Abstract #642

# 642
Is Natural Sciences Education the journal for you?
Ken Barbarick*1, 1Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

Natural Sciences Education (NSE) is a peer-reviewed international journal published online continuously during the year. Articles are written by and for educators in the areas of animal science, ecology, natural resources, agronomy, the environment, entomology, and more. Articles cover extension, university, industry, administration, and grades K-12 education. NSE is published by the American Society of Agronomy. NSE provides quick turnaround (49 d from submission to first decision in 2014) and an editorial board that represents all cooperating societies and that works closely with authors to improve the chances for publication (76% acceptance rate on 29 submissions in 2014). We welcome pedagogical studies that include supporting data replicated in time or space, review papers, philosophical discussions, K-12 activities, and profiles of legendary scientists/teachers. We hope members of ADSA and ASAS will consider NSE as their outlet for educational papers.

Key Words: teaching

Speaker Bio
Ken Barbarick is a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar and Professor of Soil Science at Colorado State University.  Ken’s primary responsibility is teaching Introductory Soil Science.  He also taught courses on Soil Fertility, Soils, Environment and Society, Soil Chemistry, and Environmental Agronomy.  He has conducted research on land-application of municipal wastes, drilling mud, and zeolites.  He has published 15 books and book chapters, 90 refereed journal articles, 78 other technical publications, has made 105 scientific presentations, and has an author h-index of 26 (from Google Scholar) with 2020 citations of his journal articles.  He has served as an Associate Editor, Technical Editor, and Editor of Agronomy Journal and Natural Sciences Education as well as Editor-in-Chief of the American Society of Agronomy.  He also was elected as Incoming President, President, and Past President of the American Society of Agronomy (2011-2013).