KEY ISSUES IN LEARNING DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY SERIES

A co-publication between the Association for Educational Communications & Technology and Routledge, the Key Issues in Learning Design and Technology series translates cutting-edge research from developments in instructional design and technology into approachable, cross-disciplinary volumes for academic professionals and students. The increasing inseparability of learning technologies from the broader education sector in both formal and informal environments necessitates new insights into their complexities, challenges, and implications for pedagogy and practice. Each book in this series is poised to provide expert perspectives and principles on these evolving areas of research, from personalized learning to data and analytics to visual design and beyond.

Current proposed topics for individually authored books or edited volumes include:

  • Big Data

  • Flipped classrooms

  • Data visualization

  • Alternative schools

  • Innovative learning contexts

  • Learning analytics

  • Ethics & privacy

  • Visual design principles

  • Cognition & motivation

Proposal Guidelines

Please do not send unsolicited draft manuscripts as initial correspondence. This submission process helps to organize your proposal in a way that provides the right information to us and to referees. It is highly recommended that you download a preview version of the proposal form to help you draft the necessary components, noting any word limits imposed on individual sections. If you have trouble submitting a proposal via this form, please contact Tonia directly.

Upon submission, your book proposal will be evaluated as described below.

Evaluation by commissioning editor and series editors. The proposal will first be considered carefully by a commissioning editor at Routledge and the three AECT series editors of Key Issues in Learning Design and Technology, Drs. Linda L. Campion, Cindy S. York, and Tonia A. Dousay. We may ask you to make revisions to your proposal before sending it out for external review.

Evaluation by independent referees. We will ask respected academic specialists in the field to give us independent advice on the content, quality, and potential market for a finished book based on your proposal. This process should take four to six weeks, but may take longer depending on individual circumstances. Solicitation and receipt of reviews will be managed by the Routledge commissioning editor and will be shared with the series editors.

Editorial Board meeting. If the reviews are positive, then the commissioning editor will assemble a written publishing plan and strategy, which includes your proposal, the referees’ reports, projected costs and revenues, and market analyses. These will be circulated to all members of the Editorial Board in advance of a regular meeting, where each proposal is discussed and either approved, declined, or provisionally passed, subject to certain revisions. The Editorial Board consists of editors, a publisher (who manages a team of editors), and a team of marketers who will establish a preliminary plan for the book.

Contract and publication. If your proposal is approved, we will then issue you a draft contract which includes an agreed date for the delivery of the manuscript. See our Editorial Process Infographic for more on the editorial process.

If you have any questions or concerns about the proposal process, please contact Routledge editor Daniel Schwartz at daniel.schwartz@taylorandfrancis.com.

Proposals for individual books and/or edited volumes are accepted on an on-going basis. Use the online form to submit your book proposal and assist us with the review process.

SERIES EDITORS

Dr. Linda L. Campion (East Carolina University), CAMPIONL16@ecu.edu

Dr. Cindy S. York (Northern Illinois University), cindy.york@gmail.com

Dr. Tonia A. Dousay (University of Alaska Anchorage), tadousay@gmail.com