Author Guidelines

Potential authors should examine recent issues of the Journal to assess the type of material covered and the presentation style and should also consult the document on the scope and standards of IJAIED.

IJAIED articles are to be published on the WWW as well as on paper. Therefore, we expect that all papers will eventually be submitted in a WWW-compatible form and take advantage of the facilities offered by the WWW. At the moment, however, authors may submit the first versions of papers in the traditional paper form, if it is preferred. We do, however, encourage authors to begin adapting papers for WWW publication - reviewers will take account of the rather experimental nature of WWW publication. As papers will also be published in a paper form authors must ensure that the printed form is suitable for such publication.

Submission of a paper represents certification by the author that the article is not being considered nor has been published elsewhere.

Below are general details for the paper, followed by details for hardcopy submission and for electronic submission, and then details for the final version of the paper, if it is accepted.

 

GENERAL DETAILS

Layout: Authors are advised to consult the section below giving details for the layout of the final version of the paper (if accepted) - it is not essential to follow those instructions for the first submission but it may avoid later work if they are.

General: Papers should conform to the APA style as specified in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association available from APA, 1200 17th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036 USA.

Length: In general, articles should not exceed 10000 words (with figures considered equivalent to the number of words possible in the space occupied).

Sections: Articles should be subdivided into unnumbered sections and sub-sections using short, meaningful subheads.

Abstract: An informative, comprehensive abstract of 75 to 200 words must be included. This abstract should succinctly summarize the major points of the paper and the author's conclusions.

Keywords: Three or four keywords should be defined. These phrases/words should provide some idea of the subareas of the journal's scope that the paper covers.

Citations: Examples of references cited within the text of articles are as follows: (Williams, Allen, & Jones, 1978) or (Moore, 1990; Smith, 1991) or Terrell (1977).

Quotations: Quoted material of more than two lines should be set in a narrower width than the remainder of the text. At the close of the quotation, give the complete source including page numbers. Where necessary, it is the author's responsibility to obtain written permission from the copyright holders to quote or reproduce material from another publication.

Tables and Figures: Tables and figures should be included in the text at appropriate places. Captions should be provided at the top of each table, and figure captions should be below the figure. (See section on the final submission.)

Equations: Equations should be prepared carefully, use separate lines and centre each equation. If a reference is needed in the text, refer to it as Equation 1, etc., and number each equation, placing this number on the right hand side of the equation.e.g.

 

z=f(x,y) (1)

Program Listings: Program listings should be avoided unless they are essential and add significantly to the article. If included, they must be formatted exactly as they are to appear - usually, using a fixed width font, e.g.

 

 
while x=0 do
    begin
    readln(y);
    ...
    end

Acknowledgments: Financial support for work reported or a grant under which a study was made should be noted in the Acknowledgments. Appreciation to individuals for assistance with the manuscript or with the material reported may also be included. Any acknowledgements should appear just before the references and be formatted in the same manner as a section.

References: Authors are responsible for checking the accuracy of all references and that all references cited in the text also appear in the References section. All references should be in alphabetical order by author (unnumbered), as shown below. Use the following style when referencing a book, an article in a periodical or in conference proceedings:

 

 
Bull, S., Brna, P., & Pain, H. (1995). Extending the scope of the student model. User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, 5, 45-65.

 

 
O'Shea, T., & Self, J. A. (1983). Learning and Teaching with Computers: Artificial Intelligence in Education. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

 

 
Vassileva, J., Greer, J., McCalla, G., Deters, R., Zapata, D., Mudgal, C., & Grant, S. (1999). A Multi-Agent Design of a Peer-Help Environment. In S. Lajoie & M. Vivet (Eds.) Artificial Intelligence in Education (pp. 38-45). Amsterdam: IOS Press.

SUBMISSION OF THE FIRST VERSION OF THE PAPER

The first version of the paper may be submitted on paper or electronically to the editor (editor@ijaied.org).

Paper submission

Four copies of the manuscript should be submitted. Manuscripts should be typed on 8.5 x 11 inch or A4 paper with a minimum 1.25 inch left margin. A title sheet should precede the first page of the article and give the title of the article, name of author(s), institutional mailing address (including department, institution, city, state, code, and country), or other affiliation. Include the telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address of the contact author.

Send four copies of the article to:

Paul Brna
The Editor, IJAIED
Department of Computer Science
Box 7535, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7535
USA

Electronic submission

This should by email as an attached file (using the standard facilities provided by mail programs such as Eudora, Pegasus, Mozilla, etc.). We would prefer the document to be submitted as a Microsoft Word file, but if this is not possible then we will also accept RTF and LaTeX.

SUBMISSION OF THE FINAL VERSION OF THE PAPER

The final version of the paper should be sent by email to editor@ijaied.org. If this is not possible then the paper should be sent by post recorded on a CD-ROM in either PC or Mac format.

In either case, please include text files (e.g. LaTeX source files), word processed form and PDF version along with all figures sent as separate files in a proper graphical format - TIFF, GIF, JPG, EPS, etc. This is in addition to the figures appearing in the paper as normal.

It may be necessary to send a printed version by post. The printed form should be posted to the address given above.

We would prefer the paper to be submitted as a Microsoft Word document. An IJAIED style file can be downloaded here. A useful LaTeX template can be obtained here. If Word format is not possible then we will also accept RTF and LaTeX. Ideally, all authors should also submit an HTML version of their paper. This would be particularly useful if you are not submitting in our preferred format (Microsoft Word).

Layout of the Paper

It is essential that authors follow these guidelines for the final version of the paper since we do not have the resources to do extensive reformatting. The paper will be printed pretty much as it is submitted. If a paper submitted as a final version does not have a satisfactory layout it will not be accepted as the final version.

Page Set-up: Use pages of A4 size, with the text falling within a space of 16cm by 22cm.

Fonts and Sizes: The recommended typefont is . As a second choice, use Times. Only for tables and figures (illustrations) you may use Helvetica, Univers or other sans-serif fonts. Keep italics and/or bold for special text parts.

Recommended typefont sizes:

  • For the title: 18 pts.
  • For authors names and addresses, headings and subheadings: 12 pts.
  • For the main text (including headings and captions): 11 pts.
  • For footnotes, references, figures and tables: 10 pts.

Title: Type the title approx. 2 cm below the first line of the page. Left justify the title on the page. Leave approx 1 cm between the title and the name(s) of the author(s) typed left-justified and bold 12pt. Continuing straight after, type the address(es) for correspondence left-justified in italics. Please include email addresses and URLs when possible in the address on separate lines and italicised.

Abstract: The abstract should be in 10pt, not indented and begin with the emboldened word "Abstract." There should be two blank lines before and after.

Keywords: The keywords should be in 10pt, not indented and begin with the emboldened word "Keywords." There should be two blank lines before and after.

General Layout: Use single line spacing. The main text (including the abstract) should be fully justified. Start a new paragraph by indenting it 0.75 cm from the left margin (and not by inserting a blank line), except under a heading and subheading. Only use italics if you want to emphasise specific parts of the main text.

Headings: Headings, subheadings and subsubheadings should be left-justified. Do not include references to the literature, illustrations or tables in headings and subheadings. A HEADING should be in bold and capitals, with two blank lines before and one blank line after it. A Subheading should be in bold and lowercase, with one blank line before and after it. A Subsubheading should be in bold and italics, with one blank line before and after it.

Illustrations and Tables: All illustrations must be numbered consecutively (i.e., not section-wise), using Arabic numbers. All illustrations should be centred, except for very small figures (no wider than 7 cm), which may be placed side by side. Centre figure captions beneath the figure, e.g.

Fig. 4. A caption.

 

Do not assemble figures at the back of your article, but place them as close as possible to where they are mentioned in the main text. To avoid technical problems that arise mainly with figures, all figures must also be sent as separate files in a proper graphical format - GIF, JPG, EPS, etc.

All tables must be numbered consecutively (in Arabic numbers). Table headings should be placed above the table, e.g.

 

Table 4
A caption

 

References: References should be listed in alphabetical order at the end of your paper (under the heading 'REFERENCES') but before any appendix. They should be in 10 point.

 

Reprints

Upon publication, each author will receive a complimentary copy of the journal issue in which the article appears.

 

Note

Note that revisions may be made to this document as IJAIED and IOS, the publisher, move closer to an agreed standard.