Style Guide for submitting articles to ACCESS
(See ASLA Referencing Guide for examples.)
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Use of quotation marks
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Single quotation marks only for direct speech. Italics for emphasis. Ensure referencing is appropriate (page number if direct quotation)
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Formatting
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Subtitles in bold, fully justified, bullets, and italics for emphasis, NOT quotation marks.
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Graphics
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Indicate where to place graphics (e.g. Figure 1, Books for boys). Ensure full identification (title, author, figure and caption).
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Intext references
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Author-date system; page number when direct quotes.
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Primary References
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Only those references cited in text. |
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Listed after 'References' as 'Bibliography'. |
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Capitalisation
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Capitalise proper nouns or acronyms (e.g. co-operative planning and teaching as CPPT). Take care with overuse of capitals for common nouns (principal; president). Titles of published materials and workshops begin with a capital and thereafter lower case, unless it is a proper noun.
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Spelling
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Accepted spelling examples - teacher librarian, online, proactive, website, lifelong, CD-ROM, World Wide Web, Internet, intranet, workstations, `Net, e-mail, curriculums, information and communication technology (ICT). Spell out numbers one to nine; thereafter use numerals. If article is of a statistical nature then numerals can be used for all numbers.
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Submitting an article - check list
- Spelling and grammar (Australian standard).
- Word limit (Check Guidelines for publication in Access).
- In-text referencing matches reference list.
- Page number(s) if using direct quotes.
- Article sent as attachment in Microsoft Word.
- Graphics and photos to be sent separately to article, appropriately identified
- Article, biography, postal address, telephone and e-mail to editor
- Remove personal formatting
Contact editor for further information. Editor reserves the right of negotiation regarding inclusion, style and content of article. In a journal such as Access, flexibility is central to the publishing of each issue. Deadlines are closely honoured.
