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Literacy Matters is the annually published journal of the Palmetto State Literacy Association. The journal provides an outlet for teachers, researchers, and other practitioners interested in literacy in all areas, from primary to higher education.

The Editorial Board of Literacy Matters, a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing scholarship in education throughout South Carolina and the southeast, is pleased to announce a call for submissions for our upcoming special issue titled "Critical Issues in Literacy.” We encourage teachers, teacher educators, administrators, and researchers to submit manuscripts surrounding issues they identify through their role in literacy education. These submissions should be unpublished work not under consideration by any other publication. SEE DETAILS HERE

If you're interested in submitting a manuscript to Literacy Matters, check the information below for submissions for the deadline and how to submit.

CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS

PSLA’s Literacy Matters

Classroom teachers, teacher educators, administrators, and researchers are invited to submit manuscripts to PSLA’s professional journal, Literacy Matters. Authors are requested to submit unpublished work not under consideration by any other publication.

Types of Submissions:

Literacy Matters welcomes practical, theoretical, and research articles, generally at most 15 pages (excluding tables, figures, and references), related to all areas of literacy. Articles should be well-written and purposeful and discuss the topic in some depth, where the treatment of the topic is interesting and insightful and based on the writer's experience.

Brief commentary pieces on teaching literacy are welcomed, as well as short teaching tips, teacher or student poetry, vignettes of classroom experiences, and student writing and artwork (with parental permission).

Manuscript Form:

Manuscripts should follow APA 7 style guidelines. Please be sure to include an abstract. As manuscripts are subject to blind review, content should not reveal author identities or affiliations. Full references for all citations should be included, following APA guidelines.

Submitting a Manuscript:

Manuscripts should be typed in Microsoft Word and sent as an email attachment to kotih@clemson.edu. Manuscripts should not include author names or affiliations. When naming your file, please use simple, clear file names. Include a cover page with the author(s)' names, affiliations, complete mailing address, email address, and home and work telephone numbers. The editors will peer-review and edit manuscripts for style, content, and space limitations.

The Review Process:

Manuscripts undergo a blind review process, with at least two reviewers from the Editorial Review Board. Acceptance decisions are based on interest and relevance to PSLA membership, usefulness, clarity, timeliness, and cohesiveness. The overall balance of the journal’s content also influences editors’ selections.

Manuscript Deadline: June 28, 2024

If you are interested in reviewing for Literacy Matters, please email kotih@clemson.edu. Manuscripts are reviewed from mid-July to mid-August.

Editors

Kirsten D. Abel, Ed.D.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Koti L. Hubbard, Ph.D.
Clemson University

Editorial Assistant

Katie McGee, M.Ed.
Clemson University

Editorial Review Board

Michelle Cook, Ph.D.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Emily Howell, Ph.D.
Clemson University

Jacquelynn A. Malloy, Ph.D.
Clemson University

Victoria Oglan, Ph.D.
University of South Carolina

Tory Pennington, M.Ed.
Clemson University

Leslie D. Roberts, Ph.D.
Georgia Southern University

Elke Schneider, Ph.D.
Winthrop University

Kelly N. Tracy, Ph.D.
Western Carolina University