Instructions for Authors

All submissions should be made online at the Journal of Vocational Education & Training'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”. 

Manuscripts should be filed in Word or rtf, page numbered, double spaced with ample margins, bearing the title of the article, name(s) of the author(s), and the address where the work was carried out. All manuscripts appearing in the Journal of Vocational Education & Training are peer reviewed, and should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. The journal's language is English. British English or American English spelling and terminology may be used, but either one should be followed consistently through the contribution.

Manuscripts for the Journal of Vocational Education & Training normally fall into one of the following two categories:

• Articles, ideally between 4000 and 6000 words (including references, tables and figures)
• Comments and critique, usually not more than 3000 words (including references, tables and figures). Articles in this category will be printed in a separate "Forum" section of the journal.

Authors should state which category the contribution is intended for. All manuscripts should have a title, and be accompanied by an abstract of no more than 150 words. In the manuscript, first, second and third order headings should be clearly distinguishable but not numbered. Supplementary material should be collected in an appendix and placed after the references. Notes should be avoided, but if used, should be placed as endnotes before the references. Acknowledgements of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section before the references. Cross-referencing in the text should use the following formats:

• Winograd (1986, p. 204)
• (Winograd 1986a, 1986b)
• (Winograd 1986; Olsen, Jared, Gilliam & Smith, 1990)
• Bullen and Bennett (1990)
• (Bullen & Bennett, 1990)

Copyright. It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or licence the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts in EAIR. This enables the Publisher 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.

Peer Review Policy. All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.

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