Notes for Contributors
Submission of mss: email the submission as a Word document in single-line spacing throughout, to the Editor (Email: Lynne.Baldwin@brunel.ac.uk). Please do not post hardcopy.
When submitting your article please confirm that all authors have agreed to the submission and that the article is not currently being considered for publication by any other journal.
Submissions should include:
(i) title page with full title, full name of each author with current affiliation and full address/phone/fax/email details plus short biographical note.
(ii) abstract of 100-150 words.
(iii) 5-10 key words.
(iv) main text and word count - suggested target is 3000-5000 words.Text to be clearly organized, with a clear hierarchy of headings and subheadings and quotations exceeding 40 words displayed, indented, in the text .Texts of a length greatly exceeding this will be considered as interest warrants and space permits.
(v) there should be no foot or endnotes.
(vi) references in both the text and end notes should follow Harvard style. References are cited in the text thus: (author, date: page).
(vii) an alphabetical references section should follow the text (and end notes if any), using the Harvard system.
Books
Castells, M. (1996) The Rise of the Network Society. Oxford: Blackwell.
Articles in edited books
McNay, I. (1995) 'From the Collegial Academy to Corporate Enterprise:The Changing Cultures of Universities', in Tom Schuller (ed.)The Changing University, pp. 105-15. Milton Keynes: Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press.
Journal articles
Tucker, G. (1997) 'Learning Technology: Integrating Technological and Organisational Change', Teaching Forum 44(Spring): 19-20.
Papers
Gibbs, G. & Blackmore, P. (1996) 'Supporting Staff Development within Departments (draft 4)', Document no. 8, Oxford Brookes Centre for Staff Development workshop, February.
Websites
Stainfield, J., Funnell, D. & Harrison, M. (1996) 'International Economic Change', CTI Geography, University of Leicester: http/sh.plym.ac.uk/TeachingLearning/p1bailey.htm [accessed 7 September 2001].
Tables: tables should be provided at the end of the document and their position indicated by a marginal 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 in a separate document. They should be reproducible to a final printed text area of 115 mm x 185 mm. Illustrations on disk should be supplied as black and white TIFF or EPS files at 300 dpi minimum. Photographs, if used (sparingly), should preferably be submitted as clear, glossy, unmounted black and white prints with a good range of contrast. Slides are also acceptable. All figures should have short descriptive captions typed on a separate sheet.
Authors are responsible for obtaining permissions from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. Permission letters must be supplied to SAGE.
Style: use a clear style, avoiding jargon. If technical terms or acronyms must be included, define them when first used. Use non-discriminatory language and plurals rather than he/she.
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. Present dates in the form 1 May 1998. Do not use points in abbreviations, contractions or acronyms (e.g. AD, USA, Dr, PhD).
Proofs and offprints: authors will receive proofs of their articles and be asked to send corrections to The Editor, Active Learning in Higher Education, Brunel Business School, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH, UK within 2 weeks. They will receive a complimentary copy of the journal and controlled access to a pdf of their article.
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