Australian Journal of Adult Learning


Notes for Intending Contributors


  1. Papers are to be sent to the Editor, Professor Roger Harris, Adult and Vocational Education, School of Education, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes SA 5095. Phone: 08 8302 6246. Fax: 08 8302 6832. Email: roger.harris@unisa.edu.au.

  2. Submission of an electronic copy of a contribution is preferred, with one paper copy posted against which the electronic print-out may be checked for accurate layout.

  3. The paper should not exceed 5,500 words in length. The paper (and its title) is to be clearly typed on one side only of A4 paper.

  4. Authors are also to submit, separately from the paper:

    • the title of the article (repeated), names(s) of the author(s) and your institutional affiliation(s);
    • an abstract of between 100 and 150 words;
    • a five-line biographical note on present position and any information of special relevance such as research interests;
    • complete contact details, including postal and email addresses, and telephone and fax numbers; and
    • a clear indication of whether you want your paper to be refereed (that is, blind peer reviewed by at least two specialist reviewers from Australia and/or overseas) - if there is no indication, the paper will be considered as a non-refereed contribution.

  5. Any complex tables, figures and diagrams are to be supplied in camera-ready copy, on separate sheets with an indication of the appropriate location in the text.

  6. Authors are to follow the style used in current issues of the Journal. Footnotes should not be used. References should be indicated in text with the author(s), the year of publication and pagination, where necessary, in parentheses; for example, Jones (1998), or (Collins, 1999:101). References are then listed in full, including pages, at the end of the paper, in consistent form; for example:

    • for books: McCourt, F (2005). Teacher man: A memoir, London: Fourth Estate.
    • for articles: Timma, H (2005). 'Assessor judgements and everyday worker performance', Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 45(2), July, 155-171.
    • for chapters: Garrick, J. & Solomon, N. (2001). 'Technologies of learning at work: Disciplining the self', in Sheared, V. & Sissel, P.A. (eds.), Making space: Merging theory and practice in adult education, Westport, Connecticut: Bergin & Garvey, 301-313.

  7. Papers are accepted on the understanding that they are not being considered for publication elsewhere. Authors of main papers accepted for publication in the Journal will receive one copy of the Journal and five reprints of their paper. Other authors will receive two reprints of their contribution.

  8. Brief research reports and book reviews (of approximately 800 words) relating to adult and community education would be welcomed.

  9. Some issues of the Journal are thematic. While papers published in a particular issue are not restricted to the theme, intending contributors are encouraged to submit papers on themes announced from time to time.