This journal uses ScholarOne Manuscripts (previously Manuscript Central) to peer review manuscript submissions. Please read the guide for ScholarOne authors before making a submission. Complete guidelines for preparing and submitting your manuscript to this journal are provided below.

All submissions should be made online at the Journal of Further and Higher Education's Manuscript Central site. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre.

Authors should prepare and upload two versions of their manuscript. One should be a complete text, while in the second all document information identifying the author should be removed from files to allow them to be sent anonymously to referees. When uploading files authors will then be able to define the non-anonymous version as "File not for review".

Articles should:

• Take into account the audience and readership of the journal, which includes, practitioners, researchers and policy makers, both in the United Kingdom and internationally
• Observe the conventions of accepted English usage, unless there is a good reason for not doing so, e.g. reported every day speech
• Have a title which reflects its contents accurately and briefly. Please remember that the words in the title will be used in digital retrieval and make sure that good 'search terms' are included in the title.
• Be between 4000-7000 words in length
• Be preceded by an abstract of 250 words maximum
• Be arranged in sections with sub-headings where possible to guide readers to the main business of each section.
• Be double spaced.
• Have a separate front page showing title, author names and contact details, which can be removed for anonymisation
• Include the full name, affiliation, postal address, e-mail address, and full international contact details of the author who will check proofs and receive correspondence and offprints.

Tables and captions to figures and illustrations. Tables must be uploaded as separate files and not included as part of the text. The captions to figures and illustrations should be made clear. Tables and figures should be numbered by Arabic numerals. The approximate position of tables and figures should be indicated in the manuscript. Captions should include keys to symbols.

Proofs will normally be sent to authors. They should be corrected and returned to the Editor within seven days. Major alterations to the text cannot be accepted.

Free article access: Corresponding authors can receive 50 free reprints, free online access to their article through our website 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

Visit our Author Services website for further resources and guides to the complete publication process and beyond.