original science education research.
The Journal of College Science Teaching (JCST) provides a forum for the exchange of ideas on and experiences with undergraduate science courses, particularly those for nonscience majors. JCST also reports and discusses innovative teaching materials, methods, and evaluative criteria; disseminates contributions toward improving college science instruction; and describes work in disciplinary science courses that is broad enough in its approach to appeal to teachers in other scientific fields. All manuscripts are peer reviewed.
Submit Your Manuscript
Please read our manuscript guidelines before submitting your manuscript. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically; once online, follow the steps for New Author Registration. Your manuscript should:
not exceed 3,000 words (4,000 words for Research and Teaching column). Longer manuscripts may be returned for revision without being reviewed.
be written clearly and concisely with an introduction and conclusion.
stress interdisciplinary aspects of science teaching.
have tables, graphs, and charts appropriately labeled.
acknowledge financial support for work reported at the end of the manuscript.
follow APA, 7th edition: References within the text should cite in parentheses the author’s name and year of publication; for three or more authors, the first author’s last name and “et al.” is used for the in-text citation. The full citation should be included alphabetically by author’s last name in a Reference list at the end of the article.
Questions?
Contact managing editor Wendy Rubin at wrubin@nsta.org.
JCST articles fall into two categories:
Feature articles:
- Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list)
- Should be no more than 3000 words
- Should contain an unstructured abstract of 200 words.
- Can be studies or investigations using action research* or case study* methodologies that report/explain a teaching strategy/procedure/approach that uses “student outcomes” for the supportive data as to why this is an exemplary or recommended strategy, e.g., a lesson, lab activity, or procedure etc.
Research & Teaching articles:
- Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list)
- Should be no more than 4000 words
- Should contain an unstructured abstract of 200 words.
Footnotes
* Action research is a form of investigation designed for use by teachers to attempt to solve problems and improve professional practices in their own classrooms. It involves systematic observations and data collection which can be then used by the practitioner-researcher in reflection, decision making and the development of more effective classroom strategies.
* A case study is the process and product of building a deep understanding of a bounded system(s) in an authentic setting by investigating the particular contextual influences and complexities using many data sources and thick description.