Focus and Scope

The Australasian Journal of Technology Education provides a forum for scholarly discussion on topics relating to technology education. Submissions are welcomed relating to the primary, secondary and higher education sectors, initial teacher education and continuous professional development, and general research about Technology Education. Contributions to the on-going research debate are encouraged from any country. The expectation is that the new Journal will publish articles at the leading edge of development of the subject area.

The Journal will seek to publish:

• reports of research,
• articles based on action research by practitioners,
• literature reviews, and
• book reviews.

Peer Review Process

On receipt, submissions will normally be read by the Editor, in order to confirm that it is aligned with the Journal goals, and should proceed. Reports of research will be subjected to a blind review by two or more members of the Editorial Board according to established criteria. This process generally takes about four to six weeks, at which time authors will be notified of the status of their manuscript. Articles based on action research, literature reviews and book reviews will be reviewed by at least one of the Editors, which generally takes about two weeks, and maybe published without blind peer review.

The Editors will make the decision to publish, or not, based on the recommendations of the referees. Amendments are likely to be required in line with the referees' and Editors comments, and will be sent to the author indicating what needs to be done prior to publication.

If it is considered that a paper is not suitable for publication, it will be returned to the author(s) together with the referees feedback and Editors comments. If the paper is resubmitted then it will be returned to the original referees for comment.

Publication Frequency

One issues of this journal will be published each year in December. The journal will be published online only. Articles will be reviewed and prepared for publication, and then all the articles in each issue will be released at the time of Issue publication.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Sponsors

Techlink, New Zelanad

Technology Education Subject Association Coalition (TESAC) New Zealand

Design and Technology Teachers Association of Australia (DATTA)