Waikato Journal of Education

Focus and Scope | Peer Review Process | Publication Frequency | Open Access Policy | Guest Editor Special Issue Policy | Publishing Ethics Policy | Complaints Procedure | Journal Sponsor |

Focus and Scope

Teachers and Curriculum provides an avenue for the publication of papers that:

  • Raise important issues to do with the curriculum, pedagogy and assessment;
  • Reports on research in the areas of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment;
  • Provides examples of innovative curriculum, pedagogy and assessment practice; and
  • Review books and other resources that have a curriculum, pedagogy and assessment focus.

Teachers and Curriculum welcomes:

  • Innovative practice papers with a maximum of 3500 words, plus an abstract or professional summary of 150 words, and up to five keywords;
  • Research informed papers with a maximum of 3500 words, plus an abstract or professional summary of 150 words, and up to five keywords;
  • Thinkpieces with a maximum of 1500 words; and
  • Book or resource reviews with a maximum of 1000 words.

Peer Review Process

All contributions undergo rigorous peer review by at least two expert referees. The Editors reserve the right without consulting the author(s) to make alterations that do not result in substantive changes. The Editors’ decisions about acceptance are final.

Publication Frequency

A Teachers and Curriculum general issue is published annually and periodically an additional special issue is published.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Guest Editor Special Issue Policy

Guest Editor Special Issue Initial Proposal

All Special Issues must receive initial approval from the Editorial Board of Teachers and Curriculum. Proposals should be emailed to the Editor, Kerry Earl Rineheart at [email protected].

There are two formats proposals can take:

A detailed formal proposal that includes the titles and abstracts of the proposed articles. This proposal format must contain:

  • The title of the Special Issue
  • brief CV of the proposed Guest Editors (usually no more than three)
  • A statement of the Special Issue’s relevance for Teachers and Curriculum
  • Titles and draft abstracts of each of the proposed articles
  • Brief details of contributors
  • A rough timeline

A proposal for a Special Issue Call for Papers. This proposal format must contain:

  • The title of the Special Issue
  • brief CV of the proposed Guest Editors (usually no more than three)
  • A statement of the Special Issue’s relevance for Teachers and Curriculum and the likely content to be covered
  • A draft of the Call for Papers
  • A rough timeline

The Editorial Board will consider whether the initial proposal is of interest to the journal and the proposed Guest Editors will be informed of approval. A member of the Editorial Board will liaise with Guest Editors regarding progress of the Special Issue and any queries that arise throughout the process. 

Guest Editors are expected to oversee the peer review process for the Special Issue and make decisions about structure and length of article types. Guest Editors will also be given full support and guidance regarding the use of the online submission and reviewing system used by Teachers and Curriculum.

General information

Length
As a general guide, a full Special Issue should comprise of 8–12 articles. Where the review process results in fewer articles than this, a Special Section can be published.

Timeline
Authors should work to clear deadlines set by the Guest Editors.

Publishing Ethics Policy

The Publishing Ethics Policy for the Teachers and Curriculum Journal is comprised of:

The peer review process and ethical guidelines for peer reviewers.

Online submission and ethical guidelines for authors and authorship.

Complaints procedure

Should authors, readers or reviewers have a complaint, this must be sent in writing to the General Editor, outlining the basis of the complaint.

The General Editor will review any complaint on the basis of Teachers and Curriculum policies and procedures. The General Editor may convene an extraordinary Editorial Board meeting to resolve matters before responding to the complainant with a final ruling and/or next steps.