The journal has two broad visions:
(a) To encourage thoughtful sharing of information about important ideas, conceptualizations, and frameworks, as well as effective practices and policies in early childhood environmental education; and
(b) To reach an extensive global readership in order to maximize the impact of the thoughtful information.
Thoughtful information may manifest through book reviews, description of educational approaches and programs, research investigations, and development or interpretation of theoretical perspectives. Associations among and between the following will be emphasized:
- Young children
- Family circumstances
- Community opportunities
- Policy mandates or recommendations
- Environmental activities, education, or experiences
- Mechanisms or processes related to knowledge acquisition
- Attachment or maintenance of affective dispositions
- Abilities, behaviors, or skills development related to good decision making in a range of environmental contexts; and
- Cognitive, economic, and social influences or impacts.
In order to reach an extensive global leadership, the journal will be available electronically, at no cost. NAAEE will permanently post all issues of the journal on Natural Start IJECEE page. Translation of the articles into other languages is encouraged.
Submission Procedures
Manuscripts, along with email notes, should be submitted to the IJECEE Executive Editor ([email protected]). Manuscripts must follow APA formatting style, including a cover page, and attached as Microsoft Word documents. Once received, authors will be acknowledged with a manuscript code to be used in consequent communication. The editorial board will also prepare the manuscripts for a blind peer-review process. It is estimated that the review process may take between 12-16 weeks to complete.
In the email note, please indicate the author name(s), provide contact information, and a statement that permissions or releases have been obtained for all pertinent aspects in the articles (e.g., consent for research studies, illustrative renderings, photographs).
Although copyright of articles is maintained by the authors, IJECEE requests right to be the first publisher of the articles. Along with the first serial publication rights, authors are required to indicate the following statement in the email note:
“All authors confirm that the manuscript has not been published previously and all permissions related to the attached manuscript have been obtained. (The co-authors and) I indemnify NAAEE and IJECEE against any violations of copyright or privacy right, as well as against any claims, damages, and legal suits. (The co-authors and) I provide IJECEE the first right to publish the manuscript in an electronic format on its website and on electronic education databases published by others receiving our permission.”
The submission of the email note itself will serve as proof of the author signing off on the confirmation, as well as the date of virtual signature.
Please contact the Executive Editor at [email protected] with further inquiries or questions.
IJECEE Board of Consulting Editors
EXECUTIVE EDITORS
Yash Bhagwanji, Executive Editor
Florida Atlantic University, USA
[email protected]
CONSULTING EDITORS
Stacey Marie Alfonso, University of Washington, USA
Patti Bailie, University of Maine at Farmington, USA
Alexia Barrable, Queen Margaret University, Scotland, UK
Elizabeth Boileau, University of Minnesota, Duluth, USA
Patty Born, Hamline University, USA
Victoria Carr, University of Cincinnati, USA
Bridgette Cassidy, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Amy Cutter-Mackenzie, Southern Cross University, Australia
Steph Dean, Clemson University, USA
Sue Elliott, University of New England, Australia
Julie Ernst, University of Minnesota, Duluth, USA
Suzanne Levenson Goldstein, University of Phoenix, USA
Meg Gravil, Eastern Kentucky University, USA
Carie Green, South Dakota State University, USA
Carla Gull, Goshen College, USA
Debra Harwood, Brock University, Canada
Jeanine Huss, Western Kentucky University, USA
Deepti Kharod, University of the Incarnate Word, USA
Christine Kiewra, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
Rachel Larimore, Michigan State University, USA
Ekaterina Novikova, University of Delaware, USA
Leigh O’Brien, State University of New York, Geneseo, USA
Sheila Williams Ridge, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, USA
Jenny Ritchie Victoria, University of Wellington, New Zealand
Mary Rivkin, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA
Tricia Rosengarten, University of Phoenix, USA
Jaclyn Stallard, Project Learning Tree, Washington, DC, USA
Rachel Tidd, Wild Learning, Ithaca, New York, USA
Julia Torquati, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, Elon University, USA
Ruth Wilson, Children & Nature Network, USA
BOOK AND RESOURCE REVIEW EDITOR
Carla Gull, Goshen College, USA
North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)
Promoting Excellence in Environmental Education - Education We Need for the World We Want
Judy Braus, Executive Director
Christy Merrick, Natural Start Alliance Director
Betty Olivolo, Natural Start Alliance Senior Advisor