Impact Submission Guidelines
We are keen to encourage collaboration and debate by representing a wide range of views, and welcome submissions from teachers, researchers, teacher educators, and all others engaged in supporting educators and the education system. Impact includes contributions in the following formats:
- Original research articles help to expand or further research in a particular area. Note that it is acceptable for research articles to outline new research projects, initiatives or frameworks, and to report on preliminary findings. The aims, methods, analysis and conclusion should be clearly explained, supported by any relevant data and references.
- Perspective articles offer a useful, interesting and balanced perspective on the topic they describe. They should demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of the research, supported by relevant, recent references.
- Case studies offer detailed studies of single settings or occurrences with clearly defined boundaries, such as a pedagogical intervention, an assessment initiative or an approach to CPD in a particular context. The aims and scope of the case study should be explicit, and the findings clearly explained, supported by any relevant data and references.
- Teacher reflections discuss how a particular research paper or area of research has informed classroom practice and the potential impact of this on learning outcomes.
We run a relatively short publishing schedule, with calls for papers usually being issued 4–6 months before publication of an issue. Initial calls for papers require a title and short abstract, which is then reviewed. Full submissions are then requested, with submissions being peer-reviewed and returned for revision before approved final articles are published in the print and / or online versions of Impact.
All submissions should follow the style and word limits of our author guidelines.
