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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines below.
  • Ensure that the submission does not include any information identifying the author(s). This includes (but is not limited to): author names, institutional affiliations, and/or identifying details in the text and self-citations. Additionally, please remove author metadata from the document using the "Inspect Document" feature in Microsoft Word.

Author Guidelines

The Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education (CJSAE) publishes the following types of manuscripts.

Articles

This section includes original reports of research in adult education, continuing education, and lifelong learning that utilize all recognized social research methodologies including empirical, interpretive, ethnographic, historical, imperative, hermeneutic, and philosophical studies. Manuscripts in this section should not exceed 7500 words, not including references. Articles go through double-blind peer review.

Dialogue

This section includes discussions, with two or more authors, around diverse perspectives or themes concerning adult education, continuing education, or lifelong learning in the same text. Manuscripts in this section should not exceed 3000 words, not including references. Dialogues go through single-blind peer review.

Reflections on Practice.

This section includes reflections on the practice of adult education, continuing education, or lifelong learning, for example in higher education and/or community education. Manuscripts in this section must not exceed 3000 words, not including references. Reflections on Practice go through single-blind peer review.

Book Reviews

Solicited by the editors in each issue. Book reviews should not exceed 1,000 words.

Manuscripts submitted for publication can be written in either English or French.

Format & Editorial Style

 All manuscripts should be word-processed, single spaced, with 1" margins, and include all tables, figures, notes and references. All references to any institutions, locations, programs or persons that might help identify the authors must be excluded from the entire manuscript provided for review. A running head (the short title) must appear on each page. Figures and large tables should be printed on separate sheets. All manuscripts should conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, (APA) 7th Ed. Authors are required to acknowledge that their manuscript conforms to the style guide.

Abstract

An abstract of approximately 150 words should be provided on a separate page with the running head only. 

Articles

This section includes original reports of research in the adult education, continuing education, and lifelong learning that utilize all recognized social research methodologies including empirical, interpretive, ethnographic, historical, imperative, hermeneutic and philosophical studies. Manuscripts in this section should not exceed 7500 words.

Perspectives

This section includes critical reviews of the literature of adult education and essays that focus on analytic examinations and critiques of issues in adult education, continuing education, and lifelong learning. Manuscripts in this section should not exceed 5000 words.

Field Notes

This section includes biographical and autobiographical reflections on the field and practice of adult education. Manuscripts in this sections must not exceed 3000 words.

Book Reviews

This section includes book reviews that are solicited by the CJSAE Book Review Editor. Book Reviews should not exceed 1000 words. All inquiries related to book reviews should be directed to the CJSAE Book Review Editor.

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