Journal Guide

• a materials list,
• a step-by-step procedure,
• any related background information,
• any cross-curricular applications, and
• Any appropriate assessment suggestions or developed rubrics.

1. Material should be original and grounded in real science. Specify necessary classroom setup and time frames for doing the project. Sources should be adequately reference and largely up-to-date; reference within the text where applicable.
2. Use the active voice and the first person. Address teachers, not students; our readers are educators who want to know about your personal experiences with your topic. Organize material by headings and subheadings, and use numbered or bulleted lists to provide visual interest. 
3. Relate content and activities to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and if applicable to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as well as any standards relevant to the activity.
4. Use the metric system when referring to physical measurements. (Nonmetric units can follow in parentheses.)
5. Provide tables, diagrams, graphs, figures (artist-drawn graphics), sharp photographic images, and any other visual aids for greater article appeal. Of particular interest are samples of student work that provide evidence of the actual classroom implementation. Credit sources where necessary and include release forms for all photographs of people.

Science Advances is a gold open access journal publishing impactful research papers and reviews in any area of science, in both disciplinary-specific and broad, interdisciplinary areas. Science Advances welcomes all submissions in life sciences, earth sciences, physical sciences, engineering, math, computer science, and the social sciences.

Science China Chemistry is an academic journal co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and published by Science China Press. The journal publishes high-quality, original results in both basic and applied research.Categories of articles include: Reviews that summarize representative results and achievements in a particular topic or an area, comment on the current situation, and advise on research directions  Research papers reporting on important original results in all areas of chemistry  Brief reports presenting short, timely reports of the latest important results

Science China Life Sciences, an academic journal cosponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and published by Science China Press, is committed to publishing high-quality, original results in both basic and applied research. Science China Life Sciences is published in both print and electronic forms. It is indexed by Science Citation Index. Categories of articles: Reviews summarize representative results and achievements in a particular topic or an area, comment on the current situation, and advise on the research directions. The author’s own opinion and related discussion is requested. Regular articles report on important original results in all areas of life sciences. Short communications present short reports in a timely manner of the latest important results.

Science China Mathematics is committed to publishing high-quality, original results in both basic and applied research. It presents reviews that summarize representative results and achievements in a particular topic or an area, comment on the current state of research, or advise on research directions. In addition, the journal features research papers that report on important original results in all areas of mathematics as well as brief reports that present information in a timely manner on the latest important results.

Science China Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy, an academic journal co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and published by Science China Press, is committed to publishing high-quality, original results in both basic and applied research. Reviews summarize representative results and achievements in a particular topic or an area, comment on the current state of research, and advise on the research directions. The author’s own opinion and related discussion is solicited. Research papers report on important original results in all areas of physics, mechanics and astronomy. Brief reports present short reports in a timely manner of the latest important results.

Science Communication (SC), published quarterly, is an international, interdisciplinary social science journal that examines the nature of expertise, the diffusion of knowledge, and the communication of science and technology among professionals and to the public. SC addresses theoretical and pragmatic questions central to some of today's most vigorous political and social debates. This discourse crosses national, cultural, and economic boundaries on issues such as health care policy, educational reform, international development, and environmental risk.

Science Education publishes original articles on the latest issues and trends occurring internationally in science curriculum, instruction, learning, policy and preparation of science teachers with the aim to advance our knowledge of science education theory and practice. In addition to original articles, the journal features the following special sections:

Science Immunology facilitates the understanding of the immune system by showcasing innovative advances in the expanding field of immunology, drawing from studies in all organisms and model systems including humans. Areas covered range from basic studies into the biology of innate and adaptive immunity (immune cell development and differentiation, immunogenomics, systems immunology, structural immunology, antigen presentation, immunometabolism, and mucosal immunology) to immune contributions to health and disease (host defense, inflammation, cancer immunology, autoimmunity, allergy, transplantation, and immunodeficiency). Content published in Science Immunology reports critical advances in all areas of immunological research, including important new tools and techniques.

Science Journal for Kids is a nonprofit organization incorporated in Texas. It has a 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Service. All donations to Science Journal for Kids are tax-exempt.

Science Journal for Kids aims to make scientific research discoveries more accessible to the general audience and particularly to children. We do that by digitally publishing kid-friendly adaptations of scientific papers. In addition, Science Journal for Kids will prepare and offer teacher’s aids and resources to enable integration of the scientific literature in a classroom curriculum.
 
Developing Educational Materials for Children
Science Journal for Kids’s primary activity will be selecting published science articles for children and adapting them for children’s education. The materials will be available on the Science Journal for Kids website for teachers, parents, students, and the general public. The steps for developing these materials are outlined below:
 

• Selecting the journal articles. The selected articles must be environmental science research published in peer-reviewed open-access high-impact science journal. The articles should be recent (published within the past year) and cover a variety or topics: pollution, endangered species conservation, climate change etc.
• Text adaptation. The articles are then rewritten in in children-friendly language using common vocabulary, real-world examples and comparisons and funny anecdotes where appropriate.
• Final approval and edits. The draft text is then edited and approved by the scientists who published the original research paper. The finalized text is then edited for aesthetics and readability by creating an appealing layout and adding illustrations.

 
Developing Supplemental Materials for Teachers
Science Journal for Kids will collaborate with experienced science teachers to create teacher’s materials including, but limited to, supplementary teaching aids, slide show presentations, hands-on lab activities, quizzes, and worksheets to accompany each paper. These materials would allow teachers to more easily incorporate the journal articles into a classroom curriculum.
 
Outreach and Distribution
In order to further achieve its goals, Science Journal for Kids will conduct outreach to science teachers and other science and education organizations throughout the United States. The organization will maintain a customer database of teachers interested in incorporating the materials into their classrooms and disseminate the materials as they are developed. The materials will also be available to the general public on the website.