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The feature articles in Exchanges are reports of classroom research, investigative or experimental work, library research, and other kinds of scholarship that focus on teaching and learning in the CSU. CSU faculty are encouraged to write up the key findings of an instructional innovation project, for example, or conclusions drawn from a review of the literature on a particular teaching and learning problem or issue. Research reports may be longer (up to 3,500 words), and they should be of interest to faculty in a wide range of disciplines. Manuscripts submitted for this department undergo anonymous peer review. Reviewers consider the following:
- Background and Significance:
Does the article clearly establish the background issue, problem, or need giving rise to the research? Is this a significant issue?
- Readability: Is the paper interesting and understandable to faculty in a broad range of disciplines? Is the writing clear, explaining any disciplinespecific or specialized terms?
- Context: Is this research placed within the context of the current scholarship?
- Originality: Does the article make a contribution to understanding a problem, applying a methodology, or enhancing our knowledge?
- Research: Is the research design solid, the method appropriate? Is there evidence to support the thesis and conclusions?
- Coherence: Does the paper deliver what's promised up front? Is the paper structured logically, making it easy for the reader to follow the argument?
- Format and Style: Does the paper follow an accepted documentation style and use inclusive language?
- Graphics: Are the tables, figures, illustrations, etc., appropriate and necessary to the argument?
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