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Author Guidelines
Proposals should include:
- Abstract (300 words)
- Keywords (5)
- The central research question
- The theoretical and/or empirical basis for the paper findings
- Conclusions and implication for e-learning
The length of each manuscript is limited to 10 pages (about 4,500 words) including figures and references.
Manuscripts should be written in Microsoft Word following the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Manuscripts should be submitted as it is described here: http://elcrps.uoc.edu/ojs/index.php/elcrps/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions.
REFERENCES
References must follow Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). We provide you some examples:
DeBell, M., & Chapman, C. (2006). Computer and Internet use by students in 2003 (NCES 2006–065). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.
Greenhow, C., Robelia, E., & Hughes, J. (2009a). Research on learning and teaching with Web 2.0: Bridging conversations. Educational Researcher, 38(4), 280-283. Retrieved May 31, 2009, from http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Publications/Journals/Educational_Researcher/3804/280-283_05EDR09.pdf
Greenhow, C., Robelia, E., & Hughes, J. (2009b). Web 2.0 and educational research: What path do we take now? Educational Researcher, 38(4), 246-259. Retrieved May 31, 2009, from http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Publications/Journals/Educational_Researcher/3804/246-259_05EDR09.pdf
Lenhart, A., Arafeh, S., Smith, A., & Macgill, A. R. (2008). Writing, technology, and teens. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts. Retrieved September 29, 2008, from http://pewinternet.org/pdfs/
PIP_Writing_Report_FINAL3.pdf
Lenhart, A., Madden, M., & Hitlin, P. (2005). Teens and technology. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts. Retrieved September 29, 2008, from http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Tech
_July2005web.pdf
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
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