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Philosophy of Journal of the Arts and Special Education

For more information, please see Journal of the Arts and Special Education Aims and Scope page.

Who Can Submit?

Anyone may submit an original article to be considered for publication in Journal of the Arts and Special Education provided he or she owns the copyright to the work being submitted or is authorized by the copyright owner or owners to submit the article. Authors are the initial owners of the copyrights to their works (an exception in the non-academic world to this might exist if the authors have, as a condition of employment, agreed to transfer copyright to their employer).

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General Submission Rules

Submitted articles cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic). Please note: "publication" in a working-paper series does not constitute prior publication. In addition, by submitting material to Journal of the Arts and Special Education, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) and that he or she will not submit the material to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial decision process at Journal of the Arts and Special Education. If you have concerns about the submission terms for Journal of the Arts and Special Education, please contact the editors.

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Formatting Requirements

Journal of the Arts and Special Education has no general rules about the formatting of articles upon initial submission. There are, however, rules governing the formatting of the final submission. See Final Manuscript Preparation Guidelines for details. Although bepress can provide limited technical support, it is ultimately the responsibility of the author to produce an electronic version of the article as a high-quality PDF (Adobe's Portable Document Format) file, or a Microsoft Word, WordPerfect or RTF file that can be converted to a PDF file.

It is understood that the current state of technology of Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) is such that there are no, and can be no, guarantees that documents in PDF will work perfectly with all possible hardware and software configurations that readers may have.

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Open access

Open access publishing is critical to meet the goals of the Division of Visual and Performing Arts and JASE. JASE does not charge fees to authors or readers. As further described in our Submission Agreement, in consideration for publication of the article, the authors retain copyright of their work but grant a non-exclusive license to Purdue University to publish their work. All works are published under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. Under this license, anyone is free to share, copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format; and, to adapt, remix, transform, or build upon the material. Reuse is subject to the following terms:

  • Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
  • ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

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Rights for Authors and Purdue e-Pubs

As further described in our submission agreement (the Submission Agreement), in consideration for publication of the article, all authors retain copyright of their work but grant a non-exclusive license to Purdue University to publish their work.

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Author Guidelines

JASE is currently accepting manuscripts.

Types of Submissions

  • Practitioner

    Articles submitted in this section should focus on a single, research-based application for improving outcomes for students with exceptionalities with the arts. Manuscripts must explain a method or idea and provide actionable strategies for others to understand and/or use it. Please describe the specific audience of students that you worked with, the specific audience or audiences you are addressing, explain how others can incorporate this practice into a variety of educational settings to support individuals with exceptionalities, and share what you learned from implementing this practice and how it helped your target audience.

    1,500-2,500 words in length

  • Community Partnership

    Articles in this section should focus on sharing a community partnership that was developed to promote the arts for students with exceptionalities. Partnerships may be between the following, but are not limited to, PK-12th grade schools, universities, theater companies, museums, non-profits, and after school programs. Articles should identify who were members of the partnership, what were the partnership goals/outcomes, how the partnership supported students with exceptionalities, and how art was incorporated into the partnerships.

    2,500-4,000 words in length

  • Research

    Articles submitted should be focused on empirical research and have a strong connection to theory and literature. JASE publishes original research including mixed methods, qualitative, and quantitative research, scoping and systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and participatory research methods.

    4,000-6,000 words in length

  • Artwork

    The covers of The Journal of the Arts and Special Education (JASE) feature original artwork by individuals with disabilities and photographs of individuals with disabilities engaged in artmaking or performances. Individuals with disabilities, educators, and caregivers are encouraged to submit cover art entries.

    1. Submission of artwork should include the artist's name, email, title of artwork, artistic medium, and an image description for accessibility.
    2. Submission of photographs of individuals with disabilities engaged in artmaking or performances should include the photographer’s name, email, and an image description for accessibility.
    3. Obtain permission to publish any artwork or photographs that include people prior to submission.
    4. Images should be high-quality jpeg files.

    • APA Style

    All manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the style and format guidelines specified in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (http://www.apastyle.org/manual/).

    When writing about individuals with disabilities use person-first language. It is also acceptable and respectful to use identity-first language if a participant or particular disability community has this preference.

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    General Terms and Conditions of Use

    Users of the Purdue e-Pubs website and/or software agree not to misuse the Purdue e-Pubs service or software in any way.

    The failure of Purdue e-Pubs to exercise or enforce any right or provision in the policies or the Submission Agreement does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any term of the Submission Agreement or these policies is found to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Submission Agreement and these policies remain in full force and effect. These policies and the Submission Agreement constitute the entire agreement between Purdue e-Pubs and the Author(s) regarding submission of the Article.

    It is understood that the current state of technology of Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) is such that there are no, and can be no, guarantees that documents in PDF will work perfectly with all possible hardware and software configurations that readers may have.

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