Teaching and Learning Anthropology (TLA) publishes analytical, reflective, and review articles on the topic of teaching and learning anthropology. The journal also publishes original undergraduate and graduate anthropological research and writing. We seek to engage a broad audience of faculty and students through open-access publishing. TLA also publishes a variety of teaching anthropology resources that can be found on the website.
Teaching and Learning Anthropology welcomes analytical, reflective, and review articles on the topic of teaching and learning anthropology. The journal also publishes original undergraduate and graduate student anthropological research and writing.
Submissions may be sent at any time during the year and will be evaluated for publication following a review process. Research and analytical articles are evaluated using double-blind peer review. All other content is evaluated by the editors.
We invite submissions in the following categories:
- Original research or analytical articles of no more than 8,000 words, including references;
- Commentaries or reflections of no more than 2,000 words; these may include reports/discussion of teaching experiments or activities and editorial-type reflections on teaching issues;
- Reviews of books, films, or other media of approximately 1,000 words;
- Student manuscripts, including original research, op-eds, and reflections. These may vary in length and format and will be evaluated individually for length by the editors.
Please use the following guidelines when submitting manuscripts:
- Manuscripts and supporting materials should be submitted electronically through the eScholarship site.
- Research and analytical manuscripts should be blinded with all identifying information removed prior to submission.
- Manuscripts should meet the length requirements specified above.
- All manuscripts should be double-spaced in a 12-point font and formatted according to the Chicago Manual of Style guidelines for hyphenation, capitalization, punctuation, abbreviations, grammar, and general style. A summary of this style is available from the American Anthropological Association.