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AER Journal: Research and Practice in
Visual Impairment and Blindness
ABBREVIATED INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTORS
Authors should refer to full instructions at www.aerbvi.org.
The AER Journal is a peer-reviewed member journal that is focused on excellent research that can
be applied in a practical setting. The Journal publishes material of interest to people concerned with
services to individuals of all ages with visual disabilities, including those who are multiply disabled
and/or deafblind. Published submissions include Original Research, Practice Report, Book Review,
Professional Corner, and Conference Proceedings papers.
Original Research papers reflect the latest scientific discoveries in the fields of education and rehabilitation
in vision impairment and blindness (maximum length: 4,000 words).
Practice Report papers reflect examples of best practice in the fields of education and rehabilitation
of persons with visual impairments or who are blind. We expect not only academics but also practitioners
to benefit from the contents (maximum length: 3,000 words).
Book Review papers are brief reviews of recently published books which will include a review of
both the content and structure of the book (maximum length: 1,500 words).
Professional Corner papers are guest articles submitted by an AER member about a recent professional
experience or set of experiences (maximum length: 1,500 words).
Conference Proceedings are intended to reflect the main topics of interest from your presentation
or poster given at the biennial AER International Conference (maximum length: 1,000 words).
Theory Papers/Thought Pieces are papers that have been developed based on historical or content
analysis, research evidence or literature, or evidence-based review (maximum length: 3,000
words).
Online Submission: Submit manuscripts online at www.editorialmanager.com/aerjournal; cover letter,
title page and abstract, manuscript text, tables, and figures must be submitted as separate files.
If your manuscript is accepted, you will need to submit an AERJ Author Agreement found on the
AERJ Web site which consists of a copyright license for articles in AER publications.
For style reference in preparing your manuscript, please refer to the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association. For more information about the manual, visit www.apastyle.org.
Author Fees: Once a manuscript is accepted for publication and sent in for typesetting, it is expected
to be in its final form. If excessive revisions (more than 5) are made at the proof stage, the
corresponding author will be billed $5.00 (USD) per revision. Figure remakes (replacement figures
or minor figure editing) will be billed as follows: $20.00 (USD) per halftone (grayscale) figure remake,
$15.00 (USD) per line art (black/white) figure remake.