Content: The goals of the Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk (JESPAR) are to provide the best research-based information possible to professionals involved with improving the education of students placed at risk and to promote the use of that information through effective communications among researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in the field. JESPAR publishes articles geared to aca­demic researchers, policy analysts, and especially to practitioners regarding practical, research-based pro­gress in the field of education for students placed at risk. The journal offers refereed research articles on promising programs; descriptions of promising programs in the field; case studies of ‘‘schools that work''; literature reviews; book and report reviews; regular communications on Title I regulations; and school and district practices from federal, state, and local perspectives.

Manuscript Preparation: Prepare manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed., 2001, APA, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002–4242). Follow ‘‘Guidelines to Reduce Bias in Language.'' Use 1½ in. margins. Type all components double-spaced and in the following order: title page (p. l), abstract (p. 2), text (including quotes), acknowledgments, references, appendices, footnotes, tables, and figure captions. On the cover page, type article title, author name(s) and affiliation(s), running head (abbreviated title), and name and address of the person to whom requests should be addressed. Research articles should include an abstract of no more than 150 words. Type author notes and acknowledgments at the end of the article (just before the References section). Attach photoco­pies of all figures. To facilitate anonymous review, only the cover page should include the author's name. Careful effort should be made by the authors to see that the manuscript itself contains no clues to their identities.

Manuscript Submission: Submissions may be sent to the journal electronically or in hard copy. For all submissions, please observe our formatting guidelines (http://louisville.edu/education/jespar/files/ Author-Guidelines.pdf). Electronic submissions should be sent in Word format (PC or Mac) to jespar@ louisville.edu. Hard-copy submissions (four high-quality printouts) should sent via U.S. Mail to Kirsten Ewart Sundell, Co-Editor, JESPAR, University of Louisville, College of Education and Human Develop­ment, ELFH 333, Louisville, KY 40292. A11 manuscripts submitted will be acknowledged promptly. Authors should keep a copy of their manuscripts to guard against loss.

Cover Letter: In a cover letter, include the contact author's address and telephone and fax numbers and state that the manuscript includes only original material that has not been previously published and that is not under review for publication elsewhere.

Permissions: Authors are responsible for all statements made in their work and for obtaining per­mission from copyright owners to reprint or adapt a table or figure or to reprint a quotation of 500 words or more. Authors should write to original author(s) and publisher to request nonexclusive world rights in all languages to use the material in the article and in future editions. Provide copies of all permission and credit lines.

Accepted Manuscripts: After manuscripts are accepted, authors are asked to submit an electronic copy (Word format, PC or Mac) of the manuscript, making sure that the content of the file exactly matches that of the printed, accepted, finalized manuscript. Figures should be camera ready. Authors must also submit signed and completed copyright transfer agreements and author information sheets, to be provided by the journal at the time of acceptance. It is the responsibility of the primary author to ascertain that all co-authors approve the accepted manuscript and concur with its publication in the journal.

Production Notes: Files of accepted manuscripts are copyedited and typeset into page proofs. Authors read proofs to correct errors and to answer editors' queries. Authors may order reprints of their articles when they receive proofs.