The Publications Committee shall be responsible for the oversight , distribution and quality of all the association’s endeavors related to publications including all journals, newsletters, blogs, books, endorsements, and other publications of the association.  This committee shall include the appointed editors of the association’s journals/publications who will work in cooperation with the Chair. The Chair may appoint additional committee members as needed. Sub-committees may be formed with the approval of the Executive Leadership Committee.

Background: The process of creating a publications committee for NASUP began in the fall of 2019. JoAnne Ferrara and Janna Dresden served as the first co-chairs of this new committee and were appointed in January 2020. The first meeting of the publications committee was held in Atlantic City at the annual NAPDS (now NASUP) conference in February 2020. "The Voices from the Field" Vialogue feature was sunsetted in January, 2024.

• • A Chair or Two Co-Chairs

  • Editors/producers of the following 5 publication outlets

    • School-University Partnerships (journal)

    • Professional Development School Partners (journal)

    • Stories from the Field (blog, hosted on the website)

    • Partnership Voices (video interviews with authors recently published in other publication outlets, hosted on the website)

    • Book endorsements

    • Book reviews (hosted on the website)

    • Let’s Partner (podcast)

  • Other members

    • One or more ‘at-large’ members

    • One elected member from the NASUP board

    • The executive director, ex-officio

    • Representative from the Communications Committee 

    • Members from other NASUP committees engaged in cross-over work

• Quarterly

• In-person at the annual meeting, remainder of meetings are virtual

Responsibilities of the Co-Chair/s

• Recruit members as needed

• Set meeting dates, times, and agendas with input from members

• Take minutes, disseminate to committee members, and post in Google folder

• Oversee tasks of publication outlet editors 

• Create new initiatives

• Troubleshoot or respond to problems and inquiries 

• Manage book endorsement requests

Terms of Office. 

Chair/s and Editors serve three (3) years with the option of a second term. Terms for co-chairs and editors of the two journals are staggered so that new editors and new co-chairs do not begin in the same year. 

Journal Policies and Procedures

Aims and scope, publishing policies, procedures, and submission information can be found on the respective Emerald web pages.

PDS Partners: Bridging Research to Practice

School-University Partnerships

Stories from the Field

"Stories from the Field", a blog on the NASUP website, focuses on brief descriptions of successes, challenges, and unique activities/experiences currently taking place in school-university partnerships. These are situated in practitioner spaces.

Stories from the Field Rubric 

Submissions must include:

• 500-word maximum

• at least one K-12 author 

• at least two .jpg or .png photos with captions, or a brief video clip (permission must be cleared for publication on the Internet)

• at least one scholarly reference

• name, position, institution, and e-mail address for each co-author

Submit to Dr. Geraldine Hill at gnhill99@gmail.com .

Book Endorsement Procedures

Reviewing books for potential endorsement is the responsibility of the Publications Committee.  The Chair/s of the Publications Committee will manage the endorsement process or will appoint an ad hoc subcommittee to do so.  The purpose of the endorsement process will be to review PDS-focused books and other significant publications, whose authors, editors, or publishers are seeking NASUP endorsement or sponsorship.

Book Endorsement Scoring Guide

 Publications are endorsed by NASUP based on alignment with the NASUP vision, mission, and belief statements.  Evaluations are made using the following criteria:

• Appropriateness to the NASUP membership

• Reflects collaboration between school/district-based educators and university/college-based educators

• Has significance to school-university partnerships

• Has content or findings that are of interest to school/district-based AND university/college-based educators

• Offers valid conclusions or evidence that adds to understanding effective school-university partnerships

• Advances the knowledge base on school-university partnerships

• Presents a clear, coherent, and well-written manuscript

The NASUP endorsement/sponsorship process typically takes 8 to 12 weeks and ideally occurs during the copy-editing phase of production. Each book or report will be reviewed by two NASUP members using the established criteria and rubric.  In the event of a disagreement between the two reviewers, a third member will review the publication.

After the reviews are completed, the Publications Committee Chair/s will make a recommendation to the NASUP executive leadership, who will decide to approve or not approve the endorsement/sponsorship.

Once a book or report is endorsed/sponsored by NASUP, an electronic letter of acceptance that includes a .jpeg file of the NASUP logo will be provided to the applicant(s). If the book is still in production, the letter and logo can be forwarded to the publisher so that notification endorsement can be included on the book jacket.

Authors, editors, or publishers seeking NASUP endorsement or sponsorship may contact JoAnne Ferrara (joanne.ferrara@mville.edu) or Jennifer D. Morrison (jdmorrison@shsu.edu), Publication Committee Co-Chairs, to initiate the process.

"Stories from the Field", a blog on the NAPDS website, focuses on brief descriptions of successes, challenges, and unique activities/experiences currently taking place in PDS and other school-university partnerships. 

Stories from the Field Rubric 

Submission requirements:

• 500 word maximum.

• co-written by at least one K-12 person, and one college/university person. 

• at least two .jpg photos with captions, or a brief video clip (permission must be cleared for publication on the Internet).  

• at least one scholarly reference.

• the name, position, institution, and e-mail address for each co-author.

 Submit to co-editors Dr. GeraldineHill@gnhill99@gmail.com and  Barbara Terracciano bterracciano@portchesterschools.org.

Review Process

Co-editors will e-mail potential authors acknowledging receipt of submission. The rubric below will be used to evaluate the submission.  Follow up emails will indicate next steps.

Book Reviews

Book reviews provide membership and general audiences with information regarding published books related to NASUP’s aims and scopes. They are included in NASUP journals and address content in the areas of: 

• Partnerships

• Teacher Education/Development

• Teacher Leadership

• Teacher Research/inquiry

• Collaboration/Teaming

• Equity/Inclusion/Diversity

Review Process

Co-editors will e-mail potential authors acknowledging receipt of submission. The rubric below will be used to evaluate the submission.  Follow up emails will indicate next steps.

Book Review Submission Rubric

NASUP endorsed books and recently published books will be given priority. 

Book reviews undergo the same submission and review process as journal articles. 

Book Review Guidelines

• 600- 1000 Words including Heading Info & References

• Font -Times New Roman 12

• Single spaced

• Line space between paragraphs, no indent

• APA style, 7th edition

Book Review Suggested Structure

• Heading information: book author/s, title date of publication, publisher, publishing city/state, number of pages, price) 

• Book review author/s name and affiliation

• Overview description of book/main idea/thesis

• What do we learn from this book?  Contribution to the field/connection to Nine Essentials/potential impact on partnerships

• Thoughtful analysis: Apparent strengths/points of interest, connectedness/coherence of book

• Description of potential audience (IHE, K-12 Admin/teachers/others?).  How might it be used by the audience?

• Conclusion – Is it a worthy read? Did the authors/editors meet their objectives?  Is it well written?  Do the pieces hang together?  Kindness and constructive criticism should prevail.

• References