FORMATS

Formats include: editorials, articles, essays, logs and travel reports, book and educational software reviews, and reflective pieces. Other suggested formats will also be considered; and special topics comprising submissions by various contributors may be tendered to the editors.

The Journal is available in both hard copy and online form; ISSN 1178-4180 (Print): ISSN 1178-4199 (Online).

SUBMISSIONS

Submissions for Scope (Flexible Learning) are invited from those involved in any aspect of teaching and learning with a focus on flexible learning. Submissions should be sent in hardcopy and electronic format by 30 April for review and potential inclusion in the annual issue to the Editor, Scope (Flexible Learning) at Otago Polytechnic/Te Kura Matatini ki Otago, Private Bag 1910, Dunedin, New Zealand, email: thescopes@tekotago.ac.nz. Please consult the information for contributors below and the hardcopy or online versions of this issue for examples. Peer review forms will be sent to all submitters in due course, with details concerning the possible reworking of documents where relevant. All submitters will be allowed up to two subsequent resubmissions of documents for peer approval. All final decisions concerning publication of submissions will reside with the editor. Opinions published are those of the authors and not necessarily subscribed to by the editor, or the institution.

INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS

Submissions should reflect some aspect of flexible learning and contribute to critical debate and new understandings. High standards of writing, proofreading and adherence to consistency through the Chicago referencing style are expected. For more information, please refer to the Chicago Manual of Style; and Scope (Flexible Learning), 1, Nov 2007; and consult this issue for examples. A short biography of no more than 50 words; as well as title; details concerning institutional position and affiliation (where relevant); and contact information (postal, email and telephone number) should be provided on a cover sheet, with all such information withheld from the body of the submission. Low resolution images with full captions should be inserted into texts to indicate where they would be preferred; while tif, jpeg or eps image files in CMYK mode with a resolution equivalent of at least 300dpi should be provided on a clearly marked disc once a submission has been accepted for publication.