Writer's Guidelines

We are currently accepting the following types of articles about eLearning:

Submission Guidelines

Contact Jane Bozarth or Denise Doig with a clear and well developed idea for an article (about 3 paragraphs is all we need), or submit an article as a Word document attached to an email using the format guidelines below.

Editorial Process

• All contributed articles will be edited according to eLearn's editorial process, explained below.
• Once a submission has been accepted, the authors will be asked to submit a draft (unless already completed) of the article by a deadline.
• Upon delivery, the article will be reviewed by eLearn Magazine's editors and editorial board.
• Next, the author may be asked to revise the article, based on the board's comments. A new deadline will be determined.
• When the author delivers the revised article, or if the author's first draft is accepted, the editors will review it, edit it, and assign a tentative date of publication.
• All authors are required to sign a standard copyright release form, which the editor will provide. Details of the form are available prior to submission upon request.

Format
Please submit your article as a Word document or RTF (see the Submission Guidelines below for complete instructions).

Your article should include:

• At least one suggested headline or title for the article, subject to change.
• Authors' full names and affiliations.
• Body of the article.
• A 3- to 4-sentence author biography with an email address and links to your web site and blog, if applicable. If you would prefer your email address not be made public, please indicate that.
• Sidebars, if applicable, such as a list of links to resources or additional reading.

Other Notes

Introduction: Begin your article with the most interesting idea that your article is adding to the field. Please assume that our readers know that eLearning is a growing and interesting field.

Images: Do not embed images in your article. Please send high-res images separately as .jpg, .tif, or .gif. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to use images and/or any other material from outside sources before submitting article.

Style: Please write in an informal, non-academic style. Use subheaders to indicate new sections of the article.

Citation: If references must be used, list them in a consistent and well-recognizable format, such as IEEE style.

Length:

• Opinion-editorials: 500-800 words.
• Research articles, case studies, and other in-depth pieces: up to 3,000 words.
• All other articles (interview, reviews, etc.): 750-1,200 words.

Contributors: The majority of our writers do not receive payment for their efforts, but are interested in contributing to the growing body of knowledge and study about eLearning.

Readers: Our readership includes providers and consumers of online learning, particularly instructional designers, educators (both scholastic and corporate), and corporate trainers and managers. Please assume that our readers know that eLearning is a growing and interesting field. Begin your article with the most interesting idea that your article is adding to the field.

Copyright: ACM retains ownership of published material. Please refer to the ACM Copyright Policy for more information.

Journalistic Contributions

Please send all journalistic queries to managing editor Denise Doig.

Editorial Contact Information

Jane Bozarth, Editor-in-Chief: jane@elearnmag.acm.org
Denise Doig, Senior Editor: doig@acm.org