VAIS Magazine is a non-profit initiative and will be published online, freely available to educators, artists, and art enthusiasts around the globe. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a growing community of passionate art educators and to inspire others with your insights, experiences, and creativity.

GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Submissions are open to educators working across all grade levels (K–12) and all curricula, including (but not limited to) IB, IGCSE, AP, and more. We hope to showcase a broad spectrum of voices and practices that reflect the diversity and richness of visual arts education worldwide.

• Submissions should be original and previously unpublished.

• Written pieces should be clear, concise, and within 1000–2500 words.

• Images of artworks or classroom examples should be high resolution and include proper captions/credits.

• Please include an image of yourself and a brief biography (50–100 words) with your submission.

WRITTEN ARTICLES

We are looking for written article submissions to be from 1000 to 2500 words, with an abstract (100-200) and appropriate references. The body text is single-spaced, justified, Times New Roman, 12pt font. Page numbers are not neccessary. 

At VAIS Magazine, we encourage prospective author(s) to respect the following guidelines and format for submission:

1) Title. The first page starts with the article title. The title is in Times New Roman, 18 pt, aligned left. A blank line follows the title.

2) Abstract. The abstract follows the blank line with the title "Abstract" in bold. The text is 100-200 words. The abstract is followed by a blank line.

Example: Abstract: This paper addresses….

3) Keywords. Keywords (5 max) follow with the same formatting as the abstract and are separated by semi-colons. Two lines are skipped after the keywords.

Example: Keywords: Arts; Education

4) All artwork and images must be of high resolution (minimum 300 dpi) and accompanied by appropriate credits, permissions, and copyright.

For Photographs

It is the author's responsibility to acquire permission for submitted images.  If there are clear images of facial features other than the author, permission must be granted by each person visible.  If the images are of children (under 18), then permission must be obtained from a parent and/or guardian.  If images are submitted of artworks other than the author, such as examples of student works, permission to share these images must also be obtained.   

5) Acknowledgements. Acknowledgments, (including any use of generative AI) are located directly before the References at the end of the paper.

6) References. All references use APA style (7th Edition). In the reference section, please include hyperlinks to the article’s DOI by highlighting it and using Word's Insert Hyperlink tool and the article’s URL.

7) Endnotes. Authors are requested to use endnotes, not footnotes. Endnotes should be at the very end of the manuscript after the references. Footnotes, if any (these must be limited), are placed at the appropriate places in the text.

8) Not previously published. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.

CREATIVE WORKS

We are interested in sharing creative works that explore themes relevant to Art Education in International Schools.   Creative works are considered a manifestation of creative effort which could include (or combinations of):

• fine artwork (sculpture, paintings, drawing, sketching, performance art)

• writing (literature)

• gallery shows, installations

You are encouraged to submit an artistic intention (approx 100-200 words) that explains your intentions with your artwork and situates it and you as an artist or art education within international schools

Due to the digital nature of our publications, artistic works are requested to be submitted in digital forms as images: (300 dpi) JPG or PNG (max 20 MB). 

For Photographs: 

It is the author's responsibility to acquire permission for submitted images.  If there are clear images of facial features other than the author, permission must be granted by each person visible.  If the images are of children (under 18), then permission must be obtained from a parent and/or guardian.  If images are submitted of artworks other than the author, such as examples of student works, permission to share these images must also be obtained.   

GENERATIVE AI CONSIDERATIONS

Generative AI is evolving rapidly and there is not yet general consensus on how to acknowledge and reference it.  From our perspective at VAIS, we encourage you to endeavour to understand the limitations and risks of using generative AI before you consider its use.  Please consider:

• Generative AI produces information that may be inaccurate, biased, or outdated.

• Generative AI is not an original source of information: it reproduces information from unidentified sources.

• Generative AI may fabricate quotations and citations. It is always best to refer to original and credible sources of information.

If you do choose to use generative AI tools, we encourage you to critically evaluate any output it produces and acknowledge its use.

For any submission to VAIS Magazine, the use of generative AI must be acknowledged in an ‘Acknowledgements’ section at the end of your work in any instance where it has been used as a functional tool to assist in the process of creating academic work.

The minimum requirement to include in acknowledgment:

• Name and version of the generative AI system used; e.g. ChatGPT-3.5

• Publisher (the company that made the AI system); e.g. OpenAI

• URL of the AI system.

• Brief description (single sentence) of the context in which the tool was used.

For example: 

I acknowledge the use of ChatGPT 3.5 (Open AI, https://chat.openai.com) to summarise my initial notes and to proofread my final draft.