Manuscript Submission
The journal adheres to a rigorous double-blind reviewing policy in which the identity of both the reviewer and author are always concealed from both parties. Each manuscript is subject to initial review by the Editor. Most papers are then reviewed by at least two referees. All manuscripts are reviewed as rapidly as possible, and an editorial decision is generally reached within 6-8 weeks of first submission.
Educational Management, Administration and Leadership has a fully web-based system for the submission and review of manuscripts.
All submissions should be made online at the EMA SAGETRACK website Educational Management, Administration & Leadership SAGETRACK
New User Account
Please log onto the website. If you are a new user, you will first need to create an account. Follow the instructions and please ensure to enter a current and correct email address. Creating your account is a three-step process that takes a matter of minutes to set up. When you have finished, your User ID and password is sent via email immediately. Please edit your user ID and password to something more memorable by selecting 'edit account' at the top of the screen. If you have already created an account but have forgotten your details type your email address in the 'Password Help' to receive an emailed reminder. Full instructions for uploading the manuscript are provided on the website.
New Submission
Submissions should be made by logging in and selecting the Author Center and the 'Click here to Submit a New Manuscript' option. Follow the instructions on each page, clicking the 'Next' button on each screen to save your work and advance to the next screen. If at any stage you have any questions or require the user guide, please use the 'Get Help Now' button at the top right of every screen. Further help is available through ScholarOne's® Manuscript CentralTM customer support at +1 434 817 2040 x 167.
To upload your files, click on the 'Browse' button and locate the file on your computer. Select the designation of each file (i.e. main document, submission form, figure) in the drop down next to the browse button. When you have selected all files you wish to upload, click the 'Upload Files' button
Review your submission (in both PDF and HTML formats) and then click the Submit button
You may suspend a submission at any point before clicking the Submit button and save it to submit later. After submission, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. You can also log back into your author centre at any time to check the status of your manuscript.
Please ensure that you submit editable/source files only (Microsoft Word or RTF) and that your document does not include page numbers; the EMAL SAGETRACK system will generate them for you, and then automatically convert your manuscript to PDF for peer review. Furthermore, it is imperative that authors remove from their submissions any information that will identify them or their affiliations to reviewers. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revisions, will be by email.
If you would like to discuss your paper prior to submission, or seek advice on the submission process please contact the Editor, Tony Bush, at the following email address: t.bush@warwick.ac.uk
Submitting a Revised Submission
Authors submitting revised manuscripts should follow the instructions above to submit through the SAGETRACK system. To create a revision, go to the 'Manuscripts with Decisions' option in your Author Dashboard and select 'create a revision in the 'Action' column. Authors of all revised submissions should, when prompted, provide information explaining the changes in your manuscript. As this will be provided to reviewers, it is important that authors do not identify themselves in these responses.
NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS
The submission will not be accepted for publication until it is confirmed that the article has not been published elsewhere, is not being considered for publication elsewhere, and that all authors have agreed to the submission.
Keep Notes to a minimum. Indicate them by superior numbers in the text and supply as a double-spaced list at the end of the text, before the References.
For References in the text, use the author name and date system (with a, b, etc., for multiple references by the same author in the same year). List all References in full at the end of the paper, in alphabetical, and chronological within alphabetical, order, using this style:
Morgan, G. (1986) Images of Organization. London: Sage.
Williamson, J. and Fitz-Gibbon, C.T. (1990) 'On the Lack of Impact of Information', Educational Management & Administration 18(1): 37-45.
Do not abbreviate journal titles. Do use double-spaced typing.
Try to supply Figures as line diagrams with numbered captions whch are already suitable for reproduction, clearly drawn and simply and clearly labelled presented on a separate page for preference. Indicate the approximate position of each illustration within the text as: 'Fig. 1 near here'.
Figures and line diagrams should be presented as eps or tif files, (all fonts embedded, with a minimum resolution of 300dpi. For scanning, photographs should preferably be submitted as clear b/w digital images with a good range of contrasts. Tables, like Figures, should be grouped together in numbered order at the end of the typescript. Indicate their approximate position within the text as: 'Table 1 near here'.
Before publication, contributors are required to assign copyright to BELMAS subject to retaining the right to to reuse the material in other publications written or edited by them and to be published no less than one year after first publication in the journal. Authors receive proofs of their articles for proofing and checking and controlled access to a pdf of the the published version of their articles plus one copy of the journal after publication.
Editorial Addresses
Address papers and all editorial correspondence to:
Professor Tony Bush, Insitute of Education, University of Warwick, Coventry
(tony.bush@ntlworld.com).
Reviews correspondence and books for review to: Dr. Christopher Rhodes, School of Education, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT.
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