Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The International Journal of Training Research (ISSN 1448-0220) is now published twice a year by eContent Management on behalf of Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA). The journal publishes articles which advance our knowledge and understanding of vocational education and training in Australia and internationally. The journal focuses on current or recently completed research and reviews of research in vocational education and training.

 

Section Policies

Editorials and Introductions

  • Editorial submissions for regular and special issues. Authors wishing to submit editorials should contact the Editorial Team.

Submissions for general issues

  • Submissions for general issues should be made to this section. Accepted submissions will be double-blind refereed. Articles will be edited by the journal's Editorial Team.

Vol 9/1 - The Future of Technical and Vocational Education

  • This special issue 'The Future of Technical and Vocational Education (TVET): Global challenges and possibilities' (Volume 9/1) will be edited by a guest editor.
  • Summary of the proposed issue.
  • Deadline for Papers: 1st November 2010
  • Abstracts may be submitted in advance by: 1 August 2010 by email to Dr Peter Kell, editor of International Journal of Training Research at: pmkell@ied.edu.hk

Vol 10/2 Contemporary and emergent methodological issues in VET research Dynamic boundaries and diverse approaches

  • This special issue : Contemporary and emergent methodological issues in VET research Dynamic boundaries and diverse approaches (Volume 10/1) will be edited by guest editors.
  • Summary of the proposed issue. 
  • Deadline for Papers: 30 November 2011

Policy and Practice

  • This section is for shorter articles of a more practical and applied nature. Accepted submissions will be single blind refereed. Articles will be edited by the journal's Editorial Team.

Book Reviews

  • Submissions and proposals for book reviews should be made to this issue/section of the journal.

Call for Papers

  • Approved call for papers submissions appear in this section of the Journal.

 

Peer Review Process

Manuscripts submitted for publication are subject to a double blind peer review process (articles submitted to the Policy and Practice section are single blind refereed).

Contributions should add to knowledge and understanding of vocational education and training and be aimed at improving policy making and practice in this field. All manuscripts are expected to be analytical, with reports of studies interpreted both in terms of the theoretical literature and in terms of contemporary issues in vocational education and training.

Review Guidelines

The International Journal of Training Research aims to match the best global standards for reviewing submitted papers. The review process provides:

  • helpful assessment of a paper's strengths, and diagnosis of its problem areas

  • clear, constructive advice on how to develop and improvement the strength of a paper

  • prompt feedback.

To do justice to author's works, we expect reviewers to provide at least two pages of comments uploaded into the Peer Review form or appended to their up-loaded version of the manuscript.

This blind peer review process and information in manuscripts must have guaranteed confidentiality. To ensure this, reviewers are requested to not discuss the manuscript with another person.

Conducting a review

We expect reviewer's to bring to their reading of papers their full scope of experience, and advice on any aspect of the paper will be valued. Reviewers may find the following broad questions useful.

  • Is the paper well grounded in the contemporary literature on the topic? Does it help the reader to connect this paper to previous work in the field?

  • Does the paper make clear the contribution it aims to make to that literature? In your view, is the contribution useful? Important? Substantive?

  • Does the paper present a coherent argument for its position? Are positions, propositions or hypotheses in the paper persuasively developed? If an empirical investigation is reported, is the choice of material, methods and analyses used appropriate? And appropriately used? Do conclusions drawn from an enquiry follow persuasively from the argument and investigation reported? How fully does the paper succeed in making its contribution?

  • Are references accurate and timely, and consistent throughout? Do in-text citations appear in References, and vice-versa as appropriate?

  • Are heading levels appropriate and concise?

  • Has ethical clearance been shown for research process? Are ethical processes followed included in the body of the article?

  • Is the written expression of the paper clear, concise and accessible to academics with an interest in this field? (Note that papers are copy-edited before publication: it is not part of the reviewer's task to correct language, though an indication of any flawed grammar, spelling, etc. will be appreciated.)

We ask reviewers to:

  1. login into OJS as a reviewer (or setup an account with a reviewer role)

  2. access assigned manuscripts for review promptly

  3. complete the online Invited Peer Review Form form

  4. make annotations on the manuscript itself - using Track Changes or highlighting your comments - then upload that document

  5. submit a review recommendation.

After receiving all reviews, remarks are conveyed to the author(s) together with a summary report from the editor. The editor will correspond with authors and reviewers on any subsequent revision to the paper that may be requested, until a decision is reached on publication.

 

Publication Frequency

The International Journal of Training Research publishes two issues per year.

All AVETRA members receive a copy of International Journal of Training Research (ISSN 1448-0220) as part of their annual membership fee.

 

Access & Availability

From 2010, International Journal of Training Research is available as an 'online plus print-on-demand' subscription. Institutional subscribers receive access to all current and back issues online through atypon-link.com for the subscription year.

Supplementary print copies may be ordered directly from the publisher. Multicampus, multiuser licenses and single user password access may be arranged by subscribers through their subscription agent or with the publisher. Online access is available to subscribers through EBSCOhost, SwetsWise, CNPIEC and CELDES.

AVETRA members receive International Journal of Training Research (ISSN 1448-0220) in hardcopy. Discounted individual and NGO/Non-profit subscription rates are available.

Pay per View (PPV) access for individual articles is available from Atypon. Special issues are available under their eISBN on a PPV, sale or multiuser lease from Ebook Library to institutions and from eBooks.com to individuals.




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