Journal of Research & Scholarly Output 2006 - Grimsby Institute of ...

Information for Contributors
The primary aim of this Journal is to publish
stimulating and informative articles on
research and other scholarly output from
Institute staff and students. Because of the
diversity of the readership it is essential that
the articles are presented in a lively, readerfriendly
way, whilst at the same time being
authoritative and of academic merit.
At this stage we anticipate publishing three
types of article:
• Full research papers – full account of
complete project, including experimental
findings
• Reviews – overviews of recent research
in a larger subtopic
• Short communications – early findings of
ongoing research, critiques, comment,
short essays etc.
We also welcome ‘Letters to the Editor’
commenting on recent papers and
encouraging dialogue between researchers
and readers.
Articles should be printed double–spaced
on one side only of A4 paper. Margins
should be 3 cm wide and pages numbered
consecutively. Where ever possible arial 12
should be used as the default font, although
other fonts & styles may be used for
emphasis, titles etc.
Articles must also be provided as a word file
either on a CD-ROM, or as an attachment to
an e-mail. Articles should be submitted to
Debbie Fisher at the Towers Annex
(fisherdj@grimsby.ac.uk).
All articles should have a short, imaginative
title to grab the reader’s attention. Each
article should conclude with brief,
biographical details of the author.
Full research papers should begin with an
accurate, informative abstract in one
paragraph. It should not exceed 250 words.
Following sections might consist of
introduction, methods, results, conclusions
and discussion. Review articles should
begin with an introductory paragraph, with
the main text broken up into three or four
subheadings. Articles and papers should be
between 1500 and 2500 words in length.
Due to the wide readership of the Journal
we advise that you ask a colleague in a
different specialism to read your paper and
confirm understanding prior to submission.
Short communications by their very nature
will vary in their format and style, but should
be thought provoking and informative.
Illustrations should be clearly identified with
a figure number and caption. Where
appropriate, the author should provide one
very strong image for use on the title page.
Other figures should be numbered
consecutively using Arabic numbers and
should be referred to in the text.
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