+ Submitting to the Journal

Submissions to the journal are currently paused. Please stay tuned for an update on when we will be accepting submissions!

+ Manuscript Types

The AHSIE Journal seeks manuscripts that engage quantitative, qualitative, mixed, and innovative methodologies that support data-informed insights in their many forms. Related, the journal is also interested in providing an opportunity to spotlight campus-based practices and scholar-practitioner perspectives. Manuscript types can include the following:

Research Articles: We invite manuscripts featuring original findings from qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods research. These submissions should be 7,000 words max inclusive of references, tables, and figures. These articles should include the following sections:

Abstract (250 words max, not counted in the word limit) Introduction Literature review Methods Findings Implications for educators at HSIs

Literature Reviews: We invite literature reviews focused on topics that impact HSIs by describing the general state of new and emergent areas or conditions of a topic. The literature review should contain an analysis and commentary of the publications in a specific area of research, a concise analysis, and critique of the latest trends and developments in the targeted topic area. These submissions should be 7,000 words max inclusive of references, tables, and figures. These articles should include the following elements: Introduction Methods, how the author(s) conducted the review Findings Implications for educators at HSIs

Program Evaluation or Assessment Reports: We invite rigorous assessment or evaluation of programs, particularly of HSI grant-funded activities and programs. These submissions should be 5,000 words max inclusive of references, tables, and figures. Reports should include: A thorough, yet concise description of activities Assessment or evaluation design Key findings and their implications Dissemination strategies

Campus-Based Innovations in Practice and Policy: We invite manuscripts that highlight the creation and implementation of creative practices and policies at HSIs. The manuscripts should include descriptions of the development of the practice and policy, as well as what other HSIs can learn from this campus-based work. These submissions should be 5,000 words max inclusive of references, tables, and figures. These manuscripts should include: A description of a framework or literature basis that informed the practice or policy Articulation of the practice and policy, highlighting the development and other relevant pieces regarding the institutional context(s) Implications and recommendations for other HSIs hoping to develop similar practices or policies

Scholar-Practitioner Conversations and Platicas: We invite manuscripts that involve those who consider themselves practitioners/policymakers and those who identify as scholars engaging in conversations to translate bodies of theory/knowledge to practice. Although we recognize that such categories (i.e., scholar, practitioners, and policymakers) are not siloed, the intention of these manuscripts is to help translate information in ways that are digestible from those engaging with practices and policies relevant to HSIs. These submissions should be 5,000 words max inclusive of references, tables, and figures. Manuscripts should include: A description of the current literature basis relevant to the chosen topic Discussions of how to translate this literature basis to practice and policy Descriptions of future research/practice

Book Reviews: We invite analytical reviews of books focused on HSIs and/or practices known to support Hispanic students. These submissions should be 1,250 words max. Reviews should include: A brief description and summary of the book contents Meaningful and critically conscious evaluation of the book

We encourage authors to contact the editors if they have questions about their topic idea or the suitability of specific pieces prior to formal submission.

The AHSIE Journal Expectations: Authors must take care to submit original work not published in full or part elsewhere, in any language and not currently under review by another publication. Submissions must have a clear link to educational practice and application at HSIs

Authors must use: Clear and straightforward language as readers of this journal include a wide range of practitioners; Well-defined terms and limited jargon APA style (7th edition) for all submissions, including formatting, all citations and references. Double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font; use 1-inch margins; number each page in the top right-hand corner; and include all citations, tables, figures and appendices at the end of the manuscript. Please indicate where the figure, table or graphic should be placed in the body of your paper. Permissions obtained for all maps, figures, tables derived directly or indirectly from another source On the title page, please include the following: Names, titles and institutions of each author with the email address and phone number provided for the coordinating or lead author. Do not include author names or references in the text that would disclose one’s identity.

+ Review Process

Each paper is reviewed by the editors and, if it is judged suitable for this publication, it is then sent to at least two independent referees for double blind peer review.

+ Copyright Information

Articles submitted to the journal should not have been published before in their current or substantially similar form, or be under consideration for publication with another journal. Authors submitting articles for publication warrant that the work is not an infringement of any existing copyright and will indemnify the publisher against any breach of such warranty. For ease of dissemination and to ensure proper policing of use, papers and contributions become the legal copyright of the publisher unless otherwise agreed.

The editors may make use of iThenticate software for checking the originality of submissions received.

+ Third Party Copyright Permissions

Prior to article submission, authors should clear permission to use any content that has not been created by them. Failure to do so may lead to lengthy delays in publication. The AHSIE Journal is unable to publish any article which has permissions pending. The rights that the AHSIE Journal requires are:

Non-exclusive rights to reproduce the material in the article or book chapter. Print and electronic rights. Worldwide English language rights. When reproducing tables, figures or excerpts (of more than 250 words) from another source, it is expected that:

Authors obtain the necessary written permission in advance from any third-party owners of copyright for the use in print and electronic formats of any of their text, illustrations, graphics, or other material, in their manuscript. Permission must also be cleared for any minor adaptations of any work not created by them. If an author adapts significantly any material, the author must inform the copyright holder of the original work. Authors obtain any proof of consent statements Authors must always acknowledge the source in figure captions and refer to the source in the reference list. Authors should not assume that any content which is freely available on the web is free to use. Authors should check the website for details of the copyright holder to seek permission for re-use.