1. General: The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education is a peer reviewed research journal publishing articles in the field of Indigenous education, broadly defined. It accepts original articles in all fields of education and other subjects relevant to Indigenous education in Australia. Contributions are accepted in two sections: Articles (5000-8000 words) and Book Reviews (500-2500 words). AJIE is published once a year, around November/December.

2. Submission of contributions: Submissions that do not conform to these Notes to Contributors may be returned to authors for correction before they are processed. All contributions must be typed, double line spaced, using 12 point Times New Roman font or similar. Do not use more than three heading levels. Do not use footnotes. Do not use double spaces after full stops at the end of sentences. Number all pages submitted consecutively. For further guidance on style refer to the most recent issue of AJIE. A 150-200 word abstract must be included for articles. The abstract should be a complete, concise summary of the paper. Authors are requested to include a short (50-100 word) biographical note on a separate page, giving full name, particulars of the author's present position and any information of special relevance. A cover page must be included listing contribution title and full names, affiliations and addresses for correspondence (including email) of all authors. Do not include author names on pages other than the cover page.

3. Processing of contributions: The Editors will acknowledge receipt of all contributions. The Editors and external peer-reviewers will review all contributions submitted as articles. As for any refereed journal, authors may be asked to make revisions to their manuscript. If substantial revision is required manuscripts may be rereviewed before a decision to publish is made. Once a paper is accepted in its final form, page-proofs will be sent to the senior author for checking. Proof approval and Author agreement forms will be sent with the page-proofs and must be competed and returned before publication can proceed. Final acceptance of manuscripts for publication is at the discretion of the Editors. For paper submission instructions see below.

4. Citations: References should be cited in text by author's surname, publication year and page (e.g., Smith, 1988, p. 45). For three or more authors "et al." (without italics) should be used after the first surname (e.g., Battiste et al., 2005). If multiple references are cited they should be ordered alphabetically and then by publication year, with author's names separated by a semicolon (e.g., Appleby, 1990, pp. 19-25; Childe, 1952; David, 1988; David & Chant, 1995; David et al., 1994; Smith, 2004a, 2004b; White & O'Connell, 1982, pp. 42, 50).

5. References: Type the references starting on a new page. Include all and only those references cited in the paper. Do not cite papers in preparation. Papers may be cited as "in press" where they have been accepted for publication. For general publication categories the format should follow the examples below. Please pay particular attention to capitalisation, punctuation and spacing. Submissions that do not conform to these referencing guidelines will be returned to authors for correction.

Journal Articles
Csordas, T. J. (1990). Embodiment as a paradigm for anthropology. Ethos, 18(1), 5-47.

Book Chapters
Gustafson, D. L. (1999). Embodied learning: The body as an epistemological site. In M. Mayberry & E. C. Rose (Eds.), Meeting the challenge: Innovative feminist pedagogies in action (pp. 249-273). London: Routledge.

Books
McHoul, A., & Grace, W. (1993). A Foucault primer: Discourse, power and the subject. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.

Edited Books
Kirklighter, C., Vincent, C., & Moxley, J. M. (Eds.). (1997). Voices and visions: Refiguring ethnography in composition. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook Publishers.

Monographs
Wickler, S. (2001). The prehistory of Buka: A stepping stone island in the northern Solomons (Terra Australis 16). Canberra: Department of Archaeology and Natural History and Centre for Archaeological Research, Australian National University.

Theses
Nakata, M. (1997). The cultural interface: An exploration of the intersection of Western knowledge systems and Torres Strait Islanders positions and experiences. Unpublished PhD thesis, James Cook University, Townsville.

Unpublished Reports
Smith, J. R., & Hall, H. J. (1996). Beaudesert Shire regional archaeological project. Unpublished report to the Australian Heritage Commission, Canberra.

Internet resources
General Assembly of the United Nations. (1979). Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women. Retrieved 25 February, 2006, from http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/cedaw.htm.

For further information on referencing and citation style refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition, 2001.

6. Initial submission: In the first instance, papers should be submitted by email with the contribution as a single attachment, including text, figures and tables, using Microsoft® WORD (.doc), Rich Text Format (.rtf) or Adobe® Portable Document Format (.pdf). Specifications for tables and figures should follow the guidelines below.

7. Final paper submission instructions: Once accepted for publication, final versions of papers (including figures and tables) should be submitted as email attachments or on clearly labelled 9.5cm high-density discs or CDs in PC or Macintosh format. Specifications for tables and figures should follow the guidelines below.

8. Text: Text should be submitted using Microsoft® WORD (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) format.

9. Tables: Type each table on a separate page, not in the body of the text, including a caption. Number and refer to tables in the text with Arabic numerals (i.e., Table 1, etc). Tables should be submitted using Microsoft® WORD (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) format.

10. Line drawings and photographs: Line drawings and photographs should both be referred to as Figures and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals (i.e., Figure 1, etc). Figures should be submitted on separate pages at the end of the manuscript. Figure captions should be typed on a separate page, not on the figures, and included with the text. For final submission, figures should be submitted electronically as separate files in TIFF, JPEG (maximum quality) or EPS (with preview) format. If figures cannot be submitted as computer files, please submit as black-and-white line drawings or as high contrast, glossy black-and-white prints. All figures will be printed as greyscale images. Figures should be submitted at final size, ready for the printing process. Figures should be submitted at resolutions of 600 dpi at final size. That is, the figure and its caption should be sized to fit either within the margins of a double columned page (170mm) or a single column (82.5mm). The available space within margins for the full length of a page is 230mm (this leaves room for a one line caption). Please choose appropriate letter size, line thickness and shading/stippling. Photocopies of drawings are not acceptable. If not your own work, you must acknowledge the origin of all figures and, where applicable, it is the author's responsibility to obtain written unfettered permission to publish from the copyright owner of the original.

11. Copyright: Authors are responsible for compiling and ensuring that any material that has influenced the research or writing has been properly cited and credited both in the text and in the list of references. Contributors are responsible for gaining copyright clearance on figures, photographs or lengthy quotes used in their manuscript that have been published elsewhere. Once accepted for publication in AJIE, the author retains copyright in the work and may publish or authorise others to publish the entire work or any part thereof, provided that due acknowledgement is made in any further publication that the work was originally published in AJIE. An article will not be published until the signed Author agreement form has been completed and returned to the Editors by the contributor.

12. Other: Contributors are encouraged to contact the Editors if they have any questions or concerns about the submission process.

13. Correspondence:

Send all contributions and correspondence to:

The Editors
The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit
The University of Queensland
Brisbane QLD 4072
AUSTRALIA
Email