General Information

Instructions to Authors

The Journal of Computing in Higher Education is a journal focusing on information technologies that improve the teaching and learning process.

All contribution, whether invited or unsolicited, will be reviewed. Skill in communication and authority of knowledge of a topic will be paramount in the acceptance process. Authors are encouraged to make liberal use of graphics to visually present data and ideas.

Please prepare manuscripts in accordance with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), fifth edition, and with these guidelines below. To facilitate publication, authors must check very carefully the symbols, abbreviations, and technical terms for accuracy, consistency, and readability and ensure that manuscripts and illustrations meet the requirements outlined below. Authors should recommend two reviewers in their field who can pass judgment on their work.

The submission will be read internally first and a determination made whether to send the document out for review. Following acceptance, a final submission consists of an electronic copy containing the document and all graphics, which we will keep on file.

Address all Editorial Correspondence to the Editor, Carol B. MacKnight, at PO Box 2593 Amherst, MA 01004-2593, or through e-mail: carolb.macknight@verizon.net

Organization of the Manuscript

Order of Presentation

Title Page - List of authors with their affiliations, present addresses. Name, telephone number, electronic mail address, FAX and telephone of the author responsible for correspondence.
Abstract and Keywords - A comprehensive summary of the contents of the article (150-250 words) with five keywords on a separate page. The summary should not appear in the text.
Body of the Article - The full manuscript (5,000 words maximum) in duplicate and in Times font. Single space following a period. Each Table and Figure placed in separate files without titles (titles follow references).
Acknowledgments - Acknowledging a grant or people who read the manuscript.
References - Place at the end of the contents. Limited to 30 references.
Biography - Biography of the author (150-250 words) with author's present address and e-mail address.

Typewritten, double-spaced throughout. Following a colon or a period insert only one space.

Manuscripts must be complete for consideration. For a blind review, include the title, abstract with keywords, body of article, references, and all tables and graphics in one document.

Spelling

Spelling should follow that of Webster's Eleventh New International Dictionary or the Oxford English Dictionary. Authors are responsible for consistency in spelling.

Headings

Primary heading (centered and in uppercase) indicate the major sections of the article. Secondary headings (flush at the left margin in lower case) indicate major divisions within a primary section. Tertiary headings (flush at the left margin in lower case followed by a period) indicate divisions with a secondary heading.

Reference List

The reference list placed at the end of a journal article documents the article and provides the information necessary to identify and easily retrieve sources. Authors should choose references judiciously and must include only the sources that directly support and substantiate the article. The reference list must be double-spaced between entries and placed at the end of the text. References must be listed in alphabetical order according to the name of the first author and not numbered. Capitalize the first letter in an articles. Capitalize each word in the title of a Journal and place it in italics. All sources (30 maximum) are listed without formatting, alphabetically at the end of the manuscript under the heading References using APA style, with the exception that initials author's initials have only a period separating them (Smith, J.S.):

Journals - Brown, J.D. & Harding, W. (1993). Technology in the next century. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 10(2), 23-55.
Books - Lauer, T.W., Peacock, E. & Graesser, A.C. (Eds.). (1992). Questions and information system. Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Books - Reeves, T., & Reeves, P. (1997). Effective dimensions of interactive learning on the world wide web. In Kahn, B. (Ed.). Web-based instruction (pp. 59-66). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications.
Proceedings - Carroll, J. & Rosson, M.B. (1990). Human computer interaction scenarios as a design representation. Proceedings of HICSS-23: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (pp. 555-561). Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Computer Society Press.
Personal Communications - J.O. Jones, (personal communication, April 18, 1995)
Theses - Winn, M.R. (1995). Information technologies in higher education. Ph.D. theses, Department of Computer Science, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
Web - Cyrs. T.E. (2001). Evaluating distance learning programs and courses. Retrieve August 4, 2003, from http://www.zianet.com/edacyrs/tips/eavluate_dl.htm

References in Text and Quotes - References in the text should be cited as follows: Smith (1993) reported that.... Others (Jones, 1995; Campbell, E., 1994; Lyman, W., 1995) found that...

Quotes - Direct quotes of 40 words or less in double quotation marks are incorporated into the text; those longer than 40 words should be in indented block format and include the page number (p. 276).

Graphics

Journal size is 9" X 6." Therefore, all table, figures, graphics must not exceed 4.5" wide by 6"long. All art, figures, charts, and diagrams must be provided in high resolution TIFF and JPEG formats. Text should be in Time font. All titles must be on a separate sheet and not part of the graphic or figure or table.

Indicate placement of figures and tables in text, e.g., Insert Table 1 here.

Style

JCHE's editorial style conforms closely to the recommendations of the Publication Manual of the APA. All papers must be in this style before being sent out for review.

Two Electronic Copies

Please submit text (Times font) in MS Word or WordPerfect and graphics in TIFF or JPEG formats at 300 dpi. The first copy serves for a blind review (remove authors' names but include all tables and figures with titles within the text. The second copy includes the authors' names and addresses. E-mail both documents to carolb.macknight@verizon.net When the paper is accepted, the author must submit all tables and figures in separate files without their titles.

The Manuscript

Submission to JCHE implies the manuscript is not being considered nor has been published elsewhere.

Types of Articles

Types of contributions solicited:

General interest articles
Applications
Case Studies
Research

Reports
Professional Reports
Book Reviews and
Software Reviews

Fields of interest include:

Development of Novel Applications
Building Online Learning Communities
Authoring Tools
Assessment Models
Intelligent Interfaces
Learner-Centered Technologies
Use of Knowledge Bases
Collaborative Learning Environments
New Technologies
Visual Learning Strategies
Games and Simulations

Impact of Cognitive Psychology
on Instructional Technology
Human Computer Interaction
Theoretical and Technological Foundations
Information Management
Distance Learning and the Virtual Classroom
Curriculum Change and Development
Libraries