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Submission Guidelines


General principles

  • Contributors are advised to maintain a sound balance between theory and practice.
  • Contributors are encouraged to identify issues and questions raised by their work and to develop the practical implications for those involved in education.
  • Articles based on experience and case material, rather than theories would be preferred.
  • A series of short articles on a linked theme appearing in successive issues is particularly welcome.
  • The author warrants that the manuscript being submitted has not been published previously, and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.

The reviewing process

The Editor will first review each paper. If a paper is judged suitable for publication, it will be then sent to at least two referees for electronic double-blind peer review or the Editorial Board. Based on their recommendations, the Editor will then decide whether the paper should be accepted as is, revised or rejected. The entire process is conducted online.

Manuscript requirements

  • Article needs to be typed out in A4 format and submitted in electronic format as a Microsoft Word Dot.doc or dot.rtf format file.
  • Article length should be between 2,000 and 4,000 words.
  • Article title should be provided; not exceeding ten words.
  • A brief resume should be supplied including full name, affiliation, e-mail address and full international contact details.
  • A structured abstract, with a maximum of 250 words, set out under the following sub-headings is to be provided:
    • Purpose
    • Methodology/Approach
    • Findings
    • Research limitations/implications, if applicable
    • Practical implications, if applicable
    • Originality/value of paper.
  • Up to six keywords that encapsulate the key topics of the paper
  • Paper classification as: Research paper, Viewpoint, Technical paper, Conceptual paper, Case study, Literature review or General review.
  • Notes should be used only if absolutely necessary and must be identified in the text by consecutive numbers, enclosed in square brackets and listed at the end of the article.

Figures

  • Figures should be supplied within the article itself.
  • All figures (charts, diagrams and line drawings) and plates (photographic images) should be submitted in electronic form, with clear captions. Figures should be of clear quality, black and white or colour and numbered consecutively.
  • Acceptable standard image formats are: dot.eps and dot.pdf. If you are unable to supply graphics in these formats then please ensure these are one of dot.tif, dot.jpeg, dot.bmp or dot.gif at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide. Alternatively, electronic figures can be saved and imported from the original software into a blank Microsoft Word document. Figures created in MS Powerpoint are also acceptable.
  • Photographic images (plates) should be saved as dot.tif or dot.jpeg files at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide. Digital camera settings should be set at the highest resolution/quality possible.
  • If your file size is very large, we recommend that you compress the file using WinZip or Winrar.

References

References to other publications should be complete and in Harvard style. They should contain full bibliographical details and journal titles should not be abbreviated. For multiple citations in the same year use a, b, c immediately following the year of publication. References should be shown within the text by giving the author's last name followed by a comma and year of publication all in round brackets, e.g. (Zairi, 1994). At the end of the article should be a reference list in alphabetical order. For books, reference the full name, title of the book, publisher and the year of publication. For chapters and articles inside books or journals, reference also the title and the specific pages. For electronic sources, include the URL.