submissions
We welcome traditional and multimodal submissions situated in diverse contexts (e.g., the traditional classroom, hybrid courses, dual-enrollment, AP/honors classes, developmental classrooms, practical writing courses, online courses, four-year colleges, community colleges, career colleges, adult-oriented degree programs, worker education courses, prison classrooms, and GED courses among others). Prospective authors are encouraged to explore the influences of identity, socioeconomic status, and life experience as well as institutional realities and cultural influences on teaching and learning. We are particularly interested in submissions that blend research and theory with teaching practice and learner experience. All submissions should contribute to the knowledge and pedagogies of writing, reading, literacy, and learning.
Prospective authors may submit traditional print essays, multimodal compositions, or webtexts.
If you have general questions about submissions or if you're a prospective author wishing to discuss a project for potential submission, contact a crosspol editor at crosspol.ed@gmail.com.
At least two anonymous readers will evaluate each submission and make a recommendation regarding publication. Prospective authors will be contacted soon after their work has been reviewed. crosspol will email a return receipt to inform an author that his or her work has been received and is under consideration.
technical guidelines
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Submissions should be sent electronically to crosspol.ed@gmail.com.
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All submissions should include a text and a practical document.
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A cover letter accompanying each submission should include an author's name, institution, position, preferred email contact, work phone (with extension if necessary), and address.
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Manuscripts and webtexts should not include authors' names or contact information.
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MLA guidelines should be used for formatting and documentation (MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed.).
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Authors whose submissions include references to individual students or samples of student writing should consult with their college Institutional Review Boards regarding the possibility of needed approvals or waivers. Authors are responsible for collecting and saving permissions from students whose writing appears in a crosspol submission.
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Acceptable submission forms: MS Word or other word processing formats, webtexts, and texts that include embedded multimedia elements. Images may be in .jpg, .gif, or .png format. Videos must be submitted as files, not as links to external sites (e.g., YouTube).
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Links to external sites may appear only as in-text references or citations in a works cited list. Web-based examples used to illustrate key ideas or arguments should be included in the text as embedded images, screen captures, video files, etc. Multimedia content hosted at an external site should be submitted as a file that can be hosted on the crosspol site.
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All multimedia content should be either the author's original work or work that is available for use under a Creative Commons license.
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Submissions should be uniformly accessible in current versions of multiple browsers (e.g., Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome).