Gender and Education

Now 7 issues a year

Affiliated to the Gender and Education Association Visit the organisation site

Published By: Routledge

Volume Number: 23

Frequency: 7 issues per year

Print ISSN: 0954-0253

Online ISSN: 1360-0516

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Instructions for Authors

This journal uses ScholarOne Manuscripts (previously Manuscript Central) to peer review manuscript submissions. Please read the guide for ScholarOne authors before making a submission. Complete guidelines for preparing and submitting your manuscript to this journal are provided below.

All submissions should be made online at Gender & Education's ScholarOne Manuscripts site. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre.

Authors should prepare and upload two versions of their manuscript. One should be a complete text, which should include a title page identifying the author/s, and should be named ''File not for Review'' while in the second all information identifying the author should be removed to allow for peer reviewing of anonymous manuscripts. Please name this ''Anonymous File for Review''.

If this instruction is not followed then the article will have to be unsubmitted from ScholarOne Manuscripts and the author requested to resubmit.

To submit a revised article, please be sure to tick the box ‘Yes' when asked if the manuscript has been previously submitted, and be sure to enter your original manuscript number.

When you revise your manuscript please highlight the changes you make in the manuscript by using the track changes mode in MS Word. Please DO NOT simply bold or highlight your revisions. You will need to upload two versions of your revised article to ScholarOne Manuscripts, following the same procedure as for submitting your initial version:

1. A version with track changes visible should be uploaded and titled 'track changes'. Please select 'supplemental file' from the drop down menu to describe this version.
2. A 'clean' version should be uploaded and titled 'manuscript for review purposes'. Please select 'main document' from the drop down menu to describe this version.

Please ensure that both versions are entirely anonymous.

Additionally, please use the field named ‘Author's Response to Decision' to the detail the changes you have made, and in response to which reviewer comments. Please note that any text entered into this field will be formatted as plain text by ScholarOne Manuscripts- italics, bolding, etc will not be recognised. Please do not identify yourself ( and your co-authors if applicable) in the Author's Response to Decisions field. The text entered here is sent to reviewers and the author/ s must be anonymous. You will also need to paste your Author/s Response to Decisions into a text file and upload this as a supplemental file along with your revised manuscript and any other documentation related to the submission (e.g. tables and figures).

Manuscripts may fall into one of the following categories:

Original articles, between 4,000 and 8,000 words. The upper word limit of 8,000 is inclusive of a bibliography and an abstract of up to 150 words. Please note that your article will be unsubmitted from ScholarOne Manuscripts if it exceeds this upper word limit. The editors will consider revised articles (up to a maximum word limit of 9,000 words) if reviewers have requested additional material, but all initial submissions must not exceed 8,000 words.

Viewpoint and Current Concerns
Up to 5,000 words; as with Original Articles, submissions will be un-submitted from ScholarOne Manuscripts if this upper word limit is exceeded. The editors will consider revised submissions up to a maximum of 6,000 words if reviewers have requested additional material.

Both these shorter, occasional features aim to provide a forum for discussions that enhance and develop the feminist ethos of the journal. Both features aim to create a space for feminist educationalists to think, write and share commentary and opinion in areas of gender scholarship that will be of interest to our readership. Current Concerns is specifically devised to respond to topical, important issues in gender and education as they arise in countries across the world.

Reviews, Gender and Education seeks to review a wide range of material. We focus on academic books relating to gender, sexuality and education (in its broadest sense), but also review some books directed at practice, some academic books in related fields (for example, on gender theory or gender and employment) and some non-fiction books written for a more general market. We will also consider reviewing relevant films. The reviews editor actively seeks out such material but authors and publishers are welcome to send them review copies and/or publicity material about relevant texts.

Books for review should be sent to Dr Alexandra Allan, School of Education, Exeter University, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU.

We mostly publish single reviews of books by individuals of between 650 and 900 words. However, we encourage diversity within reviews and also occasionally publish: jointly-authored reviews, review essays discussing three or more books, paired reviews comparing two books, and extended reviews of books published in languages other than English.

Reviews are carried out by people studying or working in relevant areas. Books are usually reviewed by informed non-experts. The reviews editor actively encourages people who are new to reviewing and to journal publication. To this end they send out a ‘Beginners Guide to Book Reviewing' and offer to constructively comment on a draft review. If you would like to review for the journal then you should email the reviews editor directly.

Reviewers are asked to give a sense of the content of the book and of its usefulness to readers of Gender and Education. Reviewers should evaluate the book but should also ensure that their review contains something positive. Reviews do not go through a formal peer review process but are edited for style and content by the reviews editor.

Please state clearly in your cover letter and on the first page of your submission which type of contribution you intend to make (article, viewpoint, current concern, or review). The full name, postal address and email address of the author who will check proofs and receive correspondence and offprints should also be included.

All manuscripts submitted are subjected to independent refereeing.

Please note that the upper word limit for articles which have been revised in response to reviewer comments is 9,000 words unless the author feels strongly that they are unable to respond adequately to reviewer recommendations in under 9,000 words. In these instances, authors should contact the journal and make clear their reasons for submitting a revised article with a word count higher than 9,000 words. Acceptance of such articles for further consideration and further reviewing will be entirely at the editors' discretion

Manuscripts should not presently be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Submissions should be double spaced, with ample margins and bear the title of the contribution plus an abstract of 100-150 words and six keywords for online searching purposes. In order to protect anonymity, name(s) of the author(s) and institutional address, if any, should appear on a separate title page. The full postal address of the author who will check proofs and receive correspondence and offprints should also be included. All pages should be numbered. Footnotes to the text should be avoided wherever this is reasonably possible. The approximate total number of words should be specified on the title page.

Style guidelines

Description of the Journal's article style, Quick guide
Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide
Please use UK spelling (e.g. colour, organise) and single quotation marks with double within if needed.
If you have any questions about references or formatting your article, please contact authorqueries@tandf.co.uk (please mention the journal title in your email).

Word templates

Word templates are available for this journal. If you are not able to use the template via the links or if you have any other queries, please contact authortemplate@tandf.co.uk

Tables and captions to illustrations. Tables should be typed out on separate sheets and not included as part of the text. The captions to illustrations should be gathered together and also typed out on a separate sheet. Tables and figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals. The approximate position of tables and figures should be indicated in the manuscript. Captions should include keys to symbols.

Figures. Please supply one set of artwork in a finished form, suitable for reproduction. If this is not possible, figures will be redrawn by the publishers.

As an author, you are required to secure permission if you want to reproduce any figure, table, or extract from the text of another source. This applies to direct reproduction as well as "derivative reproduction" (where you have created a new figure or table which derives substantially from a copyrighted source). For further information and FAQs, please see http://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/preparation/permission.asp

Articles Accepted for Publication in Gender and Education.

Proofs will be sent to authors if there is sufficient time to do so. They should be corrected and returned to the Editor within three days. Major alterations to the text cannot be accepted.

Free article access. Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Reprints of articles published in this journal can be purchased through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk

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