SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER. Journal for Theory and Practice of Special Education

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER. Journal for theory and practice of special education.

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

About the Journal

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER. Journal for theory and practice of special education is peer-reviewed scientific journal of Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, University of Prešov in Prešov (Slovak Republic). The periodicity of publishing is published twice a year (February and September) at University of Prešov Publishing.

Deadline for submission of manuscripts is two months before publishing of next issue – 30th November and 30th June. Special Education Teacher welcomes a variety of manuscript types: scientific, scholarly and methodical studies (5 – 8 pages), interviews (max. 3 pages), reports and book reviews. The aim of the journal is to inform the professional public about the research activities, trends and news related to teaching and education of children with special educational needs.

All submitted manuscripts are reviewed by two peer reviewers who are familiar with the specific subject matter. When necessary, articles may receive additional review to ensure accuracy and usefulness. The Editorial Board is deciding on articles selected for concrete issue. Manuscript of the journal Special Education Teacher is approved by Editorial Board of University of Prešov Publishing.

Special Education Teacher publishes only original papers. Manuscripts can not be published previously and can not be under consideration by another publication. The journal retains all rights to works published in print and online.

Please, send your manuscript with the photo of author(s) (with the approval for its release) to the address or via e-mail:

Assoc. prof. PaedDr. Bibiána Hlebová, PhD.

Department of Special Education

Faculty of Education, University of Prešov in Prešov

Ul. 17. novembra 15

080 01 Prešov

Slovak Republic

e-mail:

Guidelines for authors

Authors are asked to respect the following guidelines for the format of manuscripts.

Formatting

TITLE (Times New Roman, 12pt, all uppercase letters, Bold, line spacing 1.15)

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Name of author (s)[1] (Times New Roman,12pt, italics, line spacing 1.15, in the footnote presente full name and surname, academic degrees, workplace, corresponiding address, e-mail, author of the photo and sentence: The photo is published after author approval.)

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Abstract: (max. 10 lines, Times New Roman, 10pt, italics, line spacing 1.0)

Key words: (Times New Roman, 10pt, italics, line spacing 1.0)

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Introduction

Text (Times New Roman,12pt, line spacing 1,5)

Don’t skip lines between paragraphs; figures and tables should be named and numbered, don’t use underlined words, Bold use only in exceptional cases.

Conclusion

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References (Times New Roman,10pt, names of authors all uppercase letters, titles in italics, line spacing 1.0. References should be in alphabethical order.)

Books/Monographs:

PRUCHA, J. 1997. Alternativní školy. Praha : Portál, s. r. o., 1996. ISBN 80-7178-072-3.

TIMKO, J., SIEKEL. P., TURŇA. J. 2004. Geneticky modifikované organizmy. Bratislava : Veda, 2004. 104 s. ISBN 80-224-0834-4.

Journals:

ALUJA, A., BLANCH, A. 2004. Depressive mood and social maladjustment: Differential effects on academic achievement. In: European Journal of Psychology of Education. Roč. 19, 2004, č. 2, s. 121-125. ISSN 0256-2928.

Conference proceedings:

BOĎOVÁ, M. et al. 1990. An introduction to algorithmic and cognitive approaches for information retrieval. In: 18. Informatické dni : sborník referátů z mezinárodní vědecké konference o současných poznatcích informačních a komunikačních technologiích ajejich využití. Praha : Univerzita Karlova, 1990, s. 17-28. ISBN 80-01-02079-7.

Electronic dokuments:

SPEIGHT, J. G. 2005. Lange's Handbook of Chemistry. [online]. London, McGraw-Hill, 2005. 1572 p. [cit. 24.03.2012] on-line: <http://www.knovel.com/web/portal/basic_search/display?_EXT_KNOVEL_DISPLAY_bookid=1347&_EXT_KNOVEL_DISPLAY_fromSearch=true&_EXT_KNOVEL_DISPLAY_searchType=basic> ISBN 978-1-60119-261-5.

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Summary: (max. 10 lines, Times New Roman,10pt, italics, line spacing 1.0)

In the event that the study was supported by the grant, this sentence should be attached:

Acknowledgement: This study was supported by Name of Grant Agency under contract (number of contract) from the project Full name of project.

[1] Doc. PaedDr. Bibiána Hlebová, PhD., Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, University of Presov in Presov, Ul. 17. novembra 15, 081 16 Prešov, Slovak Republic. e-mail: . Photo: M. Dzurilla. The photo is published after author approval.