• Strategies for addressing the first-year, sophomore, senior, and transfer transitions at different types of institutions
• Strategies for assessing student learning or experiences, programs, or courses
• Innovative teaching strategies
• Descriptions of institutional initiatives with demonstrated results
• Alternative funding sources for curricular initiatives, programs, and services
• Programs addressing the needs of special student populations (e.g., adult learners, ethnic and racial minority students, first-generation students, GLBT students)
• Short descriptions of new and relevant print and online resources

E-Source does not publish product endorsements, text book reviews, pure theory or opinion pieces, or articles without practical application.

Audience
E-Source readers include academic and student affairs administrators and faculty from a variety of fields. All types of institutions are represented in the readership.

Style
A limited number of feature-length stories will be interspersed with news items. Articles, tables, figures, and references should adhere to APA (American Psychological Association) style. In addition:

• Tables, figures, and artwork will be included on a space-available basis.
• Limited references can be printed.
• Active voice, third person is the preferred writing style. (see NRC style sheet - link below - for examples)
• Statements or analysis should be evidence-based.
• Submissions should be sent via e-mail as a Microsoft Word attachment.

Length
Original feature-length articles should be 750-1,200 words. Annotations of new resources should be no more than 500 words. The editor reserves the right to edit submissions for length.

Copyright
Articles shall not have been registered for copyright or published elsewhere prior to publication in E-Source. Photographs are welcome and must be accompanied by a written release from the photographer or copyright owner, giving the NRC permission to publish the images.

Contact Information
Contact information will be included for articles selected for publication. Please include the following information with your submission: name, position title, department, institution, address, phone number, and e-mail address.

Please address all questions and submissions to Toni Vakos, Editor, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, University of South Carolina, 1728 College Street, Columbia, SC 29208. E-mail: vakost@mailbox.sc.edu Phone: (803) 777-1924. Fax: (803) 777-9358.

E-Source Production Schedule

Timing:
The first editorial review is generally completed within three weeks of submission, at which time most articles are returned with comprehensive edits and queries. Accepted articles with completed edits are usually published within 4 months of submission.

Suggested Article Outline
Many of the topics addressed in E-Source lend themselves to a similar approach. The outline below offers guidance on how to structure an article.

• What is the problem or issue? How does it impact student success?
• How did you address it? Identify strategies used to deal with the problem.
• How did the strategy work? Report assessment results.
• What are the implications for the future? What revisions will you make to the strategies based on assessment results, and how can other campuses adapt them for different populations or context?

Sample Issue and NRC Writing Style Guide
Please visit E-Source to view a sample issue. For writing tips and a copy of the NRC style guide, please click here to download.