Knowledge
Management & E-Learning: An International Journal
(KM&EL)
http://www.serialspublications.com/journals1.asp?jid=184&jtype=1
The
Journal will be published 4 issues per year.
(The
inaugural issue will be published on Jan. 2009)
Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International
Journal (KM&EL) aims to publish latest and quality research articles in the multidisciplinary area of knowledge management and electronic
learning. We hope to foster
a platform for leading research in the emerging new landscape of knowledge intensive
economy, which requires the integration of knowledge and learning.
Editor-in-Chief
Maggie M. Wang
The University of
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
E-mail: magwang@hku.hk
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Stephen J.H. Yang
National Central
University, Taiwan
E-mail: jhyang@csie.ncu.edu.tw
Possible
topics include (but are not limited to):
Knowledge management and learning
strategies
Knowledge management and action research
Knowledge construction in e-learning
Knowledge
modeling and visualization
Knowledge-based learning systems
Learning and knowledge portals
Web-based learning and teaching
Strategies
for e-learning development
E-learning
design, usability, and evaluation
E-learning in the workplace
Web-based training
Electronic performance
support systems
Web-based learning and
knowledge communities
Computer supported collaborative learning
Human-Computer interaction
IT security
and privacy issues
Business process and workflow management
Clinical
decision support design and
development
Medical informatics
E-healthcare
Submission Instruction:
1. All articles are published in
English. Submission of
an article implies that the work has not been published or
considered for
publication elsewhere.
2. Names of authors should NOT appear
in the text. Attach a separate cover page that includes the title of the paper,
title and affiliation of each author with postal and e-mail addresses, and
clearly indicate the
corresponding author. Biographical notes, approximately 50 words per author, should be placed
on the bottom of the cover page.
3. Title of the paper must be kept
within two Lines.
4. With each copy, include an abstract not
exceeding 250 words. The
abstract should provide a brief overview of the paper. Abstract should be followed
by up to five Key words.
5. Manuscripts should not exceed 25 pages or 8000 words including
tables, graphs, figures, and references.
6. Tables, graphs, and figures should
be labeled in numerical order with Roman numeral and placed at the end of the
text. Label tables at the top and follow the heading with title of the table.
Label graphs and figures in similar fashion.
7. Place references in an alphabetical
order at the end of the text. References should be made only if
they are cited in the text; and to works that are published, accepted for
publication, or available through libraries or institutions.
8. Cite references in the text by
citing the authors’ names and the year of publication in parentheses; use APA
(American Psychological Association) style for referencing (refer to the details
below).
9. Electronic submissions via email to EIC are required. Prospective authors of
accepted articles must provide electronic version of the accepted articles in
MS Word.
10. It is a condition of publication
that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights to Serials
Publications.
Reference Style:
1. How to cite references in your
text
References are cited in the text in alphabetical order
(the same way they appear in the reference list), separated by a semi-colon.
(Green, 2002; Harlow, 1983)
If you have two authors with the same last name, use
first initials with the last names.
(E. Johnson, 2001; L. Johnson, 1998)
A work by two authors
(Wegener & Petty, 1994)
A work by three or more authors
Use the first author’s name followed by et al. in the
signal phrase or in parentheses.
Harris et al. (2001) argued...
(Harris et al., 2001)
Several works by the same author
Research by Johnson (1980,
1984)
illustrated that...
Several works by the same author in the same year
Research by Green (1981a, 1981b) illustrated that...
2. How to organize references
References are listed in alphabetical order.
3. Journal article
Author, A.A., Author,
B.B., & Author, C.C. (Year). Title
of article. Title of Periodical, volume
number(issue
number), pages.
Wegener, D.T., &
Petty, R.E. (1994). Mood management across affective
states: The hedonic
contingency
hypothesis. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 66(6),
1034–1048.
Two or more works by the same author in the same year
Green, T.J. (1981a). Age changes and changes over time in
prosocial intentions and behavior
between
friends. Developmental Psychology, 17, 408–416.
Green, T.J. (1981b). Effects of
friendship on prosocial intentions and behavior.
Child
Development, 52(2), 636–643.
Publication in press
Junho, S. (in press). Roadmap
for e-commerce standardization in Korea. International Journal of IT Standards and
Standardization Research.
4. Book
Author, A.A. (Year of
publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle.
Location:
Publisher.
Mandelbaum, M. (2002). The ideas that
conquered the world: Peace, democracy, and free
markets
in the twenty-first century. New York: Public Affairs.
Edited
book
Zhao, F. (Ed.). (2006). Maximize business profits through
e-partnerships. Hershey,
PA: IRM Press.
Chapter in an edited book
Author, A.A., &
Author, B.B. (Year of publication). Title
of chapter. In A. Editor & B. Editor
(Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter).
Location: Publisher.
O’Neil, J.M., &
Egan, J. (1992). Men’s and women’s gender role journeys: Metaphor for
healing,
transition, and transformation. In B.R. Wainrib
(Ed.), Gender issues across the life
cycle
(pp. 107–123). New York: Springer.
5. Conference proceedings, paper
Deci, E.L., & Ryan, R.M. (1991).
A motivational approach to self. In R. Dienstbier (Ed.),
Nebraska Symposium on Motivation: Vol. 38. Perspectives on motivation (pp.
237–288).
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
6. Unpublished doctoral dissertation or
master’s thesis
Wilfley, D. (1989). Interpersonal analyses of bulimia: Normal-weight and obese. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri,
Columbia.
7. Paper presented at … :
Lanktree,
C., & Briere, J. (1991, January). Early data on the Trauma Symptom Checklist
for Children (TSC-C). Paper
presented at the meeting of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of
Children, San Diego, CA.
8. Web page
Author, A.A., &
Author, B.B. (Date of publication). Title
of document. Retrieved month date,
year,
from http://Web address
VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role
of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology
undergraduates.
Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5, 117-123.
Retrieved October 13, 2001, from http://jbr.org/chapters.html
For further information concerning the APA style, consult
your library or contact: Order Department, American Psychological Association,
P.O. Box 92984, Washington, DC 20090-2984 or www.apastyle.org, for a copy of
the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association – 5th
edition for APA style. You may also find it helpful to consult the following
Web sites:
http://www.apastyle.org/faqs.html
http://www.apastyle.org/previoustips.html
For questions and manuscript submissions, please contact the EIC:
Dr. Maggie M. Wang (magwang@hku.hk)
Dr. Stephen J.H. Yang (jhyang@csie.ncu.edu.tw)