Focus and Scope

Praxis: A Writing Center Journal is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published biannually by the Undergraduate Writing Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

As a forum for writing-center practitioners, Praxis welcomes articles from writing-center consultants, administrators, and others concerned with issues related to writing-center training, consulting, labor, administration, and initiatives. On this page, you will find information about the journal's blind review process and submitting an article; you can also find submission guidelines on our "For Authors" page.

Permission for electronic dissemination of Praxis is granted. Reproduction in hardcopy/print format for educational purposes or by non-profit organizations such as libraries and schools is permitted. For all other uses of Praxis, advance written notice is required. Send inquiries to praxisuwc@gmail.com.

 

Section Policies

Focus Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Columns

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Book Reviews

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Editorials

Unchecked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Announcements

Unchecked Open Submissions Unchecked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

The editorial board of Praxis seeks writing-center related articles from across the disciplines. The review board welcomes submissions twice a year for our Fall (June 15 deadline) and Spring (January 15 deadline) issues. Reviewers judge submissions according to whether they make a unique contribution to writing center studies and are written in a clear, accessible style. Reviewers were recruited based on their significant contributions to writing center practice and scholarship. All reviews are blind - both authors and reviewers remain anonymous.  Authors can expect review decisions by late September (for Fall issues) or late February (for Spring issues).

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Looking for the original Praxis website?

You can still view the Praxis articles published from 2003-2011 by going here.

 

Call for Papers

Praxis: A Writing Center Journal is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published biannually by the Undergraduate Writing Center at the University of Texas at Austin. As a forum for writing-center practitioners, Praxis publishes articles from writing-center consultants, administrators, and others concerned with issues related to writing-center training, consulting, labor, administration, and initiatives.

Our editorial board welcomes clearly written, scholarly essays on writing-center consulting, research, administration, and training. Focus article submissions may be based in theoretical and critical approaches, applied practices, or empirical research (qualitative or quantitative). Focus article submissions are sent out to our national editorial board for blind review. Praxis also welcomes responses to previous issues' articles (in the form of column essays), column essays on tutoring and consulting, and book reviews on subjects pertinent to writing-center work. These submissions (columns and book reviews) do not go through the peer-review process.

For information about submitting an article or the journal's blind review process, or to suggest themes for future issues, please email the Managing Editors at praxisuwc@gmail.com.

Guidelines

Recommended length is 3000 to 4000 words for articles and 1000-1500 words for column essays and reviews.

Articles should conform to current MLA style (7th edition). Please use double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12pt. font and one-inch margins. Please only use one space after a period. Please use italics rather than underlining (except with URL addresses). Please use endnotes rather than footnotes. Please include Works Cited and endnotes in your total word count. Do not format your paper in any other way.

Images, figures, and tables within the document should adhere to MLA formatting guidelines and be uploaded as separate supplemental files in jpeg format.

When submitting your manuscript, please indicate if your document is to be considered for our “Focus Article,” “Column,” or “Book Review” section.

Please include an abstract (under 250 words) with focus article submissions. Please include brief biographies for all authors and keywords with all submissions.

Deadlines

Please submit your essay before January 15 to be considered for our Spring issue. Please submit your essay before June 15 to be considered for our Fall issue.

Quick Checklist

  • Focus article length is under 4000 words
  • Column & book review length is under 1500 words
  • Manuscript follows all required formatting guidelines
  • Include abstract with focus articles
  • Include short bios for each author and keywords with all submissions
  • Upload images, figures, and tables as separate supplemental jpeg files
  • Upload your manuscript using our Open Journal System (OJS) website

Questions? Contact Elizabeth Goins and Frederick Coye Heard, Managing Editors, at praxisuwc@gmail.com

 



ISSN: 2162-8114