Information for Authors
From September 2008 all material to be considered for publication in Teaching Mathematics and its Applications should be in electronic form via the journal's online submission and review system.
Details on how to submit online and how to upload the manuscripts are given in the online submission instructions.
Aims and Scope
The journal provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences which contribute to the improvement of mathematics teaching and learning for students from upper secondary/high school level through to university first degree level.
A distinctive feature of the journal is its emphasis on the applications of mathematics and mathematical modelling within the context of mathematics education world-wide.
The journal’s readership consists of mathematics teachers, lecturers, students, researchers and those concerned with curriculum development and assessment, indeed anyone concerned about the education of users of mathematics.
Contributions to the journal are invited in two forms:
Section A consists of peer reviewed articles which conform to the normal standards of an academic journal.
Section B consists of contributions which may be more tentative, or eclectic in scope, such as ideas for problems, materials, expressions of controversial views etc. This is to encourage as wide as possible a range of authors, and the journal is keen to publish material contributed by both teachers and students.
The Editors aim to dedicate one issue per year to a Special Issue associated with one of the major mathematics conferences or to a particular theme. The conference Guest Editors will announce submission details.
Additional notes to Authors
Authors should consider carefully before submission as to how their paper matches with the aims and scope of the journal. The focus of the journal is on the teaching of mathematics and all articles should relate explicitly to the teaching and learning of mathematics and its applications.
Articles should enable the readership to engage proactively with the content and be suitable for replication in a range of teaching, learning and applied situations. Articles which concentrate on material usually found in text books or within specific teaching schemes will not normally be published unless they constitute an innovative approach within the scope of Section B. Similarly, articles which only contain an interesting piece of mathematics will not be published.
To gain further insight into the scope of the journal, authors may wish to consult articles previously published in the journal.
Every manuscript should contain an abstract of no more than 300 words which should be intelligible to general readers without recourse to the main text.
For specific information regarding style, please refer to the IMA style guide.
Articles should, in general, begin with an introduction which adequately covers the literature and scope of the paper (ensuring that the scope of the paper aligns with the scope of the journal). Each section in the paper should be numbered. Each article should have a conclusion or discussion section. Ideally, articles will reference other articles previously published in the journal.
The article should include all materials for readers to engage with the content. In particular, authors should take due note of the international readership to ensure sufficient clarity of ideas proposed.
Length of paper
Although the Editors do not wish to prescribe a maximum word limit, it is expected that normally authors should be able to communicate their key ideas within 10 pages (10.000 words including figures, tables and diagrams but excluding references) for Section A and 5 pages for Section B.
1. Manuscripts should be submitted in electronic form via the online submission site.
2. All submissions should be written in good English.
3. Authors must give an educational rationale for their work within the article.
4. Contributions are welcomed that uses mathematical techniques covered in upper secondary/high school and undergraduate mathematics courses.
5. If possible, figures should be provided in a form suitable for publication, please see http://www.oxfordjournals.org/for_authors/ for more information.
6. The Editors will do everything possible to ensure prompt refereeing of submitted articles, and articles will be published as soon as
possible.
7. Copyright: Manuscripts submitted will be expected to contain original work and should not have been published in abridged or other form elsewhere. It is a condition of publication in the Journal that authors assign copyright to The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible.
In assigning copyright, authors may use their own material in other publications provided that the Journal is acknowledged as the original place of publication, and Oxford University Press is notified in writing and in advance.
Funding Information
Details of all funding sources for the work in question should be given in a separate section entitled 'Funding'. This should appear before the 'Acknowledgements' section.
References
The Harvard system of references, giving the surname of the author(s) and year of publication in the text, should be used. Each listed reference should begin with the authors' surnames followed by initials, the year, and the title of the work. Then, for a journal article, the journal name (abbreviated in accordance with Mathematical Reviews), volume number, and inclusive page numbers should follow, while, for a book, the title, the editor (if applicable), the place of publication, and publisher should be stated.
Journal article
BESL, P. & MCKAY, N. (1992) A method for registration of 3-D shapes. IEEE Trans. PAMI, 14, 239–256.
BESL, P., MCKAY, N. & SMITH, M. E. (1992) A method for registration of 3-D shapes. IEEE Trans. PAMI, 14, 239–256.
Books
SMITH, M. (1990) Simplified Stable Merging Tasks. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1–10.
SMITH, M. (1990) Simplified Stable Merging Tasks, vol. 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1–10.
SMITH, M. (1990) Simplified Stable Merging Tasks, vol. 3, 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1–10.
Chapters in books
SMITH, M. (1990) Merging tasks, simplified. Simplified Stable Merging Tasks (M. E. Smith ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1–10.
SMITH, M. (1990) Merging tasks, simplified. Simplified Stable Merging Tasks (M. E. Smith & N. J. Clark eds). Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1–10.
SMITH, M. (1990) Merging tasks, simplified. Simplified Stable Merging Tasks (M. E. Smith & N. J. Clark eds), vol. 4. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1–10.
If you use EndNote and/or Reference Manager to facilitate referencing citations (not required for submission), this journal's style is available for use.
Authors' Biographies
Details of authors' biographies for all contributors should be given in a separate section at the end of the manuscript, together with full contact details.
Language Editing
Particularly if English is not your first language, before submitting your manuscript you may wish to have it edited for language. This is not a mandatory step, but may help to ensure that the academic content of your paper is fully understood by journal editors and reviewers. Language editing does not guarantee that your manuscript will be accepted for publication. If you would like information about one such service please click here. There are other specialist language editing companies that offer similar services and you can also use any of these. Authors are liable for all costs associated with such services.