NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS

(UPDATED, SEPTEMBER 2006)
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 Editor’s decision(s) with regard to manuscripts are final.

MANUSCRIPT PRESENTATION:

1. Papers should be submitted by email as MS Word files to Tanya Fitzgerald (tfitzgerald@unitec.ac.nz). Papers should not normally exceed 6,000 words (including references). Leadership stories should not normally exceed 3,000
   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 Arial or similar font 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. Only references cited in the text should be listed. Some examples of this reference style are:

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

BOOK
Author, B. (2005). Book title. City: Publisher

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

EDITED BOOK
Author, D. and Author, E. (eds.) (2003). Book title. City: Publisher.

ONLINE PUBLICATION
Author, F. (2002). Title of article. [online]. Available at www.nzeals.org.nz.

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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