Adults Learning Maths – An International Forum (ALM)
Guidelines for Submitting Articles for Publication in ALM Conference Proceedings and Journal
Submit your paper for Review/Publication
- Who Should I Submit my Paper To?
Submit your paper to the ALM editors at
- What should I do after I submit my paper?
You should receive a confirmation email within 5-10 business days. If you don’t receive a confirmation email within that time frame, check to make sure that your submission is not undelivered, and follow up with Ciarán Mac an Bhaird or Ann O’Shea at
- What does it mean to have my paper peer-reviewed?
A peer will review your paper for clarity of presentation, grammar/mechanics, coherence, facts, and correctness (i.e., formulas; math, etc.) and email you regarding problems they identified; questions they have; and issues that you should consider resolving in preparation for publication. It is ultimately the writer’s responsibility to verify the facts in the paper; however, reviewers will provide corrective feedback to authors.
- What if I don’t want my paper to be peer reviewed?
In the email to the editors, please indicate that you do not want your paper to be peer reviewed.If you do not wish to submit your paper to the peer review process, please submit your contribution no later than November 30, 2016 to the same address indicated above.
- Does the review involve a blind process?
All names and identifying information will be removed from the paper prior to their submission to peer-reviewers. Because your paper will likely reflect your presentation at the ALM conference, it is possible for a reviewer who attended the conference and is aware of the various presentation topics to determine the paper’s author.
- How long will it be before the proceedings are published and available?
Typically, publications are available about one or two months before the next ALM conference.
- Overall, what should I expect after I submit my paper?
The conference proceedings editorial staff will most likely be in contact with you with questions throughout the process, until the paper is considered to have met best industry standards for publications of this type.
You should expect to be in communication with the conference proceeding staff, and make every effort to answer their questions with clear details.
- If my paper involves research, can I attempt to discuss how I think the conclusions may apply to other countries and vocations?
Yes. It will be easier to do so with a context that you are familiar with. Doing so will help readers from other countries who will like to determine the applicability of your approaches to their context.
- What copyright and reproduction right issues are involved in submission?
For ALMIJ and for the ALM Proceedings we ask that al contributors agree to the"Creative Commons Attribution” License. With this license ownership of the articles is retained by the authors, but anyone may download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy articles provided that the original authors and source are cited. With this no further permission is required for the re-use. This license is recommended by most funders.
Before Submitting your Paper for Review or Publication, check to make sure that it includes the following:
- Cover Page should include the following:
a)A Title (titles should reflect the presentation topics at ALM 23 in Maynooth, Ireland.
b)Author's name; postal address; email address
c)Author’s short biography (less than 50 words)
d)Author’s Affiliation (e.g., name of institution)
e)A brief abstract of the contents of the paper, and an indication of the type of paper (e.g., derived from research; discussion/theoretical paper) (80-100 words)
- Body With An Appropriate Format 22
The format of your paper should
a)Reflect the American Psychological Association (APA) style – see The instructions for use are written in the template. You may also visit APA style website: Authors that are familiar with the use of the ALM style sheets can access the ALM template(also provided in the email you received).
b)Be between 2000 and 5000 words in length
c)Be in Microsoft Word with Times New Roman 12 point font, using A4 paper with 3 cm margins, and double-spaced
d)Include cited literature (please do not use footnotes or endnotes for the references) that are easily accounted for in the reference list.
If your paper involves research, you may consider following this organizational format: Introduction, Methodology, Key Findings, Implications of Findings or Relevance of the Findings to the Field, Recommendations for Future Research, Conclusion. To support the usability of your research, help the reader determine its value to their context and discuss how the key findings are applicable to other contexts, countries, or vocations. Such discussion could be included in the “implications” section or in the conclusion.
- A Reference List
a)Reference lists should correspond to citations made in the body of the paper
b)All references should reflect APA style – see above for link to APA style
- Quality Check – Grammar/Mechanics/Rhetoric
a)Check for grammar
b)Check for Spelling
c)Have someone read your paper for clarity
d)Try your best to remove any grammatical or spelling errors that can be distracting to reviewers.
- Creative Commons Licence agreement
a)Complete, sign and scan the Creative Commons Licence agreement.