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The JESSE Mission
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| The Journal of Earth System Science Education (JESSE) will emphasize research and experimentation with the peer review process as it establishes through electronic publication an orderly collection of reviewed resource materials for the broadly defined geoscience and related disciplines involved in Earth system and global change education. The richness of Earth system and global change science embracing mathematics, the physical and life sciences, engineering and technology provides unusual opportunities for research and experimentation with the peer review process in advancing science, mathematics, engineering and technology education and the National Science Digital Library's broad range of educational efforts. JESSE will seek submissions which provide substantive scientific content that challenges and intellectually stimulates educators and students through inquiry within a broad range of settings: the classroom, the laboratory, self study, group endeavors, distance learning, etc. JESSE will focus on learning resources and metadata where scientific content combined with visualization enriches learning across a broad range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary educational efforts. The initial emphasis will be on creating, implementing, testing and evaluating a peer review process embracing anonymous and open review components for the submission of educational resources at the undergraduate level. The aim of the research and experimentation will be to optimize the efficiency of the review process and the quality of the offerings in advancing the educational agenda of the National Science Digital Library as it gathers its holdings. In providing for both anonymous and open reviews, JESSE will experiment with the process. Guided by Principal Editors, the anonymous component is to ensure credibility of the process and judgments reached through the open review. Within the open review process, both editors and reviewers will work directly with the authors of resources to suggest changes and develop informative commentary for classroom and other educational endeavors while reaching common agreement on the acceptability of a resource for publication. JESSE review criteria will include those recommended by the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE). Review criteria will also be a topic of research as they are applied and adapted for resources from different disciplines and of different types. Different types of resources will include courses, syllabi and lectures, laboratory exercises, interactive models, topical modules, virtual field trips, annotated image databases, electronic texts and monographs. Other types include notes, correspondence and user experiences for review and publication within a peer commentary section of the journal. JESSE will also publish articles and review papers concerning the learning process involved in Earth system education. Copyright of all materials reviewed and published by JESSE remains with the author, while the peer review process itself and publication ensures national recognition for the author. As part of its research and experimentation with the review process, the Journal aims to stimulate the creativity of educators in the development of quality electronic resources which describe both the state and underlying processes which govern the Earth system. Ultimately, the peer reviewed collection will provide a holistic perspective of Earth system and global change science including human interactions with ready accessibility by educators and learners throughout the nation and the world. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2000 Paper about JESSE (3 page synopsis of proposal) |
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