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The Journal of American Indian Education (JAIE) is a refereed journal that publishes original manuscripts directly related to the education of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students. JAIE also invites scholarship on educational issues pertaining to Indigenous peoples of the world, including First Nations, Māori, Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander peoples, Indigenous peoples of Latin America, Africa, and others. JAIE’s goal is to improve Indigenous education through empirical research and knowledge generation and transmission to classrooms, communities, and other educational settings. The journal encourages dialogues between researchers and education practitioners through research-based scholar and practitioner articles elucidating current educational issues and innovations. Scholarly essays that advance a point of view about an educational question or issue, if supported by cited research literature, are acceptable for consideration as well as manuscripts that present reviews of literature in areas that are underexplored. Studies grounded in Indigenous research methodologies are especially encouraged. The Journal also seeks expository manuscripts that present an explicative or interpretive perspective on an existing theory or issue.

Briefer (20-page, 5000-word) scholarly articles that provide descriptive, evaluative, and/or policy-oriented analyses of innovative education models and practices may be considered for the "Reports from the Field" section of the journal. "Reports from the Field" provides a venue for exploring promising practices, program evaluations, policy considerations, and innovative examples of Indigenous education. It specifically seeks to build our knowledge of education models for practitioners engaged in creating equitable educational opportunities for Indigenous children, families, and communities. As internal and external pressures continue to create challenges for Indigenous education, these reports from the field will provide examples of both the possibilities and the constraints in implementing Indigenous self-determined education. Submissions may be empirically-based or address more general issues of policy and practice. All submissions should be situated within current scholarship relevant to the particular program, policy, or practice being addressed and should include recommendations or lessons learned. On the advice of the editors, some reports may be paired with commentaries from other researchers and practitioners to further the dialogue around Indigenous education issues.

When preparing manuscripts for submission please refer to the most recent Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) (http://www.apastyle.org/manual/index.aspx). Please use the term most preferable and appropriate to the Indigenous group or people to whom the manuscript refers. American Indian/Alaska Native, Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Indigenous are acceptable terms when referring to Indigenous peoples of the United States. All empirical studies should indicate the use of accepted ethical protocols for research with human subjects and site-specific approvals.

Feature-length manuscripts may be up to 32 double-spaced pages in length, including references (7,500-8000 words total). Manuscripts should be formatted in Microsoft Word and blinded for anonymous peer review; manuscripts not blinded or appropriately formatted will be returned. On separate pages, please provide a 150-word abstract, 50-word author biographical statement, and author name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information (including email address). All manuscripts must be submitted electronically to jaie@asu.edu. Please send 3 identical hard copies to:

Journal of American Indian Education
Center for Indian Education
School of Social Transformation
Arizona State University
P.O. Box 871311
Tempe, AZ 85287-1311

Manuscripts will be considered throughout the year and, if accepted, will be published in any of the three issues at the direction of the editorial staff. There is no remuneration for JAIE contributors; authors will receive 2 free copies of the issue in which the manuscript is published. Additional copies (up to 10) of the journal in which the manuscript was published may be purchased at a discounted rate.