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Guidelines for Contributors

Manuscript Preparation.

1. SUBMISSIONS. Authors should send an electronic copy of all submissions to TEACH.editor@avondale.edu.au with a copy to the editorial secretary, lyndell.dale@avondale.edu.au, as an attachment in Microsoft Word. A covering letter should declare that the contribution has not been published previously, and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere.
2. LENGTH and ORGANISATION. Scholarly articles and research papers should be between 3000 and 5000 words in length. The first page of the manuscript should list the title, the author's name, postal address, contact phone number, and affiliation, together with 2-3 lines of auto-biographical information. The subsequent page should also show the manuscript's title, followed by a 100-200 word abstract that precedes the article. Where applicable, headings and sub-headings should be used to enhance logical organisation of subject matter, lines of reasoning, and also to emphasise significant ideas and concepts.
3. LAYOUT and FORMAT. The text should be size 12 font, double spaced, fully justified, with ample margins, headings in bold, and lettering in Times New Roman.
   Hyphenation may be used to break the text, if necessary.
   Footnotes should be avoided and endnotes kept to a minimum. These should be numbered serially in superscript and then appear at the end of the text, ahead of the references.
   Quotations of more than two lines should be indented at both margins. If a quote exceeds 100 words, authors may need to seek permission from the relevant publisher.
   Tables and Figures (including photographs) should be numbered and titled. Their positions in the text must be indicated clearly. They must be placed in the appendix, on separate pages, after the references.
4. LANGUAGE. Non-discriminatory language is expected.
5. CONDITIONS OF PUBLICATION. A condition of publication is that submitted articles and papers are original contributions which have not been published previously, or are not being considered for publication elsewhere. On publication, they become the copyright of the journal but, on request, may appear in other publications. Papers presented at conferences, but not published, are eligible for TEACH.
6. REVIEW PROCESS. Scholarly articles and research papers are refereed / peer reviewed.
7. ENTITLEMENTS. Occasionally, articles may be commissioned. Nevertheless, as a general rule, the journal will not pay for articles.
8. EDITING. All copy may be edited, condensed (if required, in consultation with the author/s), or declined for publication.

9. REFERENCES. The journal's referencing style is not prescriptive. This allows authors the freedom to use an accepted conventional style, appropriate to their academic discipline and subject matter. One such example is given below:

   Books:

   Sire, J. (2000). Habits of the mind: Intellectual life as a Christian calling. Downers Grove, Ill: Intervarsity Press.

   Articles:

   Berreth, D. & Scherer, M. (1993). On transmitting values: A conversation with Amitai Etzioni. Educational Leadership, 51(3), 12-15.

   Chapters within Books:

   Ankeny, M. (1999). Teaching as story: Using biography to nurture reflective Christian educators, in D. Elliot and S. Holtrop (Eds.). Nurturing and reflective teachers : A Christian approach for the 21st century. Claremont, Ca: Learning Light Educational Publishing, pp. 303-312.

   Websites:

   Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2001). Transition from education to work. Retrieved July 14, 2001 from http://www.ausstats/abs%40.nsf/Open

   References should be listed fully, in alphabetical order, at the end of an article. It is also important that manuscripts are internally consistent in the use of the observed referencing style.