Submission Guidelines
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This page will help you learn about our products and how to propose your ideas for publication. First, we’d like you to know a little more about us. Magna Publications connects teachers and leaders with noted education authorities. We provide expert-created professional-development content in focused and flexible formats including digital products, publications, and conferences suitable for individuals or entire campuses.
- Read through the product descriptions and see where your idea best fits.
- Specific application instructions and contact information accompany each product description.
Digital Products
Digital products include Magna Online Seminars, Magna 20-Minute Mentors, and Courses. We review proposals for digital products on a weekly basis.
- Magna Online Seminarsare recorded 60-minute programs about challenging topics in higher education. You’ll present on camera with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation. When the program airs, we ask that you provide email responses to any attendee questions.
- Magna 20-Minute Mentors are highly focused 20-minute video presentation answering a single teaching or leadership question and providing actionable insights.
Publications
The Teaching Professor is a source of cutting-edge information and inspiration for educators with a circulation of more than 10,000. Submissions are reviewed each month; articles range from 800-1500 words.
Academic Leader examines current trends, challenges, and best practices and helps leaders advance teaching, scholarship, and service on hundreds of campuses across the country. Submissions are reviewed each month; articles range from 800-1500 words.
Faculty Focus Blog: Through its free e-newsletter and dedicated website, Faculty Focus publishes articles on effective teaching strategies for the college classroom. Submissions should be advice-driven and about 800 words long.
The Journal of Faculty Development is an independent, peer-reviewed journal. Issued three times per year, it is a medium for the exchange of information regarding faculty development in post-secondary educational institutions. The Journal of Faculty Development invites a wide variety of manuscripts, ranging from research studies (using qualitative or quantitative methodologies) to those focused on theory and philosophy. Readership includes faculty members, administrators, and faculty development professionals at all levels of higher education, therefore we encourage contributors to focus on the implications of their investigations for scholars and practitioners in the field.
Conferences
For more information about submitting a proposal to present at one of our conferences, please visit the Conference page, and click on “Call for Proposals.”
Please note that Call for Proposals are open for a specific time frame prior to each conference, and may not always be available.