Submissions

Author Guidelines

We are keen to publish authors's work in a variety of forms including writing or video production. All submissions must be written in a scholarly manner and draw upon current literature. Typical formats include:

Opinion Pieces - short and thought provoking, stating a position and drawing on facts and evidence to support it (a maximum of 750 words)

Case Studies - based on projects that identify and deliver change, typically describing: the organisational and historical context, specifications of the project, discussion of pedagogy/practice, implementation, evaluation and lessons learnt (a maximum of 3000 words with around 6 references)

Research Articles - longer papers, providing a clear rationale for the study within the body of published research, an overview of the research methodology adopted, a presentation of findings, and a discussion of those findings in relation to existing knowledge (a maximum of 5000 words and multiple references).

Video submission - We welcome any of the above forms in equivalent video format, however submission should be visually exciting. Recording a talking head video is not sufficient. Rather, the medium of video should be selected only if the content of the submission would be better and more clearly communicated via video.

Book Reviews - critical overview of a book related to inclusive practice (a maximum of 750 words).

Technology Reviews - a critique or review of a technology application that support inclusive practice and reduce attainment gaps, outlining its application for learning and teaching and its strengths and weaknesses (a maximum of 1500 words).

Other formats - if you wish to submit in an alternative format, we are more than happy to be flexible and accessible, so please get in touch with your idea.

Submission format.

Submissions to JEIPC should adhere to the Journal's style of referencing both for citations within the text and for the reference list (see examples below) . Authors are responsible for precision, attention to detail, accuracy and consistency in referencing their papers, in order to assist readers in discoverability. In the reference list in particular, they should be meticulous in everything from punctuation, italicisation, use of single inverted commas where appropriate, the precise method for referencing online sources (and for presenting the date accessed) to ensuring that urls really do work! The word "online" should never appear in the reference list, as "Available at:" provides that information.

Authors should never use e.g. or "See for example" when citing; any citation is by its very nature, an example.

If in any doubt, authors should follow the examples given below and look at the Harvard referencing https://library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/harvard as well as looking at previous issues of the JEIPC for the style.

For the purposes of copyediting, authors should avoid formatting their reference lists or applying personally-chosen layouts to their submissions, as these have to be unpicked so that journal formatting can be applied. Submissions should be in Word, without any of Word's style formatting, and with all visual material inserted, without text-wrapping, where each figure should appear.

Abstracts should be included at the head of each submission so that they can be copyedited, but authors should be aware that the copyedited versions of the abstracts will be transferred to the metadata accompanying their article and not be published as part of the paper.

Reference list – essentially, the Harvard method, as used by JEIPC.

• List in alphabetical order by author’s name and then by date (earliest first),
• If more than one item has been published during a specific year by letter (1995a, 1995b etc.)
• Take information from the title page of a publication and not from the front cover.
• Include the elements and punctuation given in the examples below.
• The title of the publication should be: in italics for an edited book; not in italics but inside single set of inverted commas for a journal article (see below).

A book by a single author:

Baggini, J. (2002) Making Sense: Philosophy behind the headlines. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN: XXXXXXXXXXX

A book by two authors:

Searle, J. and Chomsky, N. (1997) The meaning of sense: critique and arguments. 105th edn. London: Wybourn. ISBN: XXXXXXXXXXX

Please note the format for any publication by several authors:

Bovill, C., Cook-Sather, A., Felten, P., Millard, L. and Moore-Cherry, N. (2016)

A book by a corporate author (e.g. a government department or other organisation): Nursing and Midwifery Council (2003) Patient-centred care: a NMC position statement on patient involvement. London: Nursing and Midwifery Council. ISBN: XXXXXXXXXXX

An edited book:

Baumeister, R. (ed.) (1999) The self in Social Psychology: Key readings in social psychology. Hove: Taylor and Francis. ISBN: XXXXXXXXXXX

A chapter in a book

Burnard, P. (1997) ‘The self and self awareness.’ In: Strugnell, C., Renzaho, A., Ridley, K. and Burns, C. (eds.) The Self in Society. London: Stanley Thornes, 17-28. ISBN: XXXXXXXXXXX

An article in a journal:

Valkimaki, A. (1993) ‘Patient information systems.’ British Journal of Nursing, 13(1), 43-5.

Wherever possible, please provide digital source for a journal article, precisely as follows, with curved brackets:

Available at: url (Accessed: 24 October 2021).

Please note the format for any publication by several authors:

Bovill, C., Cook-Sather, A., Felten, P., Millard, L. and Moore-Cherry, N. (2016)

An article in a newspaper:

Sabo, M. (2003) ‘Fear of gun crime rising.’ Guardian, 26 October 2003, p.10. If no author name is provided then the publisher should be used instead. Guardian (2003) Public health in decline. Guardian, 24 October 2003, p.11. (Please always provide the digital source for a newspaper article, precisely as follows, with curved brackets:

Available at: url (Accessed: 30 November 2021).

A digital book or similar:

Panard, D. (2006) Equality and human rights. Available at: url (Accessed: 15 May 2020).

A television programme:

Julie through the looking glass. (2012). BBC 2, 4 July.

A video:

12 Angry Men. (1957) Directed by Sidney Lumet. Hollywood: MGM Entertainment.

CD ROMS:

Institute of Cancer Research (2000) A breath of fresh air: an interactive guide to managing breathlessness in patients with lung cancer. [CD Rom]. Sutton: Institute of Cancer Research.

Government publications

White Papers contain statements of Government policy

Green Papers put forward proposals for consideration and public discussion.

They are cited in the same way.

A White Paper

Department for Education and Skills (2002) 14-19 next steps: the future. Cm.3390. London: Stationery Office.

A Green Paper

Department for Education and Skills (2003) Extending Opportunities: raising standards. Cm 3854. London: Stationery Office.

An Act of Parliament

Great Britain. Education Act 2002: Elizabeth II. Chapter 25. London: The Stationery Office.