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Author Guidelines

Language
JDE publishes articles in the language submitted (French or English). Abstracts are provided in both languages.

Format
Articles are not to exceed 6500 words excluding graphics. Reports and Dialogues are not to exceed 2000 words. Use standard font and double-space throughout, including block quotations, references, and notes. Provide an abstract of approximately 100 words that summarizes the main points of the article. Submit a biographical note for each author of not more than 50 words using the Online Journal System.

Style
JDE's editorial style conforms closely to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Editorial changes may be made to manuscripts. For spelling, consult Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary; spelling in quoted material remains as in the original.

Referencing
Sources cited appear in parentheses after each reference (direct or otherwise)., giving author's name (unless mentioned in text), year of publication, and page number(s) in the case of direct quotes. Enclose quotes of 40 or fewer words in double quotation marks in the text; indent quotes longer than 40 words in block format; page numbers must be given. List all sources alphabetically at the end of the manuscript under the heading References using APA style.

Footnotes are not allowed, and the use of endnotes is discouraged; however, necessary brief explanatory notes, numbered consecutively and marked in the text with superscript numeral, may appear before the References under the heading Notes; citations in notes follow the same formate as other references.

Graphics and Illustrations
All illustrations, figures, and tables should be placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. Number tables and figures with Arabic numerals.

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.

1. 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).
2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
3. All URL addresses in the text (e.g., http://pkp.sfu.ca) are activated and ready to click.
4. The text is double-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.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
6. The text, if submitted to a peer-reviewed section (e.g., Articles), has had the authors' names removed. If an author is cited, "Author" and year are used in the bibliography and footnotes, instead of author's name, paper title, etc. The author's name has also been removed from the document's Properties, which in Microsoft Word is found in the File menu.
7. I, the author, represent and warrant that the material I am submitting for publication (the Work):
   a) does not contain any libelous or unlawful statements;
   b) does not infringe on any copyright, privacy rights or any other proprietary rights;
   c) has not been previously published elsewhere in its entirety. In the event, the Work contains material that has been previously published, such excerpted material has been attributed to the proper author(s) and identifies where it has been previously published; and
   d) is my sole, original work, or in the case the Work is prepared jointly by more than one author, I warrant that I have been authorized by all co-authors to submit the Work on their behalf.
8. I agree to hold harmless, indemnify and defend the journal publishers, its employees, contractors and agents from any and all losses, damages,
   expenses, claims, suits and demands of whatever nature (including legal fees and expenses on a solicitor client basis) resulting from any breach of the above warranties.
9. By submitting the Work, I agree that the right to reproduce and distribute the Work has been given to the journal and its publishers and that they may authorize third parties to republish, index or share the Work in alternate formats. Author permission will be obtained for any publication outside of the Journal of Distance Education. However, I understand that I as author will retain copyright of the Work and may reuse and redistribute the Work.
10. In submitting this article for publication in the Journal of Distance Education, I agree to support the peer review process by serving as a reviewer for a minimum of one year and to review three articles if asked.

Copyright Notice

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

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