Publication analysis
About the publication
Title: Academic Exchange Quarterly
ISSN: 1096-14531
Purpose, objective, or mission: The website of Academic Exchange Quarterly states it “is dedicated to the presentation of ideas, research, methods, and pedagogical theories leading to effective instruction and learning regardless of level or subject.”2
Website: http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/
Target audience: Primarily targeting professors, instructors, and students interested in scholarly research associated with practical examples of effective teaching and learning in higher education.3
Publisher: Rapid Intellect Group4
Peer reviewed? Yes5
Type: Academic scholarly6
Medium: Print, with selected articles published open access online7
Content: Academic Exchange Quarterly provides highly effective practical examples of college teaching and learning.8
Frequency of publication: Quarterly9
About the publication’s submission guidelines
Location of submission guidelines: http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/rufen1.htm
Types of contributions accepted: As indicated by their website, Academic Exchange Quarterly “welcomes submissions that contribute to effective instruction and learning regardless of level or subject,” including “papers derived from doctoral study, practicum, or a larger underwritten research.”10 LIS topics of particular interest are information literacy and library instruction at all grade levels.11 Graduate student papers must be coauthored with a professor, and adhere to particular guidelines for scholarly publication.12 Articles should observe a 2,000 to 3,000 word limit. Submissions cannot be previously published and cannot be simultaneously submitted to another publication.13
Submission and review process: Editors use an independent, double-blind peer review process. Authors should strictly adhere to the submission process outlined in the guidelines. Manuscript evaluation is expected to take between one and three months, and may be tracked on the publication’s website.14
Editorial tone: Scholarly15
Style guide used: APA, CBE, MLA, or Chicago, Turabian16
Conclusion: Evaluation of publication’s potential for LIS authors
Academic Exchange Quarterly provides an excellent forum for LIS authors interested in publishing scholarly articles related to higher education instruction. Graduate students who are conducting research with professors should consider this avenue for peer reviewed publication as Academic Exchange Quarterly seeks to support the work of emerging scholars.
Audience analysis
About the publication’s readers
Publication circulation: Academic Exchange Quarterly reports that since its inception in 1997, over 3,000 authors from over fifty different countries have subscribed to and written for the journal.17
Audience location and language or cultural considerations: United States and forty-four foreign countries.18 Academic Exchange Quarterly is published in English worldwide, with its primary audience in North America.19
Reader characteristics: Readers are primarily professors with an interest in effective instruction in higher education.20 The editors advance this shared interest through an objective peer review process that results in an equal-opportunity publication with a content-neutral bias.21
Knowledge of LIS subject matter: Academic Exchange Quarterly publishes a wide cross section of higher education subjects.22 Because of the reader’s presumed limited knowledge of LIS subjects, authors should avoid technical jargon and basic LIS principles should be explained when included in an article.
Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors
Academic Exchange Quarterly has a subscriber base of college professors and instructors interested in effective instruction. As such, LIS authors in pursuing a career in academia might consider Academic Exchange Quarterly as a possible target for publication. This publication might also serve as an avenue to broaden interest in information science topics among higher education professionals.
Last updated: February 27, 2020
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