Instructions for authors
- Contributors are asked to first send to the editors, preferably via the journal website at http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/ijad/ a summary of any proposed contribution – roughly 200 words. The editors will provide feedback on the suitability of the contribution to the journal.
- One copy of the submission should be submitted via the journal website at http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/ijad/, preferably in MS Word format. The submission should be formatted using the template available from the website.
- Papers are refereed blind so please enter the author(s) contact details and brief biographical notes on the website. These should contain an address (including email) for correspondence. If the paper is accepted, these will be published.
- Straightforward language is preferred. While contributions must be in English, we are happy to receive manuscripts from those speaking a language other than English as their first language. Once such a paper is accepted for publication, the editors are willing to work with the author(s) to ensure appropriate English usage. An abstract in the first language of the author will be included in the published version.
- As per the template, the body text should be in 12-point Roman type, single spaced throughout. The body of the text is justified at the left margin. How to clearly indicate levels of headings is described in the template.
- Diagrams and tables must be submitted in the same file as the article and should be placed in their expected final position within the text. It is worth looking through printed back issues of the journal to see how tables and figures have been presented.
- Footnotes must not be used. If necessary, notes may be marked with 1, 2 and included at the end of the article.
- References and reference citations in the text should follow the style convention of the American Psychological Association (see APA Publication Manual, 5th Edition). References in the text should be made by quoting the author’s name, followed by the year of publication. Web pages must include date of access. References should be listed alphabetically at the end of the paper, in the following way:
Laurillard, D. (2001). Rethinking University Teaching (2nd ed.). London: Taylor
& Francis.
Piper, A., Wright, V.A., Hall, W., & White, S. (1995). Using hypermedia for
language learning: A resource-based environment. Innovations in Education
and Training International, 32, 220-228.
Tann, J. (1995). Managing transformations in university departments. In M.
Slovey (Ed.), Implementing change from within universities and colleges
(pp. 86-97). London: Kogan Page.
- PDF proofs will be sent to authors for checking; the editors reserve the right to make minor editorial changes.
- Corresponding authors can now receive their article by email as a complete PDF. This allows the author to print up to 50 copies, free of charge, and disseminate them to colleagues. In many cases this option will be available up to two weeks prior to publication. Alternatively, corresponding authors will receive 50 offprints. A copy of the journal will be sent by post to all corresponding authors after publication. Additional copies of the journal can be purchased at the author's preferential rate of £15.00/$25.00 per copy.
- It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or licence the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to Taylor & Francis. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors may, of course, use the material elsewhere after publication without prior permission from Taylor & Francis, provided that acknowledgement is given to the Journal as the original source of publication, and that Taylor & Francis is notified so that our records show that its use is properly authorised. Authors retain a number of other rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies document. These policies are referred to at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authorrights.pdf. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.
Scope and emphasis of IJAD
- The International Journal for Academic Development is the journal of the International Consortium for Educational Development. The purpose of the journal is to enable educational developers in higher education across the world to exchange ideas about practice and extend the theory of educational development, with the goal of improving the quality of higher education internationally.
- The editors welcome for review original contributions on any aspect of academic development in higher and other post-school education (including staff development, educational development, instructional development and faculty development) and closely related topics.
- The main criteria for acceptance of all types of submissions are that they make a contribution to the knowledge, understanding and/or practice in the field and are not currently under submission anywhere else.
- Contributions must be of international interest. Authors can achieve this in several ways. Ideas and practice can be introduced from more than one country. A contribution may be based in practice in one country, or even one institution, and accompanied by commentaries from colleagues in other countries. Or, a contribution may be contextualised with reference to issues of concern to educational developers worldwide as evidenced in the scholarly literature, such as institutional change, and the nature or role of educational development. Other approaches to addressing the interests of an international audience will also be welcomed.
- The editors welcome submissions of papers, research notes, opinion pieces or descriptions of practice and book reviews. Contributions should explore the wider implications for educational developers by both drawing on and connecting back to the literature. Thus, articles that describe a local initiative without describing the wider implications for educational developers elsewhere will not normally be published.
- Papers are 5000 words or less including the abstract and citations. They may include one of the following: original work of research, literature reviews of current or recent work, potential new methods or ideas which are well elaborated and argued, or relevant conceptual and theoretical issues. Papers should clearly define the issue or problem being tackled, include some analysis or evaluation of the issue, and be linked to the academic development literature.
- Research notes are short pieces of 800-1000 words and provide a window into the lived world of academic development research. They examine issues and challenges in conceptualising and conducting research, not the results of research. They are discussions of methodological dilemmas or conceptual concerns.
- Opinion pieces or descriptions of practice, also 800-1000 words, provide for the open exchange of ideas about academic development practice worldwide. They raise and consider critical issues, demonstrate an awareness of the diverse nature of academic development and recognise that those who read the journal come from countries around the world. Responses to opinion pieces are encouraged.
- Book reviews, 1000-1500 words, of both English and non-English books, are welcomed. Reviews clearly explore the implications of the book to the research and/or practice of academic development from the reviewer’s perspective. Please contact the relevant book editor for English or non-English books (page ii for email addresses). Further information.
Abstracting and indexing services
International Journal for Academic Development is currently noted in the following: British Education Index, Contents Pages in Education, Higher Education Digest (HERI), Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Research into Higher Education Abstracts, Academic Search, EBSCOhost EJS, Australian Education Index, Higher Education Abstracts.