PSCFA is an association which is dedicated to the mission of creating, maintaining and administering a program of inter-collegiate forensics in the Pacific Southwest area; to developing the field of speech communication through cooperation between the member colleges and universities; to constantly evaluating and improving the function of the events of forensics and to also evaluating the educational goals to which competitive speech communication is dedicated; to providing all students with an orientation in speech communication which will enable them to better order their own affairs; to extending forensics to all participants regardless of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, and/or disability; to providing means of education for directors of forensics by discussion of the problems of common professional interest; and in general to maintaining and advancing the ideals and standards of the speech communication profession.

PSCFA Forensic Research

Call for Papers

(Due By June 1^st, 2010)

The Pacific Southern California Forensic Association welcomes submissions related to the instruction, practices, development, critique, and research regarding speech activities reflecting the educational vision of the PSCFA. The goal of the paper competition is to facilitate scholarly discussion among forensic educators, administrators, and students for the purpose of advancing the educational values and practices of intercollegiate forensics. The PSCFA is interested in innovative research, and thus well designed studies, thoughtful critiques, suggestions for special issues, and other forms of scholarly writing regarding speech activities are welcomed.

The appointed committee will consider manuscripts using any appropriate methodology. PSCFA welcomes submissions by coaches, faculty, and students.

PSCFA uses a blind peer review policy. The president and appointed committee of other invited reviewers will review manuscripts.

Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced throughout, including block quotations, notes, and references. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the guidelines set forth by any established style guide, such as the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual, the Modern Language Association (MLA), Chicago, or Harvard. To insure blind review, please avoid self-references in the manuscript. Include on a separate title page, the author(s) name(s), academic titles, institutional affiliations, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, any manuscript history, and whether it is an undergraduate or post-graduate submission. The second page of the manuscript should contain an abstract of no more than 100 words. The text should begin on the third page of the manuscript and should include a title at the top of the page.

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