Sending in?
Would you like to send something in to the 'Teacher Trainer'?
The Teacher Trainer comes out three times a year, but for contributors there are no deadlines as such. Articles are printed once they are ready and after they have queued up for a while. There are no special issues, but there are specialised series running in most issues. Examples of these are “News in Our Field”, “Practical Training Session”, “It’s a Wired World” etc. Please check a recent copy of the journal for house-style and article length.
If you would like to send us an article, please write in an accessible, non-academic style. Length should normally be 800 - 4,000 words. Send your first draft in double spaced with broad margins. Keep your headings and sub-headings in upper and lower case throughout. Please give an accurate word count and brief bio data at the end. We will also need a current photograph.
We can accept paper, disks or email. Your article will be acknowledged by pro-forma letter or email. It is normal for contributors to receive editorial comments later so please do not take this as a sign of failure! Once you have finalised your draft in negotiation with the editor, we will let you know the format. If you are sending a disk, please ensure its packaging is clearly marked with your name, the title of your article and the file or document name.
We will try to publish your article within about four issues, but if it is an awkward length, it may be longer.
When we are laying out a new issue of the Teacher Trainer journal, we often have a little space left over. We keep that for extra adverts that come in. These little spaces are also perfect for short articles! So, if you have a really good idea that you want to share with fellow professionals, and it is very short, don’t be put off. Send it in! It may well help us with our layout. It may also mean that your work gets printed quicker than usual too! By ‘short’ I mean anything under 1,000 words. Looking forward to receiving your ‘shorties’!
You will receive a complimentary copy of the issue in which your article appears.
Tessa Woodward
Editor
The Teacher Trainer
PS If printed in The Teacher Trainer, your article may possibly be re-printed occasionally by, for example, teacher education organisations in other countries or in low-circulation, national, teacher newsletters.
Please keep us informed of any address/e-mail change while you wait to hear from us – e-mail: editor@tttjournal.co.uk.