The Social Studies is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles of interest to educators at all levels. Suitable topics include those concerned with the social studies, the social sciences, history, and interdisciplinary studies. The journal welcomes articles that present new directions, options, or approaches.

The Social Studies considers for publication articles that deal with

•Curriculum: what shall we teach and how shall we teach it?

•Learning: conditions under which cognitive, affective, and participatory learning takes place.

•Historical and social science ideas: how shall we apply them in the classroom?

•Perspectives on social studies: emerging topics and controversial issues.

•Topics of current interest: global issues; gender and ethnicity; the use of technology; higher-order critical thinking; peace education and conflict management; multicultural social studies curriculum; thematic instruction; and reading and writing in the social studies classroom.

Authors should submit their manuscripts online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/heldref/tss. Individuals can create an account by clicking "Create Account" on the top-right corner of the website, and then can log on and upload the manuscript. All manuscripts should be double spaced. Visuals that are appropriate to the article may also be sent as separate files. Authors are responsible for securing permission to use excerpts, photos, or tables from published sources in their articles. Manuscript submissions should be accompanied by a letter stating that the article is being submitted exclusively to The Social Studies.

All quotations and references to research results or scholarly findings must be cited in the text by the author-date system and as references at the end of the manuscript, according to chapters 16 and 17 in The Chicago Manual of Style (15th edition, revised 2003). Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the material submitted. Tables, graphs, and figures need to be placed on individual pages. Cover sheet information should include the title of the article and the names of the authors with their academic titles, addresses, institutional affiliations, and phone, fax, and e-mail numbers.

When an article is accepted, Heldref Publications will send authors information about sending a copy of the accepted manuscript on disk. Articles are edited for clarity and readability, and changes may be made so that the manuscript conforms to the journal’s style. As a rule, galleys are not sent for approval.

Each author receives free online access to the issue in which his or her article appears. Contributors may order reprints at their own expense through Heldref Publications by contacting reprints@heldref.org

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