International Journal of Regional Issues in the Arts

Association of Arts Leadership Educators will published a special edition journal based on the 2023 Southeastern conference. Please read below for submission information if you would be interested in consideration for publication of your presentation as a journal article in this special edition. Submissions must be received no later than April 30, 2023.

Submissions should be made at: 

https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/ijria/

Inquiries can be sent to:
Dr. Elise Kieffer, Editor
International Journal of Regional Issues in the Arts
E-mail:ekieffer@murraystate.edu

Articles are uploaded to the IJRIA website "as is."  We recommend that you use the following guidelines in formatting your document:

• A double-spaced MS Word or pdf file of no more than 10,000 words in length (including notes and works cited) and using style of your choice (e.g., APA; MLA), should be submitted as an e-mail attachment.
• Provide your own copyright "notice" at the end of your document. 
• A separate MS Word file should contain the title page with author's name, contact information and institutional affiliation. This document is for publication and will be embedded in the published article as the title page.  Submit as a separate attachment.
• Illustrations are encouraged and should be embedded in your document as appropriate.  Embedded photographs must include credit: Photo by _______. Used by permission.
• Your MS Word file will be converted to PDF and uploaded to the IJRIA website.
• IJRIA acknowledges receipt of submission within 1 week. Notice of acceptance for publication takes an additional 45-60 days. 
• Simultaneous submissions are not accepted.

Review and Publication Process
A full double-blind refereeing process is used that comprises the following steps. 

•Paper is sent to 2 reviewers for review. The reviewers' recommendations determine whether a paper will be accepted/accepted subject to change/subject to resubmission with significant changes/rejected.  For papers which require changes, the same reviewers will be used to ensure that the quality of the revised paper is acceptable.
• If the paper is accepted by the reviewers, author(s) will be notified via email.
•Author will be notified about the possible date of publication. 

Copyright
Copyrights for articles published in IJRIA are retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the journal. The journal/publisher is not responsible for subsequent uses of the work. It is the author's responsibility to bring an infringement action if so desired by the author.