Research Article Submissions
The journal welcomes submissions under the broad umbrella of educational biography. We include research into the lives of educators and those whose lives are educative, including traditional biographical accounts as well as additional biographical methods such as narrative, oral history, autobiography, ethnography, autoethnography, self-study.

All manuscripts must be prepared according to the Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition). Note that Vitae Scholasticae: The Journal of Educational Biography uses the Notes method rather than the Author-Date method. Please consult the Style Guidelines (bottom of the page) for more information.

Manuscripts should be a maximum of 30 pages in length (including references), double-spaced, in 12-point font, and have a 1″ margin on all sides. Authors should submit manuscripts electronically in Microsoft Word file format. All identifying information (author’s name, affiliation, position, fax number, and e-mail address) should be submitted in a separate electronic file.

Identifying information should not appear in the manuscript in order to ensure impartial review. VS is an international journal that follows a double-blind peer-reviewed process. The editor first reviews manuscripts for appropriateness of topic to the journal mission before sending out for peer review. At least two anonymous reviewers then consider each manuscript. The journal team acts upon submissions as quickly as possible. Usually, decisions are made within 3 months.

All statements of fact or points of view in articles are the responsibility of authors and do not represent any official position of the International Society for Educational Biography.

Review Essays, Book Reviews, Methodological, and Pedagogical Applications.

We also welcome other publications related to life writing, including reflective or analytical essays that engage with several books in life writing genres grouped around a key theme or issue (2,000-5,000 words). For our "extensions and applications" section, we welcome reflections on innovative methodological developments and questions in the field as well as short creative pieces (approximately 2,000 words) that reflect those methodologies in action. Pedagogical essays might focus on analyses of media, curriculum, syllabi, and activities authors have used in educational spaces to teach with or on life writing genres (500 to 5,000 words).

Direct manuscript questions and submissions to lucy.bailey@okstate.edu.