***Note to Authors: please make sure your contact address information is clearly visible on the outside of all packages you are sending to Editors.***

All submissions to the journal should be sent to: Associate Professor Som Naidu, PhD, Editor (Distance Education), The University of Melbourne Elisabeth Murdoch Building, Victoria, 3010, Australia. Email: Som Naidu

The language of the publication is English. Articles should not exceed 7,000 words and must include a clear and concise abstract of 100 to 150 words. Longer articles may be acceptable for publication consideration after agreement is reached with the Executive Editor. Book Reviews, Research Notes and Ideas are invited also, but these should not exceed 2,000 words. All submissions including abstract, figures, tables, and references must be double-spaced, and typed on one side only with at least one-inch margin on all sides. Contributions must be submitted in electronic form (as a Word document) along with a paper copy. To facilitate blind review, all indication of authorship should appear on a detachable cover page only. All suggestions for books and other types of materials for review must also be sent to the Executive Editor.

Submissions for review must be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, published by the American Psychological Association, APA Order Department, PO Box 2710, Hyattsville, MD, 20784, USA. Submissions that are not prepared using the APA publication guidelines cannot be accepted for review. Some information on the APA Publication Style Manual is available at the following Websites: http://www.apa.org/books/pubman.html. Electronic referencing style recommended by the American Psychological Association is available at the following site: http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html.

Please see our Guidelines on Electronic Article Processing for manuscripts already accepted for publication.

Figures and Tables
Figures must be submitted in camera-ready format suitable for reproduction. If this is not possible, figures will be redrawn by the publishers. Type figure legends double-spaced on a separate sheet of paper. Indicate the title of the article and the number of the figure lightly in pencil on the back of each. The captions to illustrations should be placed together and also typed on a separate sheet. All figures and tables should be numbered separately using Arabic numerals, and placed together at the end of the manuscript. Clearly visible notes within the text (such as "Place Table 1 About Here") should be used to indicate their approximate placement in the article.

Review by Editorial Board
All papers are reviewed by members of the Editorial Board with expertise in the areas(s) represented by a paper, and/or invited reviewers with special competence in the area(s) covered. The Editors reserve the right to make minor alterations to all papers that are accepted for publication.

Citations, References, and Equations etc.
The presentation of citations, references, equations and all other similar information should strictly conform to the APA Style Guide. Author(s) are responsible for checking the accuracy of these and ensuring that all in-text references appear in the Reference List at the end of the contribution.

Style guidelines
Description of the Journal's article style
Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide
Any consistent spelling and punctuation style may be used.
This journal requires a short paragraph of bibliographical details for all contributors.
If you have any questions about references or formatting your article, please contact authorqueries@tandf.co.uk (please mention the journal title in your email).

We strongly encourage you to send the final, revised version of your article, electronically, by email. More help and guidelines on submitting articles already accepted for publication. Please note that this information applies only to authors whose articles have been reviewed, revised, and accepted for publication.

Proofs will be sent to authors if there is sufficient time to do so. These should be corrected and returned to the publisher within three days of receipt. Major alterations to the text at the proofreading stage cannot be accepted.

Free article access: Corresponding authors can receive 50 free reprints, free online access to their article through our website (www.informaworld.com) and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Complimentary reprints are available through Rightslink® and additional reprints can be ordered through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk

Copyright: It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or licence the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia, Inc. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors may, of course, use the article elsewhere after publication without prior permission from Taylor & Francis, provided that acknowledgement is given to the Journal as the original source of publication, and that Taylor & Francis is notified so that our records show that its use is properly authorised. Authors retain a number of other rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies documents. These policies are referred to at www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authorrights.pdf for full details. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.