The College Quarterly (CQ) is an independent journal of research and discussion published by Seneca College. It is directed primarily to college educators, and others interested in post-secondary college education relevant to the Canadian context.

Submissions should be original manuscripts; electronic format, Canadian spelling and APA style are required. Work most likely to be published will address one or more of the following themes as they relate to education and Canadian colleges. The journal publishes both peer reviewed and editor only reviewed aricles; peer reviewed articles will be clearly identified as such with the symbol .

1. Teaching and Learning
   • scholarly discussions related to teaching and learning issues
   • approximately 2,000 – 2,500 words in length
   • discussion on technology enhanced learning
   • discussion of teaching/learning strategies
   • case studies may be included
     
     
2. Applied Research
   • both peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed
   • applied research – examples, findings, announcements of calls for proposals, links to resources and funding sources
     
     
3. Governance issues
   • issues related to administration and governance of the colleges
   • legislative and political issues e.g., New Charter for Ontario CAATs
   • announcements, news
     
     
4. Reviews
   • book reviews approximately 500-750 words in length
   • new technology related to college context
     
     
5. The colleges and the community
   • relationships between colleges & universities
   • relationships with the private sector, business and industry and non-government organizations
   • relevant social issues
     
     
6. Commentary
   • commentary/guest viewpoint
   • commentaries no more than 400 words
   • letters to the editors
   • editorial page

The content of manuscripts accepted for publication, including titles, text, tables, diagrams and graphics, are subject, without consultation with the author(s), to such reformatting and modification as is deemed necessary for publication and to those minor editorial changes which, in the Editors’ judgement, do not substantially alter the intent of the original manuscript.

The copyright for all content published in the CQ belongs to The College Quarterly, Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, Ontario.

Authors are requested to submit work in electronic format (e.g., within an e-mail or as an attachment to an e-mail, on diskette or CD) using any software (e.g., Rich Text Format or MS WORD for PC or MAC computers) and in APA style with as little formatting as possible. We would prefer not to receive printed text manuscripts.

All submissions must be accompanied by an abstract of no more than 100 words, and a byline about the author(s). CQ accepts no responsibility for the return of contributors' media if submitted in a format other than e-mail, and authors are reminded to retain current copies of all work submitted.

Manuscripts may be submitted at any time. Authors will normally be notified within 2 to 3 weeks that the manuscript has been received and whether or not the article is accepted for review. Manuscripts submitted for peer review will be blinded and reviewed by a panel of experts in the relevant field. It may take up to three months for a peer review to be completed. General interest articles accepted for publication may be published in the next edition of the CQ or held for later publication as appropriate.

All correspondence should be addressed Katharine Janzen, Ed.D., Senior Editor, The College Quarterly, at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, 8 The Seneca Way, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 5Y1 .

The Senior Editor also can be reached by telephone at (416) 491–5050, extension 7901 or by e-mail at collegequarterly@senecac.on.ca.