The Harvard University Asian American Policy Review (AAPR) is accepting submissions for Volume XVIII, to be published in spring 2009. This year, submissions should fall under the theme "The Urgency of Now," which hopes to provide the new Administration with an understanding of the most current issues in our community. Submissions DUE: Jan. 2, 2009.
Call for Papers, Volume XVIII
Deadline: January 2, 2009
The Harvard University Asian American Policy Review (AAPR) is
accepting submissions for Volume XVIII, to be published in spring
2009. Founded in 1989, The Asian American Policy Review is the first
non-partisan academic journal in the country dedicated to analyzing
public policy issues facing the Asian American community. This year,
we are looking for submissions under the theme "The Urgency of Now,"
in hopes to provide the new Administration with an understanding of
the most current issues in our community.
Selection Criteria
AAPR is looking for original works of academic research, policy
analysis, or commentaries especially focusing on, but not limited to,
the topics listed here:
Education (e.g. No Child Left Behind Act, English Language Learners)
Health care (e.g. Health care access, health disparities)
Economic Opportunity (e.g. Glass ceilings, poverty/inequality, home
ownership, business climate and regulation, small businesses and
contracting)
Civic and political participation (e.g. Voter education,
participation, and rights)
Immigration (e.g. Family-based immigration)
Arts/Media (e.g. Representation in the mainstream media, arts
funding)
Submissions Guidelines
All submissions must be based on original work and unpublished
All submissions must come with a short bio (maximum 300 words) about
the author
Please limit academic articles to less than 7,000 words and policy
analyses or commentaries to less than 3,000 words
All submissions must be formatted according to The Chicago Manual of
Style(http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html)
Any visuals or graphs must be presented in a way that is easily
understandable to the average reader
Online Submission
We highly prefer online submissions. Please email your submission(s),
with the author bio, as an attachment to Clarence Tong, Managing
Editor, at aaprjournal@gmail.com
If you would prefer to send your submission(s) by mail, please send
two copies of your submission(s) along with a saved diskette/CD,
attention to:
Clarence Tong, Managing Editor
Asian American Policy Review
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
