Journal of Pesticide Safety Education

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Journal of Pesticide Safety Education

Instructions for Authors


Description of Journal of Pesticide Safety Education

The Journal is the official refereed publication of the American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators (AAPSE). The Journal expands and updates the research, instructional methods, and knowledge base for pesticide safety educators and other interested professionals to improve their effectiveness. In addition, the Journal serves as a forum for emerging and contemporary issues affecting pesticide safety education. It is written and edited by professionals working in the field of Extension and Instructional education and pesticide safety, sharing with their colleagues successful educational applications, original and applied research findings, scholarly opinions, educational resources, and challenges on issues of critical importance to pesticide safety educators.


Journal Sections

The electronic Journal of Pesticide Safety Education will accept manuscripts for the following sections:

Feature Article
(reviewed by three Editorial Board members or reviewers)


Report findings and concepts relevant to the pesticide safety education knowledge base, methodology, effective practice, and organization. Maximum length: equivalent to six single-spaced pages of text (a page is defined as 66 lines long with 80 - 12 point characters per line), plus tables, photographs, and illustrations, when printed.

Ideas at Work
(reviewed by two Editorial Board members or reviewers)


Describe programs, methods, ideas, and effective practices appropriate for pesticide safety educators. Maximum length: equivalent to three single-spaced pages of text plus tables, photographs, and illustrations, when printed.

Research in Brief
(reviewed by two Editorial Board members or reviewers)


Summarize research results of importance to pesticide safety educators. Maximum length: equivalent to four single-spaced pages of text, plus tables, photographs, and illustrations, when printed.

Tools of the Trade
(reviewed by the Editor)


Report on specific techniques, materials, books, and technologies that can be useful to pesticide safety educators. Maximum length: equivalent to three single-spaced pages of text, plus tables, photographs, and illustrations, when printed.

Commentary
(reviewed by the Editor)


State an opinion, offer a challenge, or present a thought-provoking idea on an issue of concern to pesticide safety or AAPSE, including a published article in the Journal. Maximum length: equivalent to two single-spaced pages of text when printed.