Teaching Artist Journal submission guidelines

The Teaching Artist Journal is a print quarterly (also available online) that serves as a voice, forum and resource for teaching artists and all those working at the intersection of art and learning.  Each issue includes a wide variety of writing about the most innovative and powerful work being done by teaching artists across the US and around the world.  TAJ is a research initiative of the Office of Academic Research, Columbia College Chicago, and is published by Routledge/Taylor & Francis.  More information about TAJ can be found at TAJournal.com.

Submission requirements for the various sections of the Journal are as follows:

Practice, Research, Theory:  Feature articles.
• 4000 words maximum length.
• Work not previously published.
• All feature articles are subject to peer review prior to acceptance.
• Citations and references in MLA or APA style.
• Electronic submission in MS Word format – email to TAJournal@colum.edu.
• Photos, images and figures are encouraged and should be in high resolution jpeg or bitmap format, 300 dpi resolution or greater.

TAJ encourages unconventional and novel approaches to writing about the practice and theory of teaching artistry, including narrative work, photo essays, graphic presentations, and experimental writing.
If you have questions about submitting an article to TAJ, contact:

Nick Jaffe
Chief Editor, TAJ
TAJournal@colum.edu
773-793-4643

Resource Exchange Section:  Book, web and other resource reviews. If you would like to submit a review for this section, or submit a book or other resource for review, please contact:

Becca Barniskis
Resource Exchange Editor
beccabarniskis@visi.com

Research Review Section:  Reviews and discussion of relevant research. If you would like to submit a review of teaching artist or arts education related research, please contact:

Judy Hornbacher
Research Review Editor
Horn0017@umn.edu

Newsbreak Section:  News, interviews and reports from the field.
If you have leads, or items you would like included in TAJ’s “Newsbreak” section, please contact:

Laura Reeder
Newsbreak Editor
Laura@arts4ed.org

Letters to TAJ:  TAJ strongly encourages reader response and dialog.  Please submit all letters in MS Word format to:

Nick Jaffe
Chief Editor, TAJ
TAJournal@colum.edu