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Guidelines for Submissions

Please prepare two versions of your submission: one anonymous version (without author names) and one identified version (with author names). These submissions should be identical in every other respect.

When uploading your identified version, please be sure to use one line for each institution to name author(s) and university affiliation. Do not include the author’s title:

John Brown and Jane Doe, Queensland University of Technology

Jack Smith, University of Queensland

Ensure that there is one single space line before and one single space line following the list of authors.

Submissions should conform to the following formatting:

Single spaced throughout
Times New Roman 12-point font
A4 size page formatting
2.5cm margins on all sides
Avoid footnotes if possible

Required Section Headings

For empirical papers:

Introduction to the research problem
Literature review
Method/Approach
Results/Findings
Discussion and implications
References

For conceptual papers:

Introduction to the research problem
Literature review
Proposed theoretical framework/concepts
Discussion and implications
References

For practitioner case studies:

Brief company overview
Problem/opportunity statement (including aims and SMART objectives)
Strategy/campaign/intervention
Outcomes/evaluation
Results and lessons learned
References

Formatting of Headings

Major headings should be centred and in bold typeface. The first letter of each major word should be capitalised. (Do not use block capitals throughout the words and do not use Microsoft Word “title case” function, as this capitalises minor words inappropriately).

Sub-headings also should be in bold typeface, but left justified, with the first letter of each major word capitalised. Sub-headings should have one single space line before and one single space line following.

Figures and Tables

Figures and tables should be kept to a minimum. If figures and tables are deemed essential:

They should be integrated within the text as soon as convenient after they have been cited.
Headings should be bold, with leading capitals for major words (not block capitals), and be preceded and followed by one line.
They should be numbered and referred to by number.
They should be presented in black and white.

Tables should consist of at least four (4) columns and four (4) rows; otherwise their results should be integrated in the text. Designate units (e.g., $) in column headings. Align all numerals, including decimals. Refer to table in the text by number. Avoid using terms “above”, “below” and “preceding” to refer to the table. If possible, combine closely related tables. Make sure the necessary measures of statistical significance are reported within the table.

Numbers within the text

Numbers up to nine should be typed as words, e.g., two as opposed to 2, but 10 not ten.

Mathematical notation

Mathematical notation must be clear within the text. Equations should be centred on the page. If equations are numbered, type the number in parentheses flush with the left margin. A marginal note should identify unusual symbols and Greek letters. If equations are too wide to fit in a single column, indicate appropriate breaks.

Citation in text

Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard reference style of the journal and should include a substitution of the publication date with either ‘Unpublished results’ or ‘Personal communication’ Citation of a reference as ‘in press’ implies that the item has been accepted for publication.

Web references

As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.

Reference style

In Text: Citations in the text should follow the referencing style used by the American Psychological Association. You are referred to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition, ISBN 978-1-4338-0561-5, copies of which may be ordered from http://books.apa.org/books.cfm?id=4200067 or APA Order Dept., P.O.B. 2710, Hyattsville, MD 20784, USA or APA, 3 Henrietta Street, London, WC3E 8LU, UK. Details concerning this referencing style can also be found at http://linguistics.byu.edu/faculty/henrichsenl/apa/apa01.html.

List: references should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters “a”, “b”, “c”, etc., placed after the year of publication.

Examples:

Reference to a journal publication:

Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J. A. J., & Lupton, R. A. (2000). The art of writing a scientific article. Journal of Scientific Communications, 163, 51-59.

Reference to a book:

Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (1979). The elements of style. (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan, (Chapter 4).

Reference to a chapter in an edited book:

Mettam, G. R., & Adams, L. B. (1994). How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In B. S. Jones, & R. Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the electronic age (pp. 281-304). New York: E-Publishing Inc.

Contact us:

Professor Rebekah Russell-Bennett
P: +61 7 3138 2894
E: rebekah.bennett@qut.edu.au

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