Submissions

Before submitting, please review our author guidelines for manuscript preparation, formatting, and ethical policies. All submissions must be original, unpublished work. Include an abstract and complete author contact information. If you have any questions, please contact our editor, Todd Edwards, at todd.edwards@ohioctm.org.

Please ensure your manuscript is free of any identifying information for blind review. See our author guidelines for more details.

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About this Journal

The Ohio Journal of School Mathematics (OJSM) publishes practical and scholarly articles for mathematics teachers at all grade levels, with a focus on classroom practice, professional growth, and connections between research and teaching. As an open-access journal, OJSM provides free access to ideas, strategies, and resources that support the teaching and learning of mathematics. We also invite authors to push the boundaries of what mathematics education can be—through experimentation, reflection, and creative re-imagining of classroom practice. OJSM welcomes manuscripts that provoke thought, showcase innovation, or blur traditional lines between teacher, researcher, and learner—all in service of helping mathematics come alive in Ohio’s classrooms and beyond.

Focus and Scope

The Ohio Journal of School Mathematics (OJSM) publishes work supporting the teaching and learning of mathematics across K–16 settings. We welcome manuscripts that explore classroom practice, instructional innovation, curriculum design, teacher preparation, technology integration, and related topics connecting mathematical ideas to pedagogy. Submissions should emphasize the human side of mathematics—how students and teachers engage with mathematical thinking—rather than focusing solely on content or proof.

Submission Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word, PDF, or LaTeX format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided, and all sources are cited using APA 7 style.
  • The manuscript is double-spaced, uses a professional font (e.g., Times New Roman or Arial),.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, available under "About the Journal."
  • All figures, charts, graphs, and images include alt text (limited to 150 characters) that is descriptive, concise, and adds context to the image's purpose.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, all identifying information has been removed from the manuscript and its metadata, in accordance with the instructions for ensuring an anonymous review.
  • Any use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools (e.g., for brainstorming, proofreading, or data analysis) has been disclosed in the manuscript, including details of the tools used and their purpose.
  • The manuscript reflects the original intellectual contributions of the author(s), even if AI tools were used to assist in its preparation.
  • The manuscript aligns with the journal’s mission to support the teaching and learning of mathematics across PreK–16 classrooms. Context and implementation ideas are provided to ensure relevance to practicing educators.

Copyright Notice

This Author Agreement for Ohio Journal of School Mathematics ("Agreement") is entered into by and between The Ohio State University, on behalf of its University Libraries ("Publisher"), and the author ("Author").

For good and valuable consideration, Publisher and Author agree as follows:

  1. Author hereby grants to Publisher the right to publish, reproduce, distribute, translate, transmit, and display his/her submitted work and an abstract thereof ("Work") in Ohio Journal of School Mathematics in whole or in part and in all formats and all media, as well as to ensure accessibility of works under University policy and current web accessibility standards. Author also hereby grants to Publisher the right for Publisher to enter into agreements with third parties that grant such third parties any or all of the rights that Author has granted to Publisher herein. The aforementioned rights may include the rights necessary to index and abstract the Work. The Author agrees that any subsequent publication of the Work will credit Ohio Journal of School Mathematics as the site of first publication and provide a link to Ohio Journal of School Mathematics. This Agreement is subject to the terms and expectations outlined on Publisher's website ( http://go.osu.edu/publishing-services ).
  2. Author represents and warrants that: (1) they are the creator and rights holder of the Work; (2) Publisher's exercise of the rights granted to Publisher herein will not infringe or violate any copyright or any other right of a third party; (3) if the Work contains any third party content, they have obtained the unrestricted permission of the copyright owner or that use of third party material is allowed because the material is in the public domain or an appropriate fair use analysis has been performed and there is a reasonable belief that use is permitted; and (4) the Work contains nothing libelous or otherwise unlawful. Author hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Publisher and its trustees, officers, employees, agents, and subgrantees from all claims related to Publisher's exercise of the rights granted to Publisher herein or related to the subject matter covered in Author's representations and warranties.

Ohio Journal of School Mathematics is published under a CC BY 4.0 license, to allow for certain types of reuse without permission. By submitting this agreement, the Author agrees to apply a CC BY 4.0 license to the Work upon publication.

Peer Review

This journal operates a double-anonymous (double-blind) peer review process: both authors and reviewers remain anonymous to one another throughout the review.

Open Collaborative Review Option: For manuscripts that demonstrate strong potential but require substantial revision, the editorial team may offer authors the opportunity to engage in open (unblinded) collaboration with a reviewer. In this model, the reviewer's identity is revealed, and they work directly with the author to develop the manuscript through iterative feedback and revision. This collaborative approach is entirely voluntary and occurs only when both the reviewer and author agree to participate."

Licences

The following licences are allowed:

Publication Cycle

This journal published continuously all year round/publishes in Fall, Spring, and Summer.

Sections

Sections submission information
Section or article type Public Submissions Peer Reviewed Indexed
Articles Yes Yes Yes
Reader Reflections Yes Yes Yes