AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS

The IJDE will only consider original manuscripts, written in English, for publication. Each submission must be accompanied by a cover letter, in which the author states the work in this manuscript has not been published previously and that the article is not being submitted to other publications simultaneously. The cover letter should also include an MD5 hash for each file being submitted electronically. All files can be combined into a single zip file for electronic submission. In that case, a single MD5 hash for the zip file will suffice. Articles may be submitted electronically as email attachments to the editor. The cover letter and copyright releases, however, must be received in hard copy prior to publication.

The manuscripts must be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Information on this citation method can be found at http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html. The manuscript should be double-spaced and authors must provide an abstract of up to 150 words. Prospective authors should consult the editorial calendar for submission deadlines.

Statements made in the work submitted and images included in or submitted separately with the work are the authors’ sole responsibility. Authors are responsible for requesting permission from copyright owners where necessary.

Contributions should be in Microsoft Word format (*.doc), or ascii format (*.txt), in that order of preference. Images embedded in articles should be in GIF (*.gif) or JPEG [preferred](*.jpg, *.jpeg) formats. Images submitted separately may also be in TIFF (*.tif, *.tiff) format.

Times Roman font is the preferred font for submissions. Use 20-point bold for the title, 12 point bold for section headers, 12-point regular for the body of the article and for the references.

Articles should be prepared in single column format with 1-inch top, bottom, left, and right margins. Text should be left justified.

Each figure should have a label such as Fig. 1. Use 12 point bold for labels and center them under the figures. It is appropriate for small figures embedded in Word documents to have text flow around them.

Append a brief "about the author" bio to the end of the article, after the references. This should include contact information and could include a hyperlink to the author's site for a more extensive bio.

IJDE Peer Review Process

Articles will be reviewed for the following.

• Importance of the article's subject matter to the IJDE's readers (Does the article provide new perspectives, likelihood of influencing further research or the direction of research in this area, likelihood of being cited by others etc.)
• Quality of methods and accuracy of information
• Originality
• Soundness of technical issues and arguments
• Organization and quality of the piece's writing, i.e. concise, clear and interesting
• Each peer reviewer will make one of the following recommendations:
  • Accept
  • Accept with minor revisions
  • Reject, but encourage to revise and resubmit
  • Reject, major problems not likely to be remedied in a revision.