Journal of Vocational and Technical Education

Contents

Volume 11, number 2

Guidelines for Authors

Journal of Vocational and Technical Education (JVTE)

The Journal of Vocational and Technical Education (JVTE) is a non-profit, refereed national publication of Omicron Tau Theta, the national, graduate honorary society of vocational and technical education. Manuscripts submitted for consideration by JVTE should focus on vocational and technical education philosophy, theory, or practice. Comprehensive reviews of literature and reports of research and methodology will be considered. All articles should relate to current issues, cite appropriate literature, and have direct implications for vocational and technical educators. It is intended that JVTE serve as a forum for discussion of philosophy, theory, practice, and issues in vocational and technical education. Manuscripts should not have been published or be under current consideration for publication by other journals.

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fourth Edition (1994), is the standard of style for JVTE. Manuscripts not adhering to that style manual will be returned to the authors without review.

Manuscripts accepted for publication normally may not exceed 20 pages of printed, double-spaced text, including title page, abstract page, tables, figures, and references. Margins may be no less than 1" all around and the font used must be no smaller than Courier 10-point for the purposes of determining page length. Authors may submit manuscripts for review in either of two ways:

Manuscripts may be submitted electronically via the Internet. Submit a single file containing, in order, the following:

1. a title page with the manuscript title and the author(s) institution(s), complete address(es), telephone number(s), and e-mail address(es);
1. an abstract of the manuscript, succinctly describing the contents of the paper in no more than 960 characters and spaces; and
1. the full manuscript.
   
   The file may be in Macintosh, MS-DOS, or MS-Windows (preferred) based systems. The file should be in either Word for Windows (preferred), Word Perfect, or Word for Macintosh, although most word processors can be translated. Manuscripts must be sent as e-mail attachments (enclosures) to wgcamp@vt.edu until December 1, 1997. After that date, please e-mail manuscripts to heathb@vt.edu. If the file cannot be translated, the Editor will notify you and request that you use the procedure outlined in the next section.

Hard copy submission should be mailed to the editor. Submit a package containing the following:

1. a separate title page with the manuscript title and the author(s) institution(s), complete address(es), telephone number(s), and e-mail address(es);
1. a separate abstract of the manuscript, succinctly describing the contents of the paper in no more than 960 characters and spaces (150 words); and
1. five double-spaced copies of the manuscript without the author's name or affiliation;
1. a 3-1/2" diskette containing a single word processor file consisting of the title page, abstract, and manuscript, in that order. Diskettes become the property of JVTE and will not be returned. The diskette file may be in Macintosh, MS-DOS, or MS-Windows (preferred) based systems. The file should be in either Word for Windows (preferred), Word Perfect, Word for DOS, or Word for Macintosh, although most common word processors can be translated.

The Journal is published twice a year, spring (about June 1^st for the hard copy) and fall (about December 1^st for the hard copy). Regardless of the form of submission, all accepted articles will be published in both traditional hard copy and on the electronic journal, which is currently available at the following URL (please note, this URL is case sensitive):

The review process for the Journal of Vocational and Technical Education normally requires 6 weeks to 3 months for the first round. The entire review process from submission to final acceptance or rejection may require much longer. The Editor will notify you as each stage in the review process is completed. The decision of the reviewers will be either to:

1. accept (publish as submitted, very minor editorial revisions may be needed -- this is most rare)
1. accept, with minor revisions (revisions are reviewed by editor, not resubmitted to review panel)
1. reject, invite major revision and re-submission (fundamental changes are needed and the revised manuscript will go back to the same reviewers for reconsideration -- this is a very common decision on the initial review and should not be considered as a final rejection)
1. reject the manuscript for JVTE. (the manuscript will not be considered again)

The manuscript review process for JVTE is a "blind" peer review. That means the reviewers are not informed of the identity of the author(s) and the author(s) will not be informed of the identities of the reviewers. The reviewers of the manuscript are recognized scholars with appropriate professional and educational preparation and are selected for their specific expertise relative to the topic of your manuscript. The final acceptance rate for JVTE is only about one-third. Authors who persevere through requested revisions are generally the authors whose manuscripts eventually become articles in selective, refereed journals such as JVTE.

Tables and figures should provide only information essential to understanding the article. Reporting the same information in both text and tables should be avoided. In the preparation of tables and figures, APA guidelines should be followed, including a notation of where in the text the tables or figures should appear. Ideally, tables and figures should be prepared as a part of the word processing file. When that is not possible, the author is responsible for providing a typed, camera-ready copy of each figure or table on a separate 8-1/2" by 11" sheet of paper. Tables and figures should not placed on oversized or fold-out sheets.

William G. Camp
Agricultural and Extension Education
Virginia Tech
268 Litton Reaves Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0343
e-mail: wgcamp@vt.edu

Betty Heath-Camp
Vocational and Technical Education
Virginia Tech
111 Lane Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0467
e-mail: heathb@vt.edu

Mary Jean Evers-Lush
Division of Computer Information Systems and Office Administration
Delta State University
P. O. Box 3223-DSU
Cleveland, MS 38733
e-mail: mjlush@dsu2.deltast.edu

Clifton Smith
University of Georgia
Department of Occupational Studies
629 Aderhold Hall
Athens, GA 30602

Susan Asselin, Virginia Tech

Dan Brown, Murray State University

Carol Conroy, Cornell University

Jeffrey Flesher, Iowa State University

Shirley Hall, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Betty Heath-Camp, Virginia Tech

Randy Joyner, East Carolina University

Johanna Lasonen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Chris Roegge, University of Illinois

Clifton Smith, University of Georgia

Daisy Stewart, Virginia Tech

Allen Truell, California State University, San Bernadino