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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it being considered by another journal. If the work is being considered as a book chapter, the author must provide an explanation in the “Comments to Editor” describing the book publication’s timeline and any efforts to secure necessary copyright approvals.
  • The author’s name appears only on the title page of the manuscript. Names and institutional affiliations, including country, of all contributing authors are required.
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word or RTF file format.
  • The manuscript is no more than 10,000 words including footnotes.
  • The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font and one inch margins; employs italics rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • Citations adhere to the footnotes and bibliography style of The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition (University of Chicago, 2017). 
  • All URL addresses in the text (e.g., http://www.historyofeducation.org/) are activated and ready to click.
  • The author acknowledges that the manuscript will be processed to add tracking information after removal of all identifying information prior to review.

  • Confirm that you have included a competing interests (COI) declaration within your submission that relates to all authors that have contributed to your submission. This declaration is subject to editorial review and may be published within your final article. COIs are situations that could be perceived to exert an undue influence on the content or publication of an author’s work. They may include, but are not limited to, financial, professional, contractual, or personal relationships or situations. If the manuscript has multiple authors, the author submitting must include competing interest declarations relevant to all contributing authors.

    Example wording for a declaration is as follows: “Competing interests: Author A is employed at organization B. Author C is on the Board of company E and is a member of organisation F. Author G has received grants from company H.” If no competing interests exist, the declaration should state “Competing interests: The author(s) declare none.”

     

     

     

Author Guidelines

Manuscripts submitted to HEQ undergo a triple-blind review process in which reviewers are anonymous and the author's identity is unknown to both the reviewers and editors. The purpose of triple-blind review is to minimize any potential bias towards the author(s).

As you prepare to submit your manuscript to History of Education Quarterly, please review the overview and guidelines below. Following them closely will ensure your study matches the journal’s requirements and will help you move smoothly through the process of peer review, production, and publication.  

In evaluating submissions, the editors look for evidence of historical significance, analysis, evidence, and clarity. The journal’s peer reviewers evaluate manuscripts in light of the following kinds of questions: 1) Does the author effectively establish the significance of the manuscript by providing a new interpretation of the topic, examining new evidence, or advancing a new theoretical perspective? 2) Does the author critically analyze and reassess existing scholarship based on recent findings, new methodologies, new theories, or original questions? 3) Is the research sufficiently grounded in primary as well as secondary sources? 4) Is the manuscript logically organized and well written? 

Conflict of Interest (COI) Statement

All authors must include a COI declaration along with their author information. This declaration will be subject to editorial review and may be published in the article. COIs are situations that could be perceived to exert an undue influence on the content or publication of an author’s work. They may include, but are not limited to, financial, professional, contractual, or personal relationships or situations. If the manuscript has multiple authors, the author submitting must include competing interest declarations relevant to all contributing authors.

Example wording for a declaration is as follows: “Competing interests: Author A is employed at organization B. Author C is on the Board of company E and is a member of organisation F. Author G has received grants from company H.” If no competing interests exist, the declaration should state “Competing interests: The author(s) declare none.”

Cambridge University Press Editorial Services

Contributions written in English are welcomed from all countries. Authors, particularly those whose first language is not English, may wish to have their English-language manuscripts checked by a native speaker before submission. This is optional, but may help to ensure that the academic content of the paper is fully understood by the editor and any reviewers. Cambridge University Press offers a service that authors can learn about here. Please note that the use of any of these services is voluntary, and at the author's own expense. Use of these services does not guarantee that the manuscript will be accepted for publication, nor does it restrict the author to submitting to a Cambridge published journal.

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Permissions requests are waived if:

  • The author of the work wishes to reproduce a single chapter (not exceeding 20 per cent of their work), journal article or shorter extract in a subsequent work (i.e. with a later publication date) of which he or she is to be the author, co-author or editor.
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