Information for Authors
NESTA encourages articles for our full-color quarterly journal, The Earth Scientist (TES), that provide exemplary state-of-the-art tested classroom activities and resources focused on K-12 Earth and Space Science educators. NESTA also welcomes articles describing proven innovations in pedagogical approaches for the Earth and Space Science classroom, as well as updates on in-depth science content relevant to the K-12 Earth and Space Science curriculum.
TES is published quarterly. Articles submitted by the deadline for each issue will be considered for publication for upcoming issues. NESTA also accepts a limited number of advertisements in TES – see our advertisement page for more information.
Interested authors should read our manuscript guidelines and format specifications, our policy for page charges, and supporting material regarding copyright transfer, and photograph guidelines.
Manuscripts will be reviewed for relevance and accuracy. The editor will reply to the author to inform him/her if the article has been accepted as is, accepted with revisions, or declined. When the article is accepted, the editor will send the author the Copyright Transfer form. Once the signed Copyright Transfer form has been received, article revisions completed, and journal layout finalized, the author will be billed for page charges.
Articles which are declined may be revised and resubmitted for future publication, if the author desires.
Our 2010 Summer issue of The Earth Scientist (TES) includes six articles dealing with various aspects of Earth Science. An article from NOAA details how lake effect snow can, under the right conditions, actually occur on the narrow Mississippi River. Another article describes how you can turn your classroom into a low-budget planetarium. Next we include a primer on satellites and their use in oceanography. You will really "dig" the article, complete with lesson plans and worksheets, describing how to do an archaeological dig in your own classroom. Another article summarizes and analyzes the GEMS Program and its use in teaching hands-on Astronomy. Last, but definitely not least, an article which provides enlightening information on the global warming debate.