Call for Papers

Global Education Review, an on-line open-access journal is inviting authors to submit manuscripts for an issue scheduled for publication September 1, 2014. If you are working on or have completed an original study not previously published on the topic of Teacher Observation: formative professional growth strengthening teacher effectiveness that you would consider submitting to GER, please send an abstract in response to this message. Please put Global Education Review in the subject line.

Teacher observation has long been accepted as an avenue to provide individualized professional development to strengthen and enhance professional practice.  Too often, however, teacher observation and teacher evaluation are terms used interchangeably therefore, clouding the true purpose of teacher observation.  If one accepts that the purpose of teacher observation is to improve instructional effectiveness through analysis, self-reflection, and recommendation in a cooperative professional atmosphere between teacher and supervisor (observer), then the supervisor (observer) must create a forum for the sharing of ideas, experience, and expertise, in a non-threatening, supportive atmosphere. Yet the reality of the observation process is quite the contrary. In many school systems, the teacher’s annual evaluation is based on observations therefore changing the nature of the observation process from formative to evaluative. Thus, in this theme issue, we seek to understand the factors that enable or prevent the successful implementation of an effective teacher observation process both nationally and internationally. We also seek to present factors and interventions that have been identified as enhancing the teacher observation process as a tool to improve teacher effectiveness, ultimately leading to improved student achievement. 

GER is published in thematic issues with a global focus. For this issue on teacher observation, we are seeking articles representing policy and practices in different countries around the world. Submissions are due September 1, 2013.

As a scholarly journal, all submissions are subject to masked peer review. Turnaround time will be about one month, so as an author you will be made aware of the status of your manuscript in what we hope you will consider in a timely manner. 

Copyright for articles published in Global Education Review is retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the journal.  Articles are free to use immediately as long as it is not for another journal.

Please send abstracts to:

Mary Ellen Freeley, Co-Editor

freeleym@stjohns.edu

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How to submit an article to Global Education Review

1. Log-on to Global Education Review

Go to http://ger.mercy.edu

1. Register with Global Education Review

In order to submit an article to GER you will need to create a user account and register as an Author.  You may register as a Reader and/or Reviewer at the same time that you register as an Author simply by checking the appropriate boxes.

Registering as a Reader will enter your name into a database which will automatically generate an email informing you of the publication of future issues.

To register as a user with GER, click the Register link on the topmost navigation bar, select Global Education Review as the journal you want to register with, and fill out the ensuing form.

All fields with an asterisk beside them (Username; Password; Repeat Password; First Name; Last Name; Email; Confirm Email) are mandatory. 

1. Submitting an article to Global Education Review

The Author User Home Page

After clicking on the Author link on your User Home page, you will be directed to your Author's User Home page.

Submitting an Article

To make a submission, select the Click Here link (under Start a New Submission).

Submission Step One: Starting the Submission

Step 1 ensures that the Author understands the journal's submission rules. The Author will be provided with information on the journal's privacy statement and copyright notice. Links are provided to author guidelines and procedures to follow to ensure a blind review. If you need  any help the journal's technical support contact is provided at the top of this page.

Submission Step Two: Uploading the Submission

Submission Step 2 allows you to upload the submission file, a MS-Word document.

• Click Browse to open a Choose File window for locating the file on the hard drive of your computer.
• Locate the file you wish to submit and highlight it.
• Click Open on the Choose File window, which places the name of the file on this page.
• Click Upload on this page, which uploads the file from the computer to the journal's web site and renames it following the journal's conventions.
• Once the submission is uploaded, click Save and continue.

Submission Step Three: Entering the Submission's Metadata

The third step of the submission process serves to collect all relevant metadata from the author. The first section of metadata covers the authors. The submitting author will have their personal information automatically appear. Any additional information, such as Competing Interests should also be added at this time, if required.

If there are multiple authors for the submission, their information can be added using the Add Author button. You can also re-order the list of authors, make one of the authors the principal contact with the editor, and delete any authors added in error.

Next, enter the submission title and abstract.

You will then add indexing information. This will help others find your article. 

The next section allows you to enter the name of any organization that may have supported your research.

Hit the Save and Continue button to move on to Step 4.

Submission Step Four: Uploading Supplementary Files

This step is optional. If you have any supplementary files, such as research instruments, data sets, etc., you may add them here. These files are also indexed by the author, identifying their relation to the submission, as well as their ownership. Supplementary Files can be uploaded in any file format and will be made available to readers in their original format.

• Locate the file you wish to submit and highlight it.
• Click Open on the Choose File window, which places the name of the file on this page.
• Click Upload on this page, which uploads the file from the computer to the journal's web site and renames it following the journal's conventions.
• Once the submission is uploaded, click Save and Continue.

Submission Step Five: Confirming the Submission

This final step provides a summary of your submission.

• Click Finish.