Contributor Guidelines
Contributors are welcomed from all areas of scholarship relevant to student success. Manuscripts are expected to be original works able to withstand intensive peer review. Topics may address any area of educational scholarship, including humanities, science, social sciences, fine arts, politics, curriculum, assessment, pedagogy, as well as institutional policy, historical perspectives, and professional themes. While the journal serves primarily Bermudian interests, any manuscript submitted for publication should be of international scope and have scholarly significance for research, policy, and practice.
Authors, rather than the editor or Bermuda College, bear responsibility for accuracy and opinions set forth in articles published in Voices in Education.
The guidelines listed below will assist contributors as they write their articles for the Bermuda College Journal. Guidelines and timelines must be observed.
- Format of manuscripts. Use 6th Edition, APA Style, Font Size 12, Times New Roman. Articles should be double-spaced and no longer than 3,500 words. Articles longer than 3,500 words will not be accepted. Submissions must only be sent in a Word document as an attachment via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Submissions must be received by email on due date at midnight Atlantic Standard Time. Late submissions will not be accepted.
- Parts of manuscript. All submissions must have a title page, an abstract, and complete and accurate references based on APA guidelines. All parts of the manuscript must be doubled-spaced. Send to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
- Abstract and key words. The abstract should be a maximum of 200 words. The abstract should be followed by a list of key words.
- Manuscript content. Articles are accepted for publication with the understanding that the Editor and Editorial Board reserve the right to edit for clarity and style. Articles that are reviewed and edited may be sent back to the author for revisions.
Articles, where applicable, must contain relevant empirical data. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references and references citations. Articles without references will be rejected. Manuscripts will not be returned. - Illustrations and tables. Illustrations and tables must be printed on separate sheets and numbered. All illustrations and tables must have a corresponding reference in the text.
- Citations. Online sources should be accompanied by the most recent access date.
- Manuscript ethics. Do not submit articles that are under consideration for publication in another periodical, have been published in another periodical, or have been presented at a conference. Articles become the property of the Bermuda College Journal.
TIMELINES
- The deadline to submit an article for the August 2019 issue is Friday, November 23, 2018.
- Articles will be peer reviewed from December 3, 2018 – March 15, 2019.
- Articles will be resent to authors for revision on Friday, March 29, 2019.
- Articles resent to authors for revision must be resubmitted by Friday, April 19, 2019.