NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS

(UPDATED, FEBRUARY 2010)
All papers submitted to Journal of Educational Leadership, Policy and Practice are subject to refereeing by two independent scholarly reviewers before being considered for publication. The Editors’ decision(s) with regard to manuscripts are final.

MANUSCRIPT PRESENTATION:

1. Papers should be submitted by email as MS Word files to Jennie Billot (jennie.billot@aut.ac.nz) or Jenny Collins (jcollins@unitec.ac.nz).
   • Full papers should not exceed 7,000 words (including references).
   • Leadership Stories should not normally exceed 3,000 words.
   • Book Reviews can be between 750 - 1,500 words.
2. Name, institution and contact details should appear on a separate page at the beginning of the manuscript.
3. Provide an abstract of no more than 200 words.
4. Spelling should follow the Oxford Dictionary.
5. Manuscripts should be 1.5 spaced, 12 point Times New Roman with margins of no more than 35mm. All text should be fully justified. Paragraphs should be indented 15mm except for the first line following any heading.
6. Quotes of more than 40 words should be indented 25mm left and right, single spaced and in italics.
7. Remove all bias in language.
8. Avoid the use of footnotes or endnotes.
9. Figures and tables should follow APA conventions and where possible should be supplied in TIFF format.
10. Authors should remove any self-identifying citations or references in the text and the References List. When papers are first submitted, XXXX can be used to denote the removal of such references. It is the responsibility of the author(s) to insert all references once the paper has been accepted for publication.
11. Acknowledgements should be placed in a separate section at the end of the text and before the References List.

REFERENCING AND FORMATTING:
The APA style set out in the publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition) is required. Papers that do not adhere to this protocol will be returned to the author for revision.

Only references cited in the text should be listed. Some examples of this reference style are:

REFERENCES [LIST]:

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Author, A. (2006). Article title. Journal Title, Volume(Number), xx-xxx.

Author, A., & Author, B. (2006). Article title. Journal Title, Volume(Number), xx-xxx.
When a reference has more than 6 authors, cite only the first 6 authors followed by et al.

BOOK
Author, B. (2005). Book title. City: Publisher.
Author, D., & Author, E. (2003). Book title. City: Publisher.

CHAPTER IN AN EDITED BOOK
Author, C. (2004). Chapter title. In C. Author (Ed.), Book title. (3rd ed., pp. xx-xxx). City: Publisher.

ELECTRONIC JOURNAL ARTICLE
Author, A., Author, B., & Author, C. (2006). Title. Journal Title, Volume(Number), xx-xxx. Retrieved November 25, 2007, from http://www.cdc.gov/ncid/Ef/vol10no6/04-0264.htm

UNPUBLISHED THESIS OR DISSERTATION
Author, G. (2004).  Title of doctoral or master’s thesis. Unpublished doctoral or master’s thesis, Name of institution, Location/City.

CITATIONS IN THE TEXT

According to Smith (2003) a growing body of research………
It was observed by Author and Author (2003) that a growing body of research….
It was observed that there was a growing body of research (Author & Author, 2003).

For three, four, or five authors, cite all the names followed by the year the first time in the text. In subsequent citations, include the surname of first authorfollowed by et al. (a period after et al. is important) and the year of publication.

For six or more authors, cite only the surname of the first author followed by
et al. and the year for the first and subsequent citations.

Proofs:
Proofs will be sent to the first author. This provides opportunity for authors to check their manuscript and all references. No substantial changes can be made at this point.

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