Emporia State Research Studies

Emporia State Research Studies
Emporia State University, Kansas

Scope

Emporia State Research Studies is published twice annually (or as necessary) as an electronic, peer-reviewed, open-access journal. Intended for faculty and students interested in research, ESRS is an eclectic journal that publishes original scholarly and scientific works and original creative works accompanied by critical or scholarly analysis. Volumes 1-42 were published in traditional paper format, and the new online format commenced in 2006 (vol. 43).

Contents of vol. 45, issue 2, November 2009.
See also vol. 43 and vol. 44.

Scanned older volumes (1-42) of ESRS.
(note Internet Explorer necessary)

Volume 46, issue 1 is scheduled to appear in May 2010.
We are now considering manuscripts for future issues.
Please contact the co-editors for further information.

Co-Editors

Katrina Miller, Associate Professor in Rehabilitation Programs, coordinates peer review across all disciplines. Questions regarding submission and review of manuscripts should be directed to her at kmille12@emporia.edu.
James S. Aber, Professor in Physical Sciences (earth science), is the technical editor for preparation of online articles. He serves as copy editor and is the ESRS webmaster (jaber@emporia.edu).

Editorial Board

The role of the Editorial Board is to advise the co-editors on editorial policy and to review manuscripts. The editorial board is representative of the various disciplines at Emporia State University and comprised of volunteers who are regular members of the Graduate Faculty as ESU. Board members serve renewable three year terms; to provide a rotation, initial terms may be less than three years. Three-year terms are renewable once. The Board is appointed by the Dean of Graduate Studies in consultation with members of the Graduate Council.

**Editorial board members**
School/College	Number of members	Initial term	Board member
School of Library and Information Management	1	2 years	Lynne Chase, 2009-11
School of Business	1	2 years	Kal Chakraborty, 2009-11
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	4	1, 2, 3 years	David Edds, 2009-2011 Ellen Hansen, 2009-10 Monica Kjellman-Chapin, 2009-12 Amy Sage Webb, 2009-11
Teachers College	2	1 and 3 years	Nancy Albrecht, 2009-12 Mark Stanbrough, 2009-10
Graduate Office	1	Indefinite	Gerrit Bleeker, Ex-Officio

Style

The co-editors and editorial board have developed sample style formats for use by authors. In general, referencing style appropriate to the discipline should be followed. Authors should indicate a particular style manual or follow the examples below. Manuscripts are accepted only in digital format (text and image files) and are published online in PDF format.

Instructions for authors.

Review of manuscripts

The co-editors select reviewers of manuscripts in consultation with members of the Editorial Board and Graduate Council. Reviewers are both internal (ESU) and external specialists in the subject matter.

Role of Graduate Council

The Graduate Council serves in an advisory role to the co-editors and Editorial Board of Emporia State Research Studies.

ESU Graduate Studies & Research.
or Emporia State University.

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For further information, contact J.S. Aber (jaber@emporia.edu).
Last updated November 2009.