Journal Details
Teacher Development
An international journal of teachers' professional development
Instructions for Authors
***Note to Authors: please make sure your contact address information is clearly visible on the outside of all packages you are sending to Editors.***
Unless agreed otherwise all accepted papers become the copyright of Teacher Development.
All contributions (including where relevant, abstract, quotations, tabular material, references, etc.) should be presented in English. Each contribution should bear a title, name(s) of the author(s) and full contact address (including electronic mail address and telephone number) for proofs and correspondence.
Normally, articles should be between 4000 and 6000 words, although in exceptional circumstances longer articles are considered, and should contain in addition to the main text:
Manuscripts should be sent as an email attachment to Sarah Delmas at editing@mail.com
Manuscripts submitted should be original, not under review by any other publication and not published elsewhere.
All pages should be numbered. Footnotes to the text should be avoided. Sponsorship of research reported (e.g. by research councils, government departments and agencies, etc.) should be declared. To allow refereeing, all submissions must be properly formatted for anonymous reviewing. Authors' names, institutions and email addresses should be typed on a separate sheet and submitted with the manuscript. The full postal and email address of the author who will check proofs and receive correspondence and offprints should also be included.
Each paper should be accompanied on separate sheets by an abstract of 100 to 150 words, and five keywords which describe the content, methodological approaches and distinctive findings of the research. These keywords will be used to support online searches so it is important that they represent your article as comprehensively as possible.
Description of the Journal's article style
Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide
Any consistent spelling style is acceptable. Use single quotation marks with double within if needed.
This journal requires a short paragraph of bibliographical details for all contributors.
A Word template is available for this journal (please save the Word template to your hard drive and open it for use by clicking on the icon in Windows Explorer).
If you have any questions about references or formatting your article, please contact authorqueries@tandf.co.uk
Tables and captions to illustrations. Tables must be typed out on separate sheets and not included as part of the text. The captions to illustrations should be gathered together and also typed out on a separate sheet. Tables and Figures should be numbered consecutively by Arabic numerals. The approximate position of tables and figures should be indicated in the manuscript. Captions should include keys to any symbols used.
Figures. Please supply one set of artwork in a finished form, suitable for reproduction. Figures will not normally be redrawn by the publisher.
Titles of journals and names of publishers, etc. should not be abbreviated. Acronyms for the names of organisations, examinations, etc. should be preceded by the title in full.
Submission of Books and Software for Review
Authors and publishers wishing to have their products reviewed should submit one or preferably two copies to: Professor Mike Golby, 3 Patricia Close, Exeter EX4 4RT (email: michael.golby@yahoo.co.uk). Materials submitted for review cannot be returned. In the case of software, please ensure that all supporting documentation is included.
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 available for authors to check if there is sufficient time to do so. They should be corrected and returned to the Publisher within three working days of receipt. 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 (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 license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to Teacher Development.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 retain many rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies, which can be found at www.informaworld.com/authors_journals_copyright_position. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.
Please see our Guidelines on Electronic Article Processing for manuscripts already accepted for publication.
