Submissions

Author Guidelines

Manuscript Types and Length Guide

The following manuscript types are encouraged:

• Research Articles: Substantive reports of original empirical research; up to 5,000 words (excluding references).
• Case Studies/Reflections/Reports: Academicnarticles discussing and/or reflecting on specific initiatives/interventions or issues.  Articles should should make clear the wider relevance; up to 5,000 words (excluding references).
• Literature Reviews: Narrative or systematic reviews of the literature to address a learning and teaching question; Up to 5,000 words (excluding references).
• Reviews: Brief reviews of specific resources (books, websites, multi-media etc.); up to 1,000 words (excluding references).

Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts for review must be initially submitted in PDF format only.

Only manuscripts that have been prepared in accordance with these guidelines will be considered.  Manuscripts for review must be initially submitted in PDF format only.  Manuscripts should be typed using 11- point, Arial font, 1.5 spacing.

Note that to facilitate the double-blind peer review, author names should not appear anywhere in the initially submitted manuscript for review. (Contact details for the corresponding author will be captured separately during the manuscript submission process.) Author information will, of course, be included in final manuscripts after they have been accepted for publication.

When a manuscript is accepted for publication, the final version must be submitted in a suitable electronic "source" format. The following source formats are accepted:

• Microsoft Document Format/Open XML (DOC, DOCX): Prepared using any suitable word processing system, such as Microsoft Word, Open Office or Google Docs

Please use British English spelling and idiom throughout. Ensure that the manuscript has been fully spell-checked and proof-read for grammar, punctuation etc., before submission.

The manuscript should have a title page containing the following information:

• Title (maximum 40 words).
• An abstract that clearly summarises the paper (maximum 300 words).  This should include a key findings (if applicable) and conclusions.
• Keywords: A list of up  to 5 key terms for indexing etc. These should be presented alphabetically, separated by semi-colons.

Citation and referencing should follow APA version 6 guidelines APA Style 6th Edition Blog: References. 

Book: Author last name, Initial(s). (Year). Title of work. Location: Publisher 

Example: Thomas, G. (2011). How to do your Case Study: A Guide for Students and Researchers.  London: Sage.

In the text:  Thomas (2011) suggests.........   

 A range of methods can be used within a single case study (Thomas (2011).

Journal articles: Author last name,  Initial(s). (Year). Title of article. Title of journal, Volume (Part), pages.

Example: Braun, V. & Clarke, C. (2019). Reflecting on reflexive thematic analysis. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 11(4), 589-597. 

In the text

Braun and Clarke (2019) argue that....

...however, thematic analysis is understood and implemented in different ways (Braun & Clarke, 2019).

Where there are 3 or more authors, please include all (upto a maximum of 5) the first time the source is cited and there after, use et. al.  All authors should be included in the Reference list.  For 6 or more authors, 'et al.' can be used in the text from the outset.

Web Hyperlinks to resources external to the manuscript may be embedded and associated with relevant link text using the appropriate native mechanism of the electronic format in use; alternatively, place the URL of a hyperlink in a normal, numbered, footnote (using the native footnote mechanism).  Where references are available online, the title in the reference list should be hyperlinked as appropriate.

Heading levels.

AISHE-J uses a title case and up to 3 levels of headings as outlined below.  Please do not include more than 3 heading levels in your manuscript. 

Title case: Manuscript title only.  Centered, capitalised, bold 18-point, full-stop.

                                    Doing a Thematic Analysis: A Guide for Learning and Teaching Scholars.

Level 1: Left-aligned, bold, capitalised, 18-point, full stop.

Introduction.

Level 2: Left-aligned, bold, upper and lower case, 14-point, full stop.

The Role of Feedback.

Level 3: Indent left, italicised, 12-point, full stop.

Responses to open-ended questions.

Text body

Use Arial, 11 point with 1.5 spacing.

Quotes

These should be italicised and presented in quotation marks.  Larger quotes should be indented.

Tables and figures.

Table and figures should be kept to a minimum.  They must add something to the interpretation of the text and be referred to in the text.  Please do not include multiple graphs illustrating responses to a series of individual questions. It is often clearer for the reader to combine into a single table. 

Graphs should include clear legends and both tables and graphs should have a title.  This should be centred, bold, 10 point, below the table or graph.  Arial font should be used for consistency with the main text.

Tables and figures should be numbered sequentially, i.e. starting, Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, Figure 2 and so on.  These should be incorporated in the appropriate locations in the running text (i.e., they should not be gathered separately at the end of the manuscript).

Footnotes may be used where absolutely necessary.  They should be kept to a minimum.  These should be encoded and embedded with the appropriate native mechanism of the electronic format in use. They should be numbered in a single decimal sequence.

Internal cross-references, including citations, should be hyperlinked using the appropriate native mechanism of the electronic format in use.