July 30, 2008

Call for submissions

We invite ecology educators to submit teaching resources that depict ecological concepts and are useful for teaching at the undergraduate level. Submissions are currently reviewed 2-3 times a year.

Fall 2008

We are currently accepting photograph, figure, and table submissions for Fall 2008. We invite ecology educators to submit high quality photographs, figures, and tables with ecological descriptions and teaching suggestions. Deadline extended! The Fall 2008 deadline for submissions is September 5, 2008.

More on resource types

Photographs
You may submit a photograph by using the photograph submission form (requires login). Before doing so, you should should familiarize yourself with the author guidelines and review criteria.

Figures and tables
You may submit a figure or table by using the figure and table submission form (requires login). Before doing so, you should should familiarize yourself with the author guidelines and review criteria.

Review of submissions

All submitted items are peer reviewed and selected for scientific accuracy, instructional value, and visual quality. The information provided with each submission is important for ecology educators searching for resources and deciding how to use them effectively in their courses. Therefore, both the resource and its corresponding descriptions are required for a submission to be complete.

New submissions are reviewed by two anonymous reviewers. You may submit a resource at any time. We will add any resources submitted between review periods to the queue for review during the next review period. If you have any questions as you prepare a submission, please contact ESA.

Copyright Information

Materials submitted must be original works or copyright free. Copyright of the materials will remain with the author, and ESA agrees to give authors appropriate credit in all ESA reproductions, copies, and publications of the materials. ESA members are encouraged to peruse their private collections of teaching and learning resources. Individuals submitting materials for ecoed.net must attest that the materials are original and that they hold/own the copyright. ESA requires prospective authors to grant ESA the nonexclusive world rights to reproduce and/or distribute materials included in EcoEdNet. This arrangement permits authors to retain the copyright to the materials so that they may republish or otherwise use these materials.