OnCUE Journal Submission Guidelines

All submissions to OnCUE Journal should be prepared according to APA style and documentation guidelines. For a brief introduction to APA style, please refer to the following short articles:

• Ford, K. (2003). A brief guide to APA style. OnCUE, 11(2), 28-29.
• Apple, M. (2008). How to APA: A brief introduction. OnCUE Journal, 2(2), 145-156.

More information on APA style and documentation guidelines can be found at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Prospective OnCUE Journal authors are urged to refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th Edition) before submitting their papers. The APA 5th Ed. Manual is available through Amazon US, Amazon UK, or Amazon Japan (in Japanese or in English).

Submission guidelines

Types of Articles Sought:

Features
Contact: Dexter Da Silva

APA referenced articles with a focus on language education and related issues at the tertiary level (2000-4000 words).

Criteria for feature articles:

• Consideration of issues likely to be perceived as relevant to language teaching in Japan
  
• Well designed and reported quantitative or qualitative research
  
• Writing that situates issues within the context of relevant previous work while refraining from quoting for the sake of quoting
  
• Thought-provoking theoretical pieces provided that clear practical implications are developed.

From the Chalkface
Contact: Tim Micklas

Technique reports, experience based essays and personal narratives describing the practical and theoretical basis for successful college lessons, projects, units and curricula.

See the materials page for examples of articles and format guidelines for this section.

Research Digest
Contact: Joe Falout

Research Digest articles are perspectives on applying theory to practice in SLA or a related field. The format includes reviews of research studies, analyses or personal reflections of research methodologies, and reviews of resources for teachers and researchers. (Up to 2500 words).

Professional Development
Contact: Coleman South

Articles related to continuing education and gaining employment (1000-2000 words).

Opinion and Perspective
Contact: Keith Ford

Opinion and Perspective includes Readers Respond and Right to Reply in the following formats:

• Short opinion pieces

• Perspectives on teaching and learning
• Point-counterpoint
• Responses to any articles in previous issues.

Reviews
Contact: Dexter da Silva

Reviews of books, textbooks, videos, and films of educational relevance (600 words/1,500 words for scholarly review essays).

Cyberpipeline
Contact: Terry Fellner

Descriptions of websites or software that might prove useful for language teaching and/or professional development.

Conference Reviews
Contact: Glen Hill

Reviews of academic conferences or individual presentations. (500 to 1,500 words).

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