Editors will onboard in September, 2025, alongside the current editing team. Beginning in January 2026, they will serve a three-year term, assuming full responsibility for journals published in 2026 – 2028. We are recommending that applications be made by a team of individuals who are interested in serving as co-editors.
The editors of the journal play a consequential role in NASUP and in the field of school-university partnerships. The association seeks highly qualified and committed individuals to serve in these important roles.
PDS Partners: Bridging Research to Practice is a peer-reviewed journal that shares innovative practices, highlights action research, and promotes collaborative inquiry related to school-university partnerships and the Professional Development School (PDS) model. The journal has two regular issues each year as well as one guest-edited, themed issue each year.
Professional Development School partnerships and school-university partnerships are critical components of educator preparation as well as the professional development of current educators. PDS Partners: Bridging Research to Practice provides a publication outlet for individuals who are involved in work in Professional Development Schools or school-university partnerships. The journal publishes articles related to school-university partnerships, Professional Development Schools, and other efforts related to teacher education and/or professional development that involve collaborations between PK-12 schools and universities. Published articles provide details about PDS initiatives and experiences that may include practice-focused articles, articles that include both research and practice, or other descriptions of school-university partnership work.
Responsibilities of the editors include:
- Collaborating with Emerald Publishing from the submission process to the final publication
- Coordinating all aspects of manuscript solicitation
- Selecting and supervising editorial assistants
- Selecting and overseeing reviewers
- Managing the editorial process throughout
- Reading all submitted manuscripts at two stages
- upon submission to determine if the article should be sent out for review
- after the review and revision process in order to make the final decision about whether or not to publish each article
- Supporting novice researchers and writers
- Selecting the contents for each issue
- Writing an introduction/editorial overview for each regular issue
Requirements for editors:
- Membership in NASUP
- Participation in NASUP conferences and events
- Service on the NASUP Publication Committee
Selection criteria for editors will include:
- Experience working with school-university partnerships as a practitioner and/or as a scholar
- Strong record of scholarship
- Experience as an editor
Application Procedures:
- All Application materials (detailed below) should be sent via email to JoAnne Ferrara (joanne.ferrara@mville.edi) and Jennifer Morrison (jdmorrison@shsu.edu) by June 30, 2025.
Application Materials:
- A detailed letter of interest including:
- the applicant’s reasons for applying for a position as editor or the nominator’s reasons for making the nomination
- relevant experience
- support they can expect to receive from their employing institution (e.g., a reduced workload, graduate student, or clerical support)
- their vision for the future of the journal
- A current CV
Selection and Transition Process:
- The search committee will review applications during July, 2025.
- Successful applicants will be notified in August.
- The new editors will begin working with current editors in September of 2025 for a transition period. Beginning in January 2026 the new editors will assume sole responsibility for the journal’s publication.