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Submissions: Calls for WebtextsKairos accepts submissions continuously for the Topoi section, with the exception of special issues, which will be listed here when they are available. How do I submit something to Kairos? Kairos welcomes contributions from scholars pursuing a wide variety of digital issues, from theory to praxis. Kairos features four sections: Topoi, Praxis, Reviews, and Interviews, and also has an accompanying News section, which is continually updated. These sections have different approaches and different editorial policies, as listed below. We ask that if you are considering submitting your work to Kairos, you first visit the various sections of the current (and previous) issue(s) to determine which section best matches your work. Then simply direct your email inquiry to any of the editors listed below.
What form and format can submissions be? Kairos publishes "webtexts," which means projects developed with specific attention to the World Wide Web as a publishing medium. We do not suggest an ideal standard; rather we invite each author or collaborative writing team to think carefully about what unique opportunities the Web offers. Some projects may best be presented in hypertextual form or in multimedia. In the course of our editorial review process, you should expect editorial staff and editorial board members to analyze your choices carefully, so please be sure to think them through. At the same time we do not offer a standard form and format, we do want to provide examples. Visiting the following webtexts (most were winners or finalists for the Kairos Best Webtext Award) will give you a good idea about the range of forms and formats that Kairos has published in recent years:
What are some of the technical issues that I should consider when composing a webtext for Kairos? In terms of technical form and format, we do expect submissions to be composed for the Web. That said, we cannot accept submissions in Word, WordPerfect, or other wordprocessing formats. We request HTML files (or other appropriate files embedded within HTML). When developing webtexts, we encourage authors to use software that is specifically designed for the purpose of creating websites, such as Adobe GoLive, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Netscape Composer, and Microsoft FrontPage, or other code-editing programs like TextEdit or Notepad. Authors should not simply use the "Save as HTML" or "Save as Website" option in word processing or presentation software; Microsoft Office 2000 (and above) products are particularly bad choices for developing websites, and we will not accept submissions created in this manner. Images included in submissions should be either .jpg or .gif, and care should be taken to properly size the image (using image editing software rather than simply specifying the size in the HTML image or object tag) and to make sure that the images will load quickly, even for relatively slow connections. Images included in webtexts should be original work, used with permission, or fall under fair use guidelines. In addition, Topoi submissions should
How does the editorial process work? The journal's editorial process is one of the most unique aspects of publishing with Kairos. We believe it offers authors an exciting and unprecedented chance to work with editors and editorial board members who are among the leading thinkers about rhetoric, technology, and pedagogy. For the Topoi section, the review process includes three tiers: review by the editors, collaborative review by the editorial board, and one-on-one mentoring by the editors for third-stage texts in need of revision. For all other journal sections, the editorial process includes review by editorial staff to determine the quality and appropriateness of the submission for publication in Kairos and then a thorough review by editorial board members assigned to the section. Please contact section editors to learn more.
What rights do I grant Kairos if my work is published here? Can I publish the same work elsewhere? Authors of accepted manuscripts assign to Kairos the right to publish and distribute their text electronically, including publication on the Web and on CD-ROM, and to archive and make it permanently retrievable electronically. Authors retain their copyright, however, so after their project has appeared in Kairos, they may republish their text in any manner they wish--electronic or print--as long as they clearly acknowledge Kairos as its original site of publication. Contributions that have already been published or are being considered for publication elsewhere are not eligible to be considered for publication in Kairos, unless a cross-publishing arrangement has previously been negotiated. What are your policies about use of copyrighted material? Authors submitting works to Kairos are responsible for securing and sending to the editors for archival purposes any permissions or licensing pertaining to the use of copyrighted images or multimedia.
What are your policies about linking in a submission? Links policies include the following:
What are your policies about human subjects? Authors submitting work to Kairos are responsible for securing and archiving any human subjects permissions pertaining to their research. Such secured permissions must be relayed to the editors in writing (via email) for archival purposes. If you have any additional questions, please contact Editors Cheryl Ball and Beth Hewett at kairosed@technorhetoric.net.
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