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Prepare your manuscript for International Journal for Academic Development.

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Article types

Review
Review Article
Systematic Review
Lectio
Editorial
Book Review
Perspective
Clinical Trial
Protocol
Letter

Readiness requirements

Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.

Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 200 words.
  • Use a unstructured abstract.
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  • Should be 6,000 words or fewer including the abstract, figures, tables and references.
  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 100-200 words.
  • Review: Review articles: Should be 9,000 words or fewer including the abstract, figures, tables and references.
  • Please include an abstract of 100-200 words.
  • Your abstract should focus on what your research is about, what methods have been used, and what you found out.
  • The instructions for authors for each journal will give specific guidelines on what’s required here, including whether it should be a structured abstract or graphical abstract, and any word limits.

Keywords

  • Include or confirm the keywords required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Please include a short list (up to five) of key articles/references that you are most likely to use in your paper.
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  • Where applicable, this should include the hyperlink, DOI or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).
  • Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text.
  • The statement, which can be included in a Methodology section or at the end of the paper, must provide details of the name of the ethics committee and reference/permit numbers where available.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors take full responsibility for the integrity of the whole content, including accuracy of references.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript. Keep figures embedded; Articlo also extracts numbered source files for the package.
  • Group figures at the end of the manuscript.
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  • Group tables at the end of the manuscript.
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size).
  • Tables and figures Show clearly in your article text where the tables and figures should appear, for example, by writing [Table 1 near here].
  • Figures should be saved separately from the text.
  • Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text.
  • It’s very important that you have been given permission to use any tables or figures you are reproducing from another source before you submit.
  • Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) files are acceptable for figures that have been drawn in Word.
  • Check the instructions for authors to see how you should supply tables and figures, whether at the end of the text or in separate files, and follow any guidance given on the submission system.

Funding statement

  • You should declare only the acquired funds and grants that are directly relevant to the work reported in your article; for example, This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].

Competing interests

  • Include or confirm the competing interests required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Data availability statement

  • Include or confirm the data availability statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Ethics statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Ethics statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Editorial: According to https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/editorial-policies/, all submitted manuscripts must include a statement to confirm ethical approval of the research, where appropriate.

Blinded manuscript

  • Review: Remove author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and other direct identifiers from the blinded manuscript file.
  • Review: FOR ALL OTHER MANUSCRIPT TYPES: Once prepared, upload TWO versions (via relevant Author Centre ) of your manuscript: “File for review”: This document must not contain any identifying information so that it can be sent for blind review.
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  • Review: All articles undergo rigorous peer review, with initial editor screening followed by blind-reviewing, normally by at least two referees.
  • Review: Review articles: All review articles undergo rigorous peer review, with initial editor screening followed by blind-reviewing, normally by at least two referees.

Cover letter

  • Using Third-Party Material in your Paper You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article.
  • Review: The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted, on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission.
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  • If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.

Author contributions

  • Submitting authors should be prepared to submit CRediT roles for themselves and their co-authors (where applicable) as part of the submission process.

Title page and author information

  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
  • One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author, with their email address normally displayed in the article PDF (depending on the journal) and the online article.

Article structure and word limits

  • This could be adapted from your departmental website or academic networking profile and should be relatively brief (e.g. no more than 60 words).
  • Margins Margins should be at least 2.5cm (1 inch).
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  • Should be 1,000-1,500 words.
  • In addition to the manuscript types named above, IJAD invites authors to submit a proposal to see if a study or manuscript is a good fit for the journal: PROPOSALS A proposal should be a maximum of 250 words and describe a timely topic in higher education internationally and how it aligns with the aims and scope of IJAD.
  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • Before submitting an article to IJAD, you should make sure that you have read and understood the aims and scope, available on this page.
  • While these guiding questions are not meant as a restrictive set of rules or criteria, all work published in IJAD must positively address the first four.
  • Review: Review articles: Should clearly define the issue or problem being tackled.
  • Review / Systematic Review: Review articles: Titles for these reviews should include a concise description of the main topic and the type of review (e.g., systematic review, narrative review).
  • Should be concise, critical analyses of academic development practice.
  • Reflections on Practice should include clear, accurate details and examples that connect the described situation to your reflection.
  • Review / Book Review: Should be emailed directly to the book review editor Mary Wright.
  • Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access.
  • Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.
  • Review / Book Review: BOOK REVIEWS should be emailed directly to the book review editor Mary Wright ( Mary.Wright@sydney.edu.au ).
  • Queries Should you have any queries, please visit our Author Services website or contact us here.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Originality and accuracy of content has been confirmed by the authors.
  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable.
  • Authors must retain the original and revised versions which must be shared upon request.
  • The PLSP guidelines for authors must be followed at all times.
  • Before you submit your article, make sure you’ve checked the instructions for authors for your chosen journal, so you are aware of everything required.
  • Most journals create image descriptions during the production process, but a minority may require authors to provide image descriptions.
  • Review: Running heads and received dates These aren’t required when submitting a manuscript for review.
  • IJAD articles should have significant relevance for supporting the professional development of academics and/or senior administrators at any stage of their careers and in relation to key dimensions of their academic roles such as: Teaching and Supervision.
  • IJAD articles should have significant relevance for supporting the professional development of academics and/or senior administrators at any stage of their careers and in relation to key dimensions of their academic roles such as: Scholarship and Research.
  • IJAD articles should have significant relevance for supporting the professional development of academics and/or senior administrators at any stage of their careers and in relation to key dimensions of their academic roles such as: Service.
  • IJAD articles should have significant relevance for supporting the professional development of academics and/or senior administrators at any stage of their careers and in relation to key dimensions of their academic roles such as: Leadership and Mentoring.
  • Exceptional (bonus: not required).
  • Articles should clearly define the issue or problem being tackled, include some analysis or evaluation of the issue, be linked to the academic development literature, and suggest implications for the theory and/or practice of academic development.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicized).
  • Review: FOR ALL OTHER MANUSCRIPT TYPES: Once prepared, upload TWO versions (via relevant Author Centre ) of your manuscript: “File not for review”: This should be a complete text, including all identifying information, author contact details, email and postal address and brief biographical notes.
  • Special characters If you are preparing your manuscript in Microsoft Word and your article contains special characters, accents, or diacritics, we recommend you follow these steps: European accents (Greek, Hebrew, or Cyrillic letters, or phonetic symbols): choose Times New Roman font from the dropdown menu in the “Insert symbol” window and insert the character you require.
  • Special characters If you are preparing your manuscript in Microsoft Word and your article contains special characters, accents, or diacritics, we recommend you follow these steps: Asian languages (such as Sanskrit, Korean, Chinese, or Japanese): choose Arial Unicode font from the dropdown menu in the “Insert symbol” window and insert the character you require.
  • Manuscript types Submissions need to fit one of IJAD ’s manuscript categories.
  • If you are at the early stage of your research, you may also need to read how to start writing a journal manuscript.
  • Is the paper accessible to an international readership of academic developers and others in higher education who do similar work, but who may not necessarily be familiar with or expert in the topic of the article?
  • Image descriptions are typically used by systems such as pronouncing screen readers to make images accessible to people that cannot read or see the object due to a visual disability.

Reporting guidelines

  • Include or confirm the reporting guidelines required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Preprints and prior publication

  • If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
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  • Use of AI tools as part of ethical research studies is permitted.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: The name and version number of the AI tool used.
  • Systematic Review: Use of AI tools as part of ethically conducted literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and bibliometrics studies is permitted.
  • Use of AI tool assisted plain language summaries (PLS) of authors own work is permitted.
  • Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparation to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors have checked terms of use for the specific AI tool used, and therefore confirm suitability for publication.

Manuscript structure

  • Should be concise, critical analyses of the methods of academic development research.
  • Review: Review articles: Should include a literature review of articles focused on academic development work, highlighting relevant conceptual and theoretical issues, or potential new methods and ideas.
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  • Reflections on Research do not describe the results of research but provide a window into the lived worlds of academic development researchers by providing discussions of methodological dilemmas or conceptual concerns faced by researchers in the field.
  • Section headings should be concise.
  • Authors must retain full records of the methods undertaken, including full descriptions and records of the prompts used, which must be shared with the journal upon request.
  • Letter: Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: First-level headings (e.g. Introduction, Conclusion) should be in bold, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Preparing Your Paper Structure Your paper should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).

Language and text style

  • Please use single quotation marks, except where ‘a quotation is “within” a quotation’.
  • Please note that long quotations should be indented without quotation marks.
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  • While contributions must be in English, we are happy to receive manuscripts from those speaking a language other than English as their first language.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Fourth-level headings should be in bold italics, at the beginning of a paragraph.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Fifth-level headings should be in italics, at the beginning of a paragraph.
  • Letter: Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Second-level headings should be in bold italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
  • Letter: Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Third-level headings should be in italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.

Study reporting guidelines

  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable (e.g. CONSORT-AI, STARD-AI, GAMER, TRIPOD-AI, etc).
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What your package checks

Abstract: 200 words
Paper: 9,000 words
Declarations: Ethics, Artificial intelligence
Format: Times New Roman

Source transparency

This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.

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