Submissions

Author Guidelines

Thank you for choosing to submit your paper to Teaching Anthropology. We accept the following types of articles:

1. Original articles for peer review (6000-8000 words) that are theoretically orientated and draw on original research about wide ranging aspects of teaching, learning and pedagogy to advance theory about pedagogy and education in Anthropology. 
   
   
2. Practice in Action Reports (3000- 4000 words) that share examples of teaching practice and other educational activities which can support the development and expansion of pedagogical practice within our community. These submissions require less engagement with theoretical ideas, but should still be structured with a clear aim or argument, draw on relevant scholarship, and explicitly state what learning is being shared from personal experience and professional practice that other educators might find useful. 

Please contact the editors if you have content for consideration that does not fit these formats.

We also encourage Blog Posts on issues and reflections relevant to teaching anthropology. Please take a look at previous entries at www.teachinganthropology.org/category/blog/ The format is casual academic prose of about 500-600 words. Please email your .docx submission to s.fukuzawa@utoronto.ca along with any copyright protected pictures (as .jpgs) and hyperlinks to websites.  If you do not have any pictures or hyperlinks we will find pictures in the creative commons.

To submit a proposal for a Special Issue please email the editors with the following information:

• Proposed Special Issue title
• Abstract: 500 words
• Number of papers proposed and type e.g. articles or practice in action reports. 
• Stage of progress (i.e contributors identified, papers already presented at a conference, articles already in draft form).
• Proposed timeline.

Preparing your Paper:

Please take the time to carefully read and follow the following instructions to ensure your paper moves smoothly through the review, production and publication process. If your paper is not submitted according to the journal requirements, it risks being declined. 

Step 1: All submissions must be formatted using the TA article template and adhere to journal formatting conventions.

Click here for the TA article template

• The text must be Garamond font single-spaced; uses a 11-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses);
• All illustrations, figures, and tables should be placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
• When available, insert the DOIs with a hyperlink so access references is provided online. 
• The URLs are ready to click (e.g., http://pkp.sfu.ca). 
• Headings are italicized and follow a logical hierarchy indicated through indentation
• References are cited in the text as follows: (author(s), year of publication)
• Manuscripts must adhere to the guidelines established in the publication manual of the American Psychological Association.
• Articles should be written in the following order: title page (including Acknowledgements as well as Funding and grant-awarding bodies); abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgements; references; and appendices (as appropriate).
• Submissions should be prepared for Anonymous review. All references to the Authors and their Institution should be removed from the text.

Step 2: Word counts, abstract and key words 

Original articles:

• Should be between 6000- 8000 words, inclusive of the abstract, key words, tables, references, figure captions.
• Should contain an abstract of 200 words followed by 5 keywords.

Practice in Action Reports 

• Should be between 3000- 4000 words, inclusive of the abstract, references, footnotes.
• Should contain an unstructured abstract of 100 words followed by 5 keywords.

Step 3: Ensure you include a cover letter to the editors outlining the submission type (article or Practice in Action report), and confirming you have met the journal formatting requirements as outlined above. 

Editorial Process

Articles accepted for publication are published online as Early View in advance of the release of the corresponding Issue online and can be cited by using their Digital Object Identifier (DOI) numbers. 

There are no author charges for publishing in Teaching Anthropology.