Submit all reviews via e-mail to bookrev@ksu.edu

Place the book review number, (BkRev #) in the subject line of the e-mail. The book review number is listed at the top of the invoice accompanying your book. Single space your review in Arial font with 10 point type with one inch margins and left justified. Submit the review in Word as a .doc (not .docx) file. If Word is unavailable then submit your review as a text file (.txt) after contacting the book review editor at the email listed above.

The heading of all reviews should take the following form: BkRev #. Title of the book. (date of publication). Author(s) first and last name. City of Publication: Publisher. xx pp. Price $ xx. ISBN number, and URL where book information can be found. Find this material on the book invoice.

Next, identify yourself at the end of the review using the following format:

• Your name
• Your department
• Your institution (and location, if you deem appropriate)
• Your e-mail address

You will receive an e-mail confirmation when the review is received. If you have not received a confirmation within 2 working days assume that your review was not received and re-send the review.

Copyright Issues:

In submitting the review, the author agrees to the following stipulations. The reviewer guarantees that the review is original and accurate and does not infringe on any copy right or proprietary right of others.  In the even of such claim, action or proceeding instituted against the author as a result of an alleged violation of such right, NACADA will be held harmless. 

 

The reviewer grants and assigns to NACADA full and exclusive rights to publish the review.  Publication will be contingent on the submission of a completed work that, in form and content, is worthy of publication.  The author grants NACADA the right to print and reprint the review. The author understand that expenses incurred in writing the review will not be reimbursed by NACADA. 

Once the review is received it will be edited by the Book Review Editor (usually just after the 15th of each month) to fit the Journal's format and style. For each review, we have the same goal: not just to correct grammar, but to cut wordage and organize the article to best speak to our wide audience of readers. Some reviews require little editing, others a great deal. Some reviewers fear the editing process but don't worry as the editor makes suggestions and you have the opportunity to accept or reject these suggestions.

Once the edit is complete you will receive the edited review back for final approval. At this time you will have one last opportunity to edit for content (this is your chance to edit the editor!). When an edited version is agreed upon, the review is submitted to the Journal copy editor for inclusion in an upcoming issue. At this point the book becomes your property.

Beginning in spring 2005, edited book reviews will be printed on the Journal's Web site and referenced in the next issue of the Journal. Upon acceptance of your review, you will receive a copy of that reference citation, the Journal issue in which your review will be referenced, and the URL where your book review is posted.