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A Guide for Contributors to Current: The J ournal of Marine Education

Current: The J ournal of Marine Education focuses on the aspects of marine education on subjects ranging from

marine science, maritime history, and marine conservation to marine literature, teaching materials, and activities

Currentsaudience is diverse: classroom teachers of all levels; administrators; zoo, aquarium and museum directors

and educators; libraries; staff from state and federal marine programs and organizations; and many others.

ARTICLE CONTENT

Current will consider articles on any marine subject. We are not interested in highly technical research reports or in

extremely subjective, undocumented narratives of personal experiences. Articles explaining teaching techniques and

curriculum design should include specific data to indicate the usefulness of the program. We encourage you to use

charts, graphs, photographs, and other graphic elements.

Current publishes only previously unpublished work. Your submission should include a statement indicating that the

manuscript has not been published elsewhere and that you are not concurrently submitting it to any other publication.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION AND FORMAT

We prefer copy and graphic submissions sent via e-mail, but a CD can be mailed to the Managing Editor. Please use

files compatible with Microsoft Word for Windows. Text should be left justified, single-spaced, and use a singlespace after all punctuation with a space between each paragraph. Remove tabs, columns, and other related formatting

to keep the format clean, since the designer will be laying out the text within the journal format. Adding an

introduction that is separate from the body of the text is appreciated, since the design lends itself to this format (see

past issues ofCurrentas samples). Also include two to three brief lines of biographical information, as you would like

it to appear at the end of your article. We will acknowledge receipt of manuscripts and then send out for peer review

The review process usually takes a minimum of three weeks, and authors are notified of the outcome as quickly as

possible. Authors receive three printed copies of the issue in which their submission appears.

The average length of an article is 1,500 to 3,000 words. We will consider somewhat longer or shorter manuscripts

Your article should include your name, title, address, telephone number, and email address.

Please note: the author can suggest location or placement of graphic elements, (i.e. reference to figures, charts

photographs, etc.) within the article by denoting location of graphics in brackets. But, once the article and graphics are

released to the Managing Editor, it is the Managing Editors responsibility to review the layout and design.

GRAPHIC SUBMISSION AND FORMAT

We prefer photographs and other graphics to be sent in a high resolution, digital format (360 dpi or higher, 3 x 3 size

format), sent via email (send to Ltooker@sbcglobal.net), or mailed and placed on a CD. Please do not send PDF files,

we prefer original InDesign files so the designer can manipulate the graphics and text within the graphics. Do no

embed photographs within Word files (quality is lost when graphics are placed within these files); please send all

graphic files as separate JPG or Tiff files. Graphic elements greatly enrich the articles as well as the issue. Please sendproper photo credits and captions for all graphic elements. The style ofCurrent includes captions for all graphic

elements.

We also encourage authors to include a Resources section within their article/activity that provides links to

websites, books, and/or curriculum.

Please note: Model release forms need to be signed by a parent/guardian for any photographs of minors.

A Publication of the National Marine Educators Association (updated 2-2011

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