Journal Details
Assessment in Education
Principles, Policy & Practice
Instructions for Authors
Papers accepted become the copyright of the Journal, unless otherwise specifically agreed.
Manuscripts should be submitted online using the Assessment in Education ScholarOne Manuscripts 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 – containing author information”. (We prefer to receive files in Microsoft Word PC format.)
Articles should be 5,000-7,000 words in length and be double spaced, with ample margins, and on a separate page bear the title of the contribution, name(s) of the author(s) and the address where the work was carried out. An abstract of 100-150 words should be included and a short note of bibliographical details. The full postal and email addresses of the author who will check proofs and receive correspondence and offprints should also be included. All pages should be numbered.
Footnotes to the text should be avoided wherever this is reasonably possible.
Profiles should be 3,000-6,000 words in length (including bibliography) and should be submitted to the Journal as detailed above, indicating clearly that they are to be considered for publication within the section Profiles of Educational Assessment Systems World-wide.
Books for Review should be addressed to Dr Kathryn Ecclestone, Westminster Institute of Education, Oxford Brookes University, Harcourt Hill Campus, Oxford OX2 9AT. Email: kecclestone@brookes.ac.uk
Tables and captions to illustrations. Tables must be provided on separate pages and not included as part of the text. The captions to illustrations should be gathered together and also typed out on a separate page. 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.
Figures. Please supply one set of artwork in a finished form, suitable for reproduction. Figures will not normally be redrawn by the publisher.
Description of the Journal's article style
Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide
The journal uses English spellings (e.g. colour, organise) and single quotes (with double within), and 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).
Word Templates
Word templates are available for this journal.
Please open and read the instruction document first, as this will explain how to save and then use the template.
Select the template that is most suitable for your operating system.
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2003_instructions.pdf
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2003.dot
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2007_instructions.pdf
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2007.dotx
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_Mac_2004_instructions.pdf
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_Mac_2004.dot
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_Mac_2008.dot
If you are not able to use the template via the links or if you have any other queries, please contact authortemplate@tandf.co.uk
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. They should be corrected and returned to the Publisher within three days. Major alterations to the text cannot be accepted.
Free article access: Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website (www.informaworld.com) and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Reprints of articles published in this journal can be purchased 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 Taylor & Francis. 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.
