Afterwords and Review Essays

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to Educational Theory through the journal's Online Submission System. Detailed instructions for authors using the Online Journal System are available here.

Afterwords

"Afterwords" is a forum for commentary and discussion about articles published in Educational Theory. Essays should be short and to the point (approximately 750 words). Submitted manuscripts will be reviewed and selected for publication by the Editor. The primary criteria that will be used for selection are: (1) Is this topic likely to be of broad interest to the readers of the journal? (2) Does this comment, criticism, or clarification advance the discussion in theoretically significant ways? and (3) Is it written in a manner that is respectful and constructive?

Review Essays

One of the things that is distinctive about Educational Theory is its approach to book reviews. Authors are commissioned to write original scholarly essays occasioned by the publication of several recent books. While review essays engage the main arguments of each book under consideration, the point is not simply to review each text but to show how the texts, taken together, illuminate a question of importance for educational theory, policy, or practice. In this way, review essays are able to synthesize recent research and examine emerging scholarly trends.

If you are interested in having a book included in one of the journal’s review essays, you are welcome to have a review copy sent to the review editor at the address below.

If you are interested in writing a review essay for Educational Theory, please contact the review editor at the address below.

Professor Chris Higgins
Associate Editor and Review Editor, Educational Theory
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
351 Education Building, 1310 S. 6th Street
Champaign, IL  61820
Email: crh4@illinois.edu
Phone: (217) 244-9191