NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS:

Papers accepted become the copyright of Learning Difficulties Australia.

Contributors can e-mail their articles to The Editors: ajld@speced.sed.mq.edu.au.

Manuscripts, ideally between 2000 and 8000 words (research notes up to 2000 words), should be produced in recent (post-2000) versions of Microsoft Word for Mac or PC, and attached as an enclosure to the e-mailed standard submission letter. A separate cover sheet should bear the title of the contribution, name(s) of the author(s) and the address where the work was carried out. A second sheet should again the give the title article (without the name(s) of the author(s), to facilitate ‘blind' refereeing), together with an abstract of 100-150 words. The full postal address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address of the author who will check proofs and receive correspondence, should also be included.

Articles should be double spaced, with ample margins adhering to the style guide of the American Psychological Association (APA) (fifth edition). All pages should be numbered. Footnotes to the text should be avoided.

Statistics. Given the nature of this journal, it is expected that indications of effect size will be included by authors, where possible, so as to allow readers to form a judgement as to the importance of any findings reported.

Tables and illustrations. Tables and figures must be appended as separate sheets and not included as part of the text. Tables and figures should be numbered separately. The approximate position of tables and figures should be indicated in the manuscript. Captions should include keys to symbols. Please supply artwork in the finished form, suitable for reproduction. Figures will not be redrawn by the publisher.

References should be indicated in the typescript by giving the author's name, with the year of publication in parentheses, as detailed in the APA style guide. If several papers by the same author(s) and from the same year are cited, a, b, c, etc. should be put after the year of publication. The references should be listed in full at the end of the paper in standard APA format. For example:

Brown, J., & Morris, D. (2005). Meeting the needs of low spellers in a second-grade classroom. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 21, 165-184.

Stanovich, K. E. (2000). Progress in understanding reading: Scientific foundations and new frontiers. New York: The Guildford Press.

Proofs will be emailed to authors if there is sufficient time to do so. They should be corrected and returned within three days. Major alterations to the text cannot be accepted.