General rules

No manuscript will be considered which has already been published or is being considered for publication by another journal. The author who submits a text and is designated as the primary correspondent must confirm that the manuscript has neither been published nor submitted elsewhere to be considered for publication, and that, if applicable, he or she holds the rights to reproduce any third-party work or part thereof included in the manuscript. He or she must also classify the manuscript according to the types of texts published in the Journal.

1. Practical papers presenting online courseware experiences and evaluation with technology : advantages, disadvantages, limitations, etc. (with hyperlinks, screen captures, etc. : 1,500 - 2,500 words)
2. Critical perspectives providing a particular vision or direction on technology in higher education (substantiated with references to the literature) (3,000 - 5,000 words)
3. Full research papers with empirical data (3,000 - 5,000 words)
4. Brief literature reviews or current research notes (500 - 1,200 words)

Furthermore, as the Journal subscribes to the worldwide initiatives towards open access to scientific literature, the author must confirm, by signing the Publication Agreement, that he or she agrees to publish the text under open access conditions. More precisely, the final (i.e. accepted and revised) version of the text is published by the Journal under a Creative Commons 2.5 Canada License, with Attribution and No Derivative Works conditions of use. This license allows anyone to freely copy, distribute or display the text, as long as they mention its author and do not modify its content.

It is important to note that by agreeing to this mode of publication, the author keeps all the so-called “commericial rights” provided by the Copyright Act regarding his or her text, most notably the rights to distribute it by any means, or enter into an agreement with an editor for that purpose. It must however be understood that the Creative Commons license, once applied to a document, cannot be revoked.

Review and acceptance process

All manuscripts considered admissible by the Editor-in-chief will be subject to peer review by two or three referees who have expertise in the given field and who are not from the same institution as the author(s). Following the assessment of the manuscript, each reviewer will offer one of the following recommendations:

 Accept as is
 Accept with only minor modifications
 Accept with major modifications
 Reject

The results of the critical peer review will be forwarded to the Editor-in-chief who will consult with members of the Editorial Board, if required, make a decision regarding the acceptance of the manuscript (conditional or not) and then inform the author(s).

Following this, if indicated, the author(s) will revise the text in light of the recommended corrections and resubmit the manuscript to the Editor-in-chief within the specified timeframe. Upon receiving the resubmitted text, the Editor-in-chief will consult with members of the Editorial Board to make the final decision: accept, reject or recommend further modifications.

In any case, for the final version, the author will update the references in the text, most notably by verifying the availability and URL addresses of online documents.

For those journal issues that have a particular theme and whereupon a issue director may coordinate its preparation (inviting authors to submit a paper, giving indications regarding the selected theme, etc.), the same rules of the peer review process are applied and the Editor-in-Chief remains in charge of the decisions concerning the acceptance of manuscripts.

For those papers that have been accepted for publication, the Journal preserves the right to make any editorial corrections deemed necessary to improve the writing style, the readability and the conciseness of the text. The PDF version of the articles ready for print will be sent to the authors for a last verification. The opinions expressed in the Journal are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Editors.

General guidelines for manuscript presentation

Manuscripts must be sent to the Editor-in-chief in electronic form (.doc or .rtf format). The [Publication Agreement doc143], completed and signed by the author, must also be sent to the Editor-in-chief by fax or regular mail.

The manuscript must conform to the reference style of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition, 2001).

• The text must be double-spaced with a Times New Roman font, 12 points.
• The author designated as the primary correspondent must present on the title page of the electronic document, his/her name, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers as well as his/her institutional affiliation, followed by the submission date of the manuscript. In the case of a manuscript with more than one author, this information must be provided for each contributor. Upon publication of the paper, the authors’ names will be listed in the order used on the title page.
• The title of the manuscript should be concise and clear.
• The abstract, which must be submitted in French and English, should be presented below the title on a new page. A maximum of 100 words in length, the abstract must state the purpose of the paper and specify the objectives, the method used, the results obtained and the conclusions drawn. The abstract must be followed by a list of at most 10 key words or terms for referencing.
• Tables and figures can be directly inserted in the text, or presented on separate pages and compiled at the end of the manuscript; in that case, the placement of all tables and figures must be clearly indicated throughout the text (for example, “Note to the Journal: Insert Table 1 here”).
• Citations and references must comply with the APA style, as described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed., 2001) and the APA Style Guide to Electronics References (2007).

The author may consider using the template (in Word format or in RTF format) available on this site, which contains guidelines and use a style sheet implementing the APA style.

To ensure objectivity in the review process, two distinct files should be submitted, one of which must be devoid of any information allowing for the identification of the author, the title page should thus not contain any identifying information about the author. The above mentioned template includes thus two versions of the title page.

Submitting an article

Before submitting your article, please ensure you have read and understood the general rules and manuscript style guidelines. You must also make sure you have signed the Publishing Agreement, which confirms that you agree to have your text made available for distribution under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Canada License.

When you have done this, send both of your electronic files to the following address: michel.lepage@umontreal.ca