JWEA Online: A place to publish for education and inspiration
The Journal of the Wilderness Education Association has gone through some significant changes in the past six months. All the changes made are intended to continue serving WEA members in a more efficient and productive manner. In the next few paragraphs I'd like to review the changes as well as remind WEA member of the JWEA's purpose, and how it's a great opportunity for publishing your experiences and ideas.
To begin, as you may have noticed, the JWEA is now online. This changes the process of submitting articles, but it also puts all articles into a searchable format on the WEA website. Instead of the editor collecting articles and then formatting them into the JWEA three times a year to be sent out to WEA members and constituents, the process is simpler and more immediate. To submit an article, go to JWEA on WEA's website and simply follow the posted directions under "click here to learn more about online submission". Once you submit an article a JWEA editor will edit it, determine its fit, and "activate" it, putting it live under "Current JWEA Articles." Twice a year articles will be digested into two editions: Fall (Deadline October 1) and Spring (Deadline April 1). A month before these deadlines solicitations for articles will occur - so be ready to share your experiences and knowledge. Moving the JWEA to this format will allow for more up to date articles and will make all articles available in topic searches.
Second, JWEA is now part of ERIC's bibliographic database. ERIC is under the Department of Education and will make JWEA articles available in ERIC's searchable database. This will increase the exposure and utility of JWEA and its authors. The Fall edition, Volume 21 Number 1, will be the first edition submitted to ERIC.
With these changes comes a responsibility for our members. Please contribute high quality articles that will benefit WEA's membership and the field of Outdoor Education. Articles can be educational and/or entertaining. The President and the National Office will continue to contribute their updates , but the meat of JWEA is the articles generated from our members and their students. In the Fall edition, we have articles to inspire us to think about what we do and how we do it. Paul Van Horn completes his three part sustainability series, Kristen McClay shares her experience as a student at Cal-Poly San Luis Ibispo, Erik Schlimmer challenges the industry's water treatment standard, and Jack Drury shares his Teton Dreams. All of these articles work to inspire us, challenge us to consider our practices, or add to our knowledge base. Ultimately, the JWEA is a non-peer reviewed opportunity for WEA members and students to contribute to our field's bibliographic record. Please contribute so that the JWEA may continue educate, challenge, and inspire. To those who have contributed, thank you.
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9-Feb-10
