Guidelines for Contributors
Editorial policy
The South African Journal of Education (SAJE) publishes original research articles reporting on research that fulfils the criteria of a generally accepted research paradigm; review articles, intended for the professional scientist and which critically evaluate the research done in a specific field in education; book reviews, i.e. concise evaluations of books that have recently appeared; and letters in which criticism is given of articles that appeared in this Journal.
Indicate the relevance of the study for education research where the education system is characterised by transformation, and/or an emerging economy/development state, and/or scarce resources. Research articles of localised content, i.e. of interest only to specific areas or specialists and which would not appeal to the broader readership of the Journal, should preferably not be submitted for consideration by the Editorial Committee.
Ethical considerations: A brief narrative account/description of ethical issues/aspects should be included in articles that report on empirical findings.
All articles will be submitted to referees (national and/or international). The consulting editors/referees will have documented expertise in the area the article addresses. When reviews are received, an editorial decision will be reached to either accept the article, reject the article, request a revision (in some cases for further peer review), or request arbitration. As a rule not more than one article per author or co-author will be accepted per year for refereeing and possible publication.
Authors bear full responsibility for the accuracy and recency of the factual content of their contributions. A signed declaration in respect of originality must accompany each manuscript. On submission of the manuscript, the author(s) must present a written undertaking that the article has not been published or is not being presented for publication elsewhere.
Plagiarism entails the use of ideas that have been published previously and is prohibited. Word-for-word copying of the work of others should be indicated by means of double quotation marks. When quoting, always provide the author’s surname, year of publication and the page number e.g. (Brown, 1997:40-48).
Redundancy/self-plagiarism is unacceptable. It may occur in the following ways:
1) Authors reproduce sections of their previously published papers without quotation.
2) Authors create several papers slightly differing from each other, submitting it to different journals without acknowledging it.
In cases where redundancy is suspected, the Editor in collaboration with the Editorial Board, will investigate the matter.
Plagiarism and redundancy/self-plagiarism will be dealt with as follows:
1) With regards to papers already published - a formal notice of redundant publication will be issued to readers as part of the next edition. The Editor has the right to refuse accepting submissions of those authors for a certain period of time.
2) In cases of major concerns authors will be denied the privilege of publishing the particular paper in the South African Journal of Education.
3) In cases of minor concern authors will be asked to rephrase the duplicated sentences.
It is expected of authors to cite materials which overlap with their work within the manuscript. Upon request of the Editor, the information should be made available where necessary.
The author(s) must ensure that the language in the manuscript is suitably edited and the name and address of the language editor must be supplied.
Copyright of all published material is vested in the Education Association of South Africa (EASA).
Page charges
Article processing charges (APCs) – ZAR R4500 per article. Authors will be invoiced for the required charges.
Total number of pages should preferably not exceed 15 pages (± 5,500 words).
Preparation of manuscripts
The manuscript, including abstract, figure captions, tables, etc. should be typed on A4-size paper and the pages numbered consecutively. Manuscripts should be in Microsoft Word format. Text should be set in Arial font, 12 point in size with 1.5 line spacing. Margins should be 2.54 cm all around.
The title should be brief (max. 15 words), followed by the author(s) name(s), affiliation(s) (Department and University), and an e-mail address for the corresponding author.
An abstract in English (approximately 190 words) must be provided, followed by up to 10 keywords, presented alphabetically.
The text of the article should be divided into unnumbered sections (e.g. Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, References, Appendix, in that order). Secondary headings may be used for further subdivision. Footnotes, if any, will be changed to endnotes.
Authors must observe publishing conventions and should not use terminology that can be construed as sexist or racist.
Figures should be clear, black/white originals, on separate pages — not embedded in the text. Grey or coloured shading must NOT be used. Tables/figures should be numbered consecutively, with a brief descriptive heading/caption. Information should not be duplicated in text and tables. Each table/figure must be referred to in the text by number — not ‘above’ or ‘below’. They will be placed where possible after the first reference.
References
References are cited in the text by the author(s) name(s) and the year of publication in brackets (Harvard method), separated by a comma, e.g. (Brown, 1997).
If several articles by the same author and from the same year are cited, the letters a, b, c, etc. should be added after the year of publication, e.g. (Brown, 1977a).
Page references in the text should follow a colon after the date, e.g. (Brown, 1997:40-48). In works by three or more authors the surnames of all authors should be given in the first reference to such a work. In subsequent references to this work only the name of the first author is given, followed by the abbreviation et al., e.g. (Ziv et al., 1995).
If reference is made to an anonymous item in a newspaper, the name of the newspaper is given in brackets, e.g. (Daily News, 1999).
For personal communications (oral or written) identify the person and indicate in brackets that it is a personal communication, e.g. (M Smith, pers. comm.).
List of references
Only sources cited in the text must be listed, in alphabetical order, after the article. References should be presented as indicated in the following examples. Special attention should be paid to the required punctuation.
Journal articles:
Johnson DW & Johnson RT 1999. Gifted students illustrate co-operative learning. Educational Leadership, 50:60-61.
Books:
Van Zyl R (ed.) 1994. Recent advances in classroom research. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Chapters in books:
Dukzec S 1988. Gender issues. In D Hicks & J Brown (eds). Education for peace. London: Routledge.
Unpublished theses or dissertations:
Squelch J 1991. Teacher training for multicultural education in a multicultural society. MEd dissertation. Pretoria: University of South Africa.
Anonymous newspaper references:
Citizen 1996. Education for all, 22 March.
Electronic references:
Published under author’s name:
Wilson J 2000. The blame culture. British Educational Research Journal, 26. Available at http://www.govsources/gtp%access. Accessed 20 April 2005.
Website references: No author:
These references are not archival and are therefore subject to change in any way and at any time. If it is essential to present them, they should be included in a numbered endnote and not in the reference list.
Personal communications:
Not retrievable and not listed.
Submission of manuscripts for publication:
Manuscripts may be submitted electronically by e-mail or via the internet. Manuscripts should be submitted in MS Word format.
E-mail submissions:
Manuscript and covering letter must be e-mailed to Estelle.Botha@up.ac.za
Internet submissions:
Website: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za
Use the "Register as Author" link to register and submit an article. This will enable you to track the status of your article on the website.
For inquiries contact Estelle.Botha@up.ac.za
URL: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Keywords: 2560100
ISSN: 02560100
EISSN:20763433
Subject: Education
Publisher: Science Africa
Year: 2008
Country: South Africa
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