Writing for the Online Journal of Prison Education and Reentry European Prison Education Association Meeting October 3, 2015 Arve Asbjørsen, PhD Cormac Behan, PhD Ginger Marie Walker, MFA William Muth, PhD

To introduce the journal and assist practitioners with strategies for getting their papers published. Today’s goal:

Three issues so far:

Some stats…  So far:  Seven research papers  Nine practitioner papers  Features, book reviews and editorials  A total of views  3557 downloaded as pdfs  4121 as read as html  Average of 322 per article  Quite obviously, there is a need for this information

History of the JPER  Center for the Study of Correctional Education at California State University—San Bernardino  European Prison Education Association  University of Bergen  Virginia Commonwealth University

EPEA Survey  “I’m a teacher in prison. My CEO hardly knows what I’m doing.”  “The ARTS play a huge role in some prisons and it would be great to have a voice and platform…”  “Important to have research-based knowledge.”  “Certainly with the [journal’s] development, [professional] identity comes along with it.” “[Authors and audience include] policy shapers, prison staff, prisoners, academics from other disciplines…”

The Journal of Prison Education and Reentry *Fully online and open- access *Biannual publication *No fees or costs of any kind *Peer reviewed research section *Research and Practitioner sections

Copyright Issues  Following Creative Commons guidelines for open access publication  Publications are made available under CC BY 4.0  Copyright is not taken over by the JPER  Material can be freely copied and redistributed  Readers are allowed to share and adapt the material given appropriate credit

Examples of Practitioner Writing See handouts…

Think of a story you could tell about your teaching experiences… Brainstorm:

Sharing stories…

Practitioner Submission Guidelines  Practitioner papers are, by definition, works that capture the experiences of prison educators. All sides of prison education practice, like policy discussions, project presentations, discussions of ethical challenges, presentation of best practices, what works and what doesn't, visual and written arts will all be considered.  Although submissions should follow APA 6th edition guidelines when appropriate, there may be some practitioner submissions for which this requirement does not apply.  It is strongly suggested that practitioners work very closely with the editor assigned to practitioner paper selection in order to ensure the highest quality publication.  These papers are:  --Brief, less formal, and reviewed by one reviewer  --Seen as a forum for those working in prison education  --No more than 2,500 words  --Judged by quality of writing, coherence of ideas, and significance and relevance to the field

What to expect… Timeline (author submission, editor feedback, revision, copyediting, proofs, publication) Original work only, but reprinting with permission allowed…

For more information, visit or … Ginger Walker, journal manager Anne Costelloe, practitioner editor Bill Muth, research editor