Journal Details
Gender and Education
Instructions for Authors
Authors should prepare and upload two versions of their manuscript. One should be a complete text, which should include a title page identifying the author/s, and should be named ''File not for Review'' while in the second all information identifying the author should be removed to allow for peer reviewing of anonymous manuscripts. Please name this ''Anonymous File for Review''.
When you revise your manuscript please highlight the changes you make in the manuscript by using the track changes mode in MS Word. Please DO NOT simply bold or highlight your revisions. You will need to upload two versions of your revised article to Manuscript Central, following the same procedure as for submitting your initial version:
2. A 'clean' version should be uploaded and titled 'manuscript for review purposes'. Please select 'main document' from the drop down menu to describe this version.
Original articles, between 4,000 and 8,000 words. The upper word limit of 8,000 is inclusive of a bibliography and an abstract of up to 150 words. Please note that your article will be unsubmitted from Manuscript Central if it exceeds this upper word limit. The editors will consider revised articles (up to a maximum word limit of 9,000 words) if reviewers have requested additional material, but all initial submissions must not exceed 8,000 words.
Viewpoints, up to 5,000 words, that are more polemical in tone and possibly based on the life experiences, ideas and views of the writer. The above guidelines on the upper word limit apply.
Comment and critique, up to 5,000 words, about current events and policy developments in education. Such comment and critique could relate to the international stage or to a particular country. The above guidelines on the upper word limit apply.
We mostly publish single reviews of books by individuals of between 650 and 900 words. However, we encourage diversity within reviews and also occasionally publish: jointly-authored reviews, review essays discussing three or more books, paired reviews comparing two books, and extended reviews of books published in languages other than English.
Reviews are carried out by people studying or working in relevant areas. Books are usually reviewed by informed non-experts. The reviews editor actively encourages people who are new to reviewing and to journal publication. To this end they send out a ‘Beginners Guide to Book Reviewing' and offer to constructively comment on a draft review. If you would like to review for the journal then you should email the reviews editor directly.
Reviewers are asked to give a sense of the content of the book and of its usefulness to readers of Gender and Education. Reviewers should evaluate the book but should also ensure that their review contains something positive. Reviews do not go through a formal peer review process but are edited for style and content by the reviews editor.Manuscripts should not presently be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Submissions should be double spaced, with ample margins and bear the title of the contribution plus an abstract of 100-150 words and six keywords for online searching purposes. In order to protect anonymity, name(s) of the author(s) and institutional address, if any, should appear on a separate title page. The full postal address 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. The approximate total number of words should be specified on the title page.
Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide
Please use UK spelling (e.g. colour, organise) and single quotation marks with double within if needed.
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_instructions.pdf
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 template queries, please contact authortemplate@tandf.co.uk
Tables and captions to illustrations. Tables should be typed out on separate sheets and not included as part of the text. The captions to illustrations should be gathered together and also typed out on a separate sheet. Tables and figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals. The approximate position of tables and figures should be indicated in the manuscript. Captions should include keys to symbols.
Articles Accepted for Publication in Gender and Education.
Proofs will be sent to authors if there is sufficient time to do so. They should be corrected and returned to the Editor 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.
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