ANNOUNCING

International Journal of Early Childhood

Environmental Education
Purpose
The International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education (IJECEE) publishes scholarly written
work, anonymously and expertly reviewed by peers, that focuses on book reviews, educational
approaches, evaluation models, program descriptions, research investigations, and theoretical
perspectives pertinent to the education of all young children (birth to eight years). The young childrens
caregivers and the communities, institutions and systems, in which the children live, too, are a focus of
importance. The content of the publication addresses all aspects of environmental education as well as all
reciprocal associations and impacts embedded within the environmental education experience.
Implications for policy at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels are sought.
Definition and Scope of Environmental Education
Environmental education (EE) teaches children and adults how to learn about and investigate their
environment, and to make intelligent informed decisions about how they can take care of it. Specific
variables of emphasis could include mechanisms and processes that foster knowledge acquisition;
development of awareness and understanding of a wide range of environmental concepts; development
of attachments to nature and maintenance of affective dispositions that will last beyond the early
childhood years; development of abilities, behaviors, and skills for affecting good decision making in a
range of environmental contexts; and the cognitive, economic, and social impacts of early childhood
environmental education.
Executive Board
Yash Bhagwanji, Executive Editor
Florida Atlantic University, USA

Judy Braus, Associate Executive Editor

NAAEE, USA

Bora Simmons, Associate Executive Editor

University of Oregon, USA

Editorial Review Board

Patti Bailie
Schlitz Audubon Nature Preschool, USA

Kristi Cooper
Iowa State University, USA

Amy Cutter-Mackenzie
Southern Cross University, Australia

Julie Davis
Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Sue Elliott
Australian Catholic University, Australia

Blanche Desjean-Perrotta
University of Texas, USA

Christine Kiewra
Dimensions Educational Research Foundation, USA

Jenny Ritchie
Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand

Mary Rivkin
University of Maryland, USA

Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson

University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Keum Ho Shin
Daegu University, South Korea

Vicki Stayton
Western Kentucky University, USA

Julia Torquati
University of Nebraska, USA

Ruth Wilson
Bowling Green State University, USA

CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS

International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education

Submission Protocol
Dissemination
IJECEE is a free public access electronic journal, published by the North American Association for
Environmental Education (NAAEE), designed to promote worldwide readership from all disciplines and
sectors of society. The journal can be accessed through the Publications link at naaee.net. There is no
cost for downloading, printing, or sharing the published articles. The IJECEE Executive Board also
encourages the translation of the published articles into other languages; please contact the editor
about assistance and procedures in obtaining permission from the author(s) of the original work and
publication of the translated article in the IJECEE.
Preparation of Manuscripts
Authors should prepare manuscripts that follow guidelines of the latest edition of Publication Manual of
the American Psychological Association (APA). An electronic copy of the manuscript, along with an
email communication (a) confirming that all copyrighted materials have been cited and (b) providing
permission to transfer copyright to NAAEE, should be submitted to the editor. The copyright transfer is
sought to enable NAAEE in disseminating the published work to a wide range of audience and users.
Editors Contact Information
Yash Bhagwanji
330 College of Education
777 Glades Road
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida 33431, USA
Email: ybhagwan@fau.edu
Peer Review Procedures
All submitted manuscripts will be acknowledged, prepared for blind review process, and assigned
manuscript codes. Each manuscript will first be screened by the editor in order to determine at least
two reviewers best qualified to review and make decisions about its quality and suitability for
publication in IJECEE. The editor may consult with the Executive Review Board members should
confirmation be required about the best matches between submitted manuscripts and peer reviewers.
Once the reviewers have been determined, an invitation to provide a rigorous review, suggestions for
improvements, and decisions about its suitability for publication will be solicited. Following the
reviewers suggestions and decisions, the editor will notify the author(s) within two months of the
editorial and publication decisions.