Notes For Authors
Authors should retain one copy of their manuscript and send two identical copies (plus a version of the article by email), each fully numbered and typed in double spacing throughout, on one side only of white A4 or US standard size paper to:
Mitja Sardoc, Educational Research Institute, Gerbiceva 62, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, mitja.sardoc@guest.arnes.si
Covering letter
Please attach to every submission a letter confirming that all authors have agreed to the submission and that the article is not currently being considered for publication by any other journal.
Format of MSS
Each manuscript should contain:
· title page with full title and subtitle (if any). For the purposes of blind refereeing, full name of each author with current affiliation and full address/phone/fax/email details plus short biographical note should be supplied on a separate sheet.
· abstract of around 150 words.
· up to 6 keywords.
· main text and word count. Papers should normally be between 4000-7000 words. Text to be clearly organized, with a clear hierarchy of headings and subheadings and quotations exceeding 40 words displayed, indented in the text.
· the journal allows the use of notes where necessary. Endnotes should be signalled in the text by the use of superscript numbers and notes listed separately at the end of the article.
· references in both the text and in any endnotes should follow the Harvard system. References are cited in the text thus: author, date: page.
· an alphabetical references section should follow the text, using the standard form below.
Books
Garber, M., ed. (2001) Academic Instincts. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Chapters in books
Bernstein, C. (2000) 'The art of immemorability', in J. Rothenberg and S. Clay (eds) A Book of the Book: Some Works and Projections about the Book and Writing, pp. 504--18. New York: Granary Books.
Articles
Heath, J. (1999) 'Socrates redux: Classics in the multicultural university?'. Echos du Monde Classique/Classical Views 18: 85-101.
Papers
Gibbons, M. (1998) 'Higher education relevance in the 21st century'. Paper presented at the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education, Paris, October.
Websites
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (2000) 'Framing the questions: New visions from the arts and humanities at Berkeley'. University of California, Berkeley. Available at http:/1s.berkeley.edu/divisions/hum/framing/ (accessed 18 June 2000).
Tables
Tables should be typed (double-line spaced) on separate sheets and their positions indicated by a note in the text. All tables should have short descriptive captions with footnotes and their source(s) typed below the tables.
Illustrations
All line diagrams and photographs are termed 'Figures' and should be referred to as such in the manuscript. They should be numbered consecutively. Line diagrams should be presented in a form suitable for immediate reproduction (i.e. not requiring redrawing), each on a separate A4 sheet or, if possible, on disk as either EPS (all fonts embedded) or TIFF files with a minimum resolution of 600 dpi (b/w only). Photographs should be submitted as clear, glossy, unmounted black and white prints with a good range of contrast. For electronic supply, files should be of either TIFF or EPS format with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. All artwork should be reproducible to a final printed area of 115 mm x 185 mm.
Authors are responsible for obtaining permissions from copyright holders for reproduction of any illustrations, tables, or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere and should supply copies of such along with the copyright transfer form.
Style
Articles must be written in English. Use a clear readable style, avoiding jargon. If technical terms or acronyms must be used define them when first used. Use non-racist, non-sexist language.
Spellings
UK or US spellings may be used, with 'ize' spellings as given in the Oxford English Dictionary (e.g. organize, recognize).
Punctuation
Use single quotation marks with double quotes inside single quotes. Dates should be presented in the form 1 May 1998. Do not use points in abbreviations, contractions or acronyms (e.g. AD, USA, Dr, PhD).
Disks
On acceptance of your manuscript for publication you will be asked to supply a diskette (preferably PC compatible) of the final version.
Proofs and offprints
The corresponding (or first named) authors will receive proofs of their articles and be asked to send corrections to the editors within two weeks. They will receive a complimentary copy of the journal per author and controlled access to a pdf of their article.
Books for review and review manuscripts
Send to the Reviews Editor, Dianne Gereluk, School of Education, Froebel College, Roehampton University, Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5PJ, UK [email: d.gereluk@roehampton.ac.uk].
English Language Editing Services: Please click here for information on professional English language editing services recommended by SAGE.
