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Uppeldi og menntUn/icelandic JoUrnal of edUcation 19(1–2)/2010220
gUidel ineS for contr iBUtorS
• On the third page of the manuscript or at the beginning of the article the title
should appear without the name of the author.
• An abstract in Icelandic of approximately 600 words should be supplied after the
list of references.
• Tables and figures should be clear and not too complicated. They should be on
separate sheets at the end of the manuscript, and their ideal position clearly
indicated in the text (i.e. Table 1 here).
• The author’s biographical notes, of approximately 50 words, should be submitted
with the manuscript, noting his/her education and field of research, together
with an e-mail address.
• Papers must be closely proofread and corrected.
Critera for review of articles
• The abstract is a clear summary of content.
• The title of the article is descriptive.
• The structure of the article is clear and concise.
• The focus and the importance of the topic is explained in the introduction.
• The theoretical context, other recent research, the importance of the research,
research questions, research design, research methods and the method of analyz-
ing data are accounted for.
• Overview articles are based on an extensive study of theoretical literature and
research on the topic concerned.
• Findings are supported by data and the research questions are answered.
• Assumptions are supported by data and theoretical discussion.
• The article yields an increased knowledge of the field and contributes to research
and practice of education or pedagogy.
• The article presents a sophisticated work regarding language and presentation.