Guide to Submissions of JCE Classroom Activities
These guidelines supplement the Guide to Submissions to Journal of Chemical Education, which should be followed unless these guidelines state otherwise. Criteria for publishing are available online.

What is a JCE Classroom Activity?
A JCE Classroom Activity is a hands-on activity that can be done in the classroom or laboratory and/or as a take home project. Pencil-and-paper activities or computer activities may be acceptable, if the required criteria mentioned above are met.

In JCE each activity is printed on the front and back of one page of heavy-duty paper--one side for the student and the other side for the instructor. An instructor can tear out the perforated page, duplicate the student side, spend minimal time locating or obtaining the necessary supplies, and have students perform the activity the same or the following day.

What do I submit?

Are Classroom Activities the Same as Laboratory Experiments?
JCE Classroom Activities are not intended to replace laboratory experiments or other course work. Their purpose is to complement the curriculum already in place. They are usually intended to be fun or thought-provoking introductions to new ideas or topics, a way to spark discussion, and means for leading students to further study and experimentation. In addition, some activities have interdisciplinary applications.

Submitting a Classroom Activity
The Journal invites and welcomes the submission of complete activities. We also welcome suggestions of ideas or procedures that our staff can develop into Classroom Activities. If you have an idea that the Journal's editorial staff might develop into a Classroom Activity, send an email describing the idea or procedure, listing any relevant references or resources to jce@chem.wisc.edu. Be sure to mention that you are contributing an idea for a JCE Classroom Activity.

Previously published JCE Classroom Activities are available online. Click here for a complete listing.

For more details about how to submit a Classroom Activity, click here.