Application Deadline: October 1, 2019
Application Contact: Zoe Falls, zoe.falls@huskers.unl.edu
See below for application details.
The Nebraska Educator—a graduate-run journal for the College of Education and Human Sciences—seeks a new editor and chief and editorial board for the Nebraska Educator. The former board also seeks new graduate students to participate. This is a great opportunity for master's and doctoral students to gain firsthand knowledge of all aspects of the academic publishing process.
Publishing once a year, editorial board members have several responsibilities. New board members will take part in advertising the journal to students around the college who may be interested in submitting work. Submission deadline is typically near the beginning of March. Editorial board members will continue to advertise as submissions start in early February, which will be followed by the review process.
Students interested in becoming an editorial board member should Zoe Falls at zoe.falls@huskers.unl.edu by October 1 indicating their interest, a brief letter of intent (2 page max) and an abbreviated CV.
Background on The Nebraska Educator
- Started in 2013 by graduate students in Teacher Learning and Teacher Education, Educational Administration, and Educational Psychology
- Mission: To provide all graduate students at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with opportunities to enhance their professional skills by providing opportunities to publish their scholarly work, volunteer as an external reviewer, or serve on our editorial board
- Produces an annual publication that typically comes out at the end of fall semester
- Publishes articles with graduate student first-authors that focus on all levels of education: K-12, post-secondary, adult learning, practitioner pieces, etc.
- Types of paper typically received/published:
— Empirical studies
— Literature reviewers with explicit implications for educators
— Practitioner-based work
— Reflections on the field
— Theoretical/conceptual reviews - Articles published have been downloaded over 13,000 times by readers in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, China, and more