What to Write
Write the kind of article you would like to read. Business Education Forum is geared toward teachers in the field of business education. The style of the publication is academic, and its aim is to improve learning for students or make teaching more effective and interesting. The information appearing in Business Education Forum should not be readily available in other magazines or journals. Ideas should be developed clearly and comprehensively with supporting graphs and tables, if necessary. Avoid excessive jargon in favor of concise, specific, and concrete prose. Use active, not passive, words and phrases. Be sure to proofread your article for errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. A list of references should be included. Do not use footnotes. The closing paragraph in each article should be summarizing in nature and worthy of emphasis.

Length of Copy
Your manuscript should run from 1,500 to 2,000 words, or six to eight pages of double-spaced copy, using a 12-point font.

Manuscript Format
Use standard, 8-1/2 x 11 inches, white paper. Manuscripts should be legible and double-spaced, (except for long quotes of four or more lines). When printed, primary headings should be flush left and boldface on a single line. The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Fifth Edition) should be consulted for further questions of style. For ease of editing, a disk version of your article, compatible with Microsoft Word for a PC, must be included.

Membership
In order to publish a manuscript in Business Education Forum, the author(s) must be a member of the NBEA. Articles must also be submitted exclusively to Business Education Forum; one article per year can be published by an author(s).

Acceptance
Please allow approximately two months for your manuscript to be reviewed. Business Education Forum is reviewed by a section editor who is a professional business educator and two NBEA staff editors.  Business Education Forum is listed in Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities. Please submit your article to the appropriate section editor.

Editing
Business Education Forum section editors often make suggestions for revisions to manuscripts accepted for publication. These suggestions can include cutting or adding material, as well as stylistic changes. Editors work in conjunction with the author(s) to make these changes, and, if time permits, changes are reviewed and approved by the author(s) before publication. A copyright release form is sent along as well. NBEA does not assume responsibility for the points of view or the opinions expressed by the author(s) unless such statements have been established by a resolution of the Association.

Photographs and Graphics
Tables, graphs, diagrams, and photographs should be used if they contribute to the article and enhance its clarity. Graphics, such as illustrations or photographs, may not be embedded in the word processing file; they must be submitted as a separate PC, EPS or TIFF, file.

Copyright Permission
Obtaining permission to use charts, photographs, or any book, magazine, or newspaper excerpts in an article is the author's responsibility.

Bylines
Authors should include their names, titles, and the schools where they teach. An e-mail address should also be provided, so that readers may contact the authors.

Examples
1. Byline for a single author

• Margaret Smith is an assistant professor at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. She can be contacted via e-mail at msmith@uf.edu.

2. Bylines for multiple authors

• Elaine McPherson is an assistant professor at Boston College, in Boston, Massachusetts and can be contacted via e-mail at emcpherson@bc.edu. Brian Miller is a high school instructor at Delray High School in Delray Beach, Florida. His e-mail address is millerm@aol.com.

References
Authors should cite references in alphabetical order and in the following manner.

References to periodicals should include:

• Author(s) with last name first, then first initial(s). (Year of publication). Article name. Journal title (in italics), Volume (Issue), Page number(s).

Examples
1. Journal article, one author

• Dufour, R. (2004). What is a professional learning community? Educational Leadership, 61(8), 6-11.

2. Journal article, multiple authors

• Browning, E., Gould, C., McFarland, J., Rinehart, M., & Ross, H. (2002). Business student organizations: Tips and tricks. Business Education Forum, 57(2), 51-52.

3. Magazine article

• Quinn, J.B. (2006, May 15). Getting into the game. Newsweek, 147(20), 69-70.

References to books should include:

• Author(s) with last name first, then first initial(s) (Year of publication). Title of book (in italics). Place of publication: Publisher.

Examples
1. References to entire books

• Collins, J. (2001). Good to great. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

2. Edited book

• Zhao, J. (2005). Negotiating concluding agreements with global partners. In J.S. Scott (Ed.), Communication for a global society (pp. 201-215). Reston, VA: National Business Education Association.

3. Books with a group author, such as a government agency, as publisher

• U.S. Bureau of Statistics. (2004). Population Shifts in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Author.

References to an NBEA Yearbook should be formatted as follows.

Example

• Brown, B. (2003). Business foundations and management. In M.H. Rader (Ed.), Effective methods of teaching business education in the 21^st century (pp. 186-207). Reston, VA: National Business Education Association.

Online references should include: Author(s) with last name first, then first initial(s). (A date of publication). A document title.  A date of retrieval, and a URL (Internet address).

Example

• Cotton, K. (2001). Educational time factors. Retrieved May 26, 2005, from the School Improvement Research Series (SIRS) Web site: http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sires.4.cu8.html

Sending Your Manuscript
Please submit two paper copies of your article and one disk or CD, virus free and labeled with the software and operating system used.  Remember to include your name, address, phone number, as well as fax number and e-mail address, if available. E-mail or fax cannot be used for submitting manuscripts. Your article should be sent to the appropriate section editor or to the Editor, NBEA, 1914 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1596. For further information, call NBEA at 703-860-8300.