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Author Guidelines
It is a condition of publication that all manuscripts must be written in clear and grammatical English and be submitted to the International Journal for Researcher Development- web site at http://www.researcherdevelopmentjournal.org/
Minimal exceptions will be allowed. If you are unable to provide an electronic version of your paper, please contact the Editorial manager prior to submission (e-mail: dvd20@admin.cam.ac.uk telephone +44 01223 765686
Each manuscript is to be accompanied by an electronic cover letter outlining the basic findings of the paper and their significance, providing the following information:
· The full name and address of the corresponding author (including telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address).
· Any known changes of address within a period of six months after submission of the paper.
· The full title of the submitted paper.
Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication has been approved by all the authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in either the same or another language, without the consent of the editors and the publisher. Reference should be made to previously published abstracts, etc. in the introductory section. Responsibility for the accuracy of the material in the manuscript, including bibliographic citations, lies entirely with the authors.
Ethics
When reporting research using human subjects and which is intended for publication in IJRD, authors should follow procedures that are in accordance with the ethical standards as formulated in the Research Ethics Framework as far as possible. http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/Images/ESRC_Re_Ethics_Frame_tcm6-11291.pdf
Revisions and publications dates
Papers requiring revision and/or condensation will be returned to the authors by the Editorial manager, specifying the requested alterations and including the (anonymous) referee reports. Authors are requested to resubmit the revised paper within three months. Papers not resubmitted within three months will be treated as new submissions.
Scope of IJRD
IJRD is a new on-line not-for-profit journal for the promotion, transfer, facilitation and dissemination of the sharing of good practice in the field of researcher development in higher education.
It is expected that submissions should contribute to either:
· Recommendations for good practice in researcher development
· Theoretical debate relevant to the area of researcher development
· Facilitation of interchange between researchers, policy makers, educational developers and higher education staff
Scope for manuscripts accepted for inclusion:
· Surveys of current practice in relation to important policy issues affecting researchers
· Case studies of current practice, including a clear evaluation
· Evaluation studies of researcher development activities
· Reviews of theoretical or practice-based development activities
· · Reports on innovative development activities, including clear rationale and evaluation
Format of manuscripts
Manuscripts should be in the form of referenced articles of around 10000 words; or short reports of around 5000 words in rtf or Word. Manuscripts should be submitted as double-spaced documents, in two column /page format with figures, tables or graphs already embedded in the text. This will minimize the amount of time needed for copy-editing and allow rapid publication of your work. References should be of the following format
Anderson, D.V., Tucker, E.M., Powell, J.R. and Porter, P. (1987) Bovine monoclonal antibodies to the F5 (K99) pilus antigen of E.coli produced by murine/bovine hybridomas. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 15 223-237
To submit a paper, please click on User Home/Author in the navigation bar and follow the five step instructions. We look forward to receiving your manuscript.
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
- If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
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