The KCKCC E-Journal is a web-based, bi-annual, interdisciplinary publication of the Kansas City Kansas Community College. The journal publishes high quality, peer-reviewed articles and works-in-progress, as well as creative works in any genre. According to the editorial board bylaws, external scholars, faculty and staff or retired faculty and staff are eligible to submit entries for consideration and possible publication. The journal’s central theme is "exploring a scholarly community."

Our mission is to provide a virtual forum for developing and sharing knowledge and creativity. The journal is an outlet for research and creative works and an opportunity for professional exchange and collegial critique.

From its conceptual framework, the journal is designed to ensure that contributors and the reading public derive maximum benefits from mutual experiences and skills. As a twenty-first-century phenomenon, the community of scholars benefit from web-based journals in that they facilitate immediate access to current writing and research. They also provide an opportunity for KCKCC faculty and staff to present works-in-progress for community and peer review. The KCKCC e-journal is therefore a symbol of community-spirit of shared-benefits and shared-responsibilities for making life better.

Call For Papers

All Faculty and Staff of KCKCC and the Public are invited to submit papers for publication in the Fall or Spring editions scheduled for publication bi-annually in March and October.

Major Theme:
Contributors are free to choose their own themes or topics, depending on discipline or area of interest. You can write from any of the following disciplines: Allied Health & Nursing, Business, Humanities and Fine Arts, Engineering, Mathematics & Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and on contemporary national or global issues.

Deadline for Submission:
Submitted manuscripts should include the following: title, abstract, author’s brief bio-sketch. Materials for the October Edition should be submitted to the Editor latest by August 30,  through email attachment, and in Microsoft Word, font face Arial, font size 10, fully justified. All images should be attached as separate documents and not to be included in the body of the essay. An abstract of 100-150 words should accompany all submissions.

Submissions

The Editorial Board limits one manuscript submission per author, per issue. The work to be considered for publication is also limited to 25 pages excluding the bibliography, references or works cited sections. The limit for publication of poems is not more than five poems per contributor, per issue. It is expected that most manuscripts will be submitted electronically. Further, as an on-line journal, the KCKCC Journal intends to take advantage of the World Wide Web by making resources available to readers through embedded links (e.g. photos, videos, music, data bases, special sites) that would not be possible in print journals.

Copyright

The copyright for each work accepted for publication will remain with the author in the event he/she seeks to publish essentially the same manuscript elsewhere. Neither the works nor their contents as published in this journal should be considered to reflect the opinions or views of the KCKCC, Editorial Board or the Editor, they are solely that of the authors.