Submission of Manuscripts
AJDE encourages the submission of articles about methods and techniques of teaching at a distance, about learning, and about management and administration but also encourages authors to write about policies, theories, and values that drive distance education. Articles should be based on research, although all methods and approaches to research are welcome. Authors are advised to ensure that their work is appropriately grounded in a review of existing literature. Submissions are accepted with the understanding that they will be subject to review and editorial revision and that they neither have been nor will be published elsewhere.
The Chicago Manual of Style, fifteenth edition, should be used as the guide for manuscript style, especially for quotations, references, reference lists, punctuation, style, and grammar. If the manual is not available, authors should study previous issues of AJDE. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically by e-mail as an attachment in Word format. The length should not exceed three to four thousand words, including captions, bylines, notes, and references.
All manuscripts and inquiries about articles should be sent
to:
Michael Grahame Moore, Editor
The American Journal of Distance Education
College of Education
The Pennsylvania State University
E-mail: mgmoore@psu.edu
Inquiries and proposals regarding book reviews should
be addressed to the Book Reviews Editor, Dr. Michael Beaudoin, at mbeaudoin@mailbox.une.edu,
and those concerning Interviews should be sent to the Interviews Editor,
Dr. Darcy Hardy at DHardy@utsystem.edu
Citations
When referring to another work, give the author's last name and year of publication in parentheses and without punctuation, unless page numbers are included. References are placed before marks of punctuation when possible.
(Smith 2001), (Garrison, Anderson, and Archer 2000), (Stewart et al. 2004), (Mason 1998; Neuhauser 2002), (Thomas 1997, 1989b), (Jones 1998, 69), Jones (2002) states . . .
Reference List* (see examples below)
Citations are keyed to a reference list at the end of the manuscript which is alphabetically arranged by authors’ last name. The year of publication follows the author’s name. Title capitalization is used for journal titles, sentence capitalization for book and article titles. The basic reference list formats are:
Last name, Initials. Year. Article title: Article subtitle. Journal Title Volume (issue): pages.
Last name, Initials, Initials Last name2, and Initials Last name3. Year. Book title. City: Publisher.
Notes
Avoid the use of notes. If essential, notes are numbered consecutively
in the text and listed at the end of the manuscript before the reference
list. Do not use footnotes.
Long Quotations
Quotations over three lines should be indented from the left margin and
clearly separated from the body of the text.
Review Procedures
Submissions are refereed by two individuals identified by the editor.
A manuscript is judged on the basis of originality, scholarship, clarity
of discourse, and significance, as well as the degree to which the subject
matter contributes to the study and practice of distance education. Referees’
notes and editorial comments are usually communicated to the author when
revision is requested. Articles are submitted on the understanding that
if rejected, the editor is NOT obliged to supply reviewers’ comments,
and WILL NOT enter into correspondence concerning the merits of the article
after a decision to reject it has been made. The editor retains the final
authority to accept or reject manuscripts.
Copyright
Prior to publications, a copyright transfer form must be filled out, signed
by the author, and returned to AJDE.
Compensation
Compensation for articles published in AJDE will be three copies of the
issue in which the article appears for the main author and one copy each
for all other authors.
Reference List Examples*
Journal Articles:
Collis, B., and J. Moonen. 2002. Flexible learning in a digital world. Open Learning 17 (3): 217-230.
DeTure, M. 2004. Cognitive style and self-efficacy: Predicting student success in online distance education. The American Journal of Distance Education 18 (1): 21-38.
Muirhead, B. 2002. Research advice for today’s online doctoral students. U.S. Distance Learning Association Journal 16 (6). Available online at http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/JUN02_Issue/article03.html
Nellis, P., D. Hosman, J. M. King, and C. Armstead. 2002. Web-based faculty development using time-revealed scenarios. New Directions for Community Colleges 120:27-34.
Books, One Author (or Editor):
Khan, B. H., ed. 1997. Web-based instruction. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications.
Roberts, T. S. 2004. Online collaborative learning: Theory and practice. Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing.
Wlodkowski, R. 1999. Enhancing adult motivation to learn. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Books, Two or More Authors:
Chute, A. G., M. M. Thompson, and B. W. Hancock. 1999. The McGraw-Hill handbook of distance learning. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Moore, M. G., and W. G. Anderson, eds. 2003. Handbook of distance education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Sallis, E., and G. Jones. 2002. Knowledge management in education: Enhancing learning and education. London: Kogan Page.
Chapters in Books:
Duffy, T. M., and J. R. Kirkley. 2004. Introduction: Theory and practicing distance education. In learner-centered theory and practice in distance education, ed. T. M. Duffy and J. R. Kirkley, 3-13. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Paulsen, M. F. 1995. Moderating educational computer conferences. In Computer Mediated Communication and the Online Classroom. Vol. 3, Distance education, ed. Z. L. Berge and M. P. Collins, 81-89. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Papers:
Roblyer, M. 2002. A rubric to encourage and assess student engagement in online course conferences. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education Annual Conference, March, Nashville, TN.
Stuart, D., E. Varonis, R. Oswald, and E. Newton. 2003. From theory to practice: Using Web-based instruction for professional development. Paper presented at the Ohio Learning Network Annual Conference, Columbus, OH.
Dissertations:
Bunker, E. L. 1998. The ICCE/ICDE Conference Proceedings: A forum analysis of a distance education discourse community. Ed.D. diss., The Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
Graham, C. R. 2002. Understanding and facilitating computer-mediated teamwork: A study of how norms develop in online learning teams. Ph.D. diss., Indiana University, Bloomington.
Miscellaneous:
ELRA Group, Inc. 1986. Adoption of telecourses: The adoption and utilization of Annenberg/CPB Project telecourses. Annenberg/CPB Project. Photocopy.
Marttunen, M. 1998. Learning of argumentation in face-to-face and email environments. ERIC, ED 422791.
McGrane, S. 2000. Is the Web truly accessible to the disabled? CNET special reports. Available online at http://www.cnet.com/specialreports/0-6014-7-1530073.html
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