ABOUT THE JOURNAL

International Journal of Educational Researchers (IJERs) is a fully refereed electronic journal owned by Educational Research Association and published by International Association of Educators. IJERs has been launched as an online journal rather than a paper-based journal in order to reach as many readers as possible in the most convenient manner. IJERs is interested in research into all aspects of education. The aim of the journal is to assist in the improvement of teaching-learning in fields related to the process of teaching-learning, and to make a contribution to knowledge in this field by serving as an outlet for the results of theoretical and practical research by specialists and instructors to be disseminated to interested audience. IJERs is publishing quarterly in March, June, September, and December.

MANUSCRIPT WRITING RULES

First and foremost, the authors need to ensure that they abide by the Ethical Principles of IJERs for publication.

All manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the form and style as outlined in the American Psychological Association Publication Manual (7th ed.).

Your manuscript will consist of the items below in order:

• Cover page file*
• Full text file*
• Cover letter (submit as an Additional File for Editor)*
• Similary Report (Max 15% is accepted)*
• Any other attachment files (optional)

*Note: All four files (Cover Page, Full Text, Cover Letter and Similarity Report) must be uploaded.

I. Cover Page File

Author Information: Full names and affiliation of all authors of a manuscript should be included on the cover page file. This document should also include manuscript title and for each author, name, department, institutional affiliation. Include the full names and institutional affiliations of all authors. For each author, provide the following details:

• Name
• Department
• Institutional affiliation
• Mailing address
• Telephone number
• Email address
• ORCID number
• A brief biographical statement

One author should be identified as the corresponding author.

This file must include the study's title, author information, abstract, and any other additional information needed. The cover page should be uploaded in the system as a seperate file type: "Cover page file".

Do not forget to include your ORCiD in the authors information. Click here for information about ORCiD or to create yourself a new ORCiD. It is mandatory to have ORCiD.

II. Full Text File

Manuscripts should be written clearly and concisely, including references, notes, abstracts, quotations, and tables. The manuscript should be formatted according to APA 7th edition. The title page should be followed by an abstract of 150–300 words. Tables and references should also follow APA guidelines.

The full text file must not contain author information. Manuscripts should be submitted using the template without any information about the author(s).

Manuscripts should not be simultaneously submitted to another journal, nor should they have been published elsewhere in a substantially similar form or with similar content.

All submissions will be reviewed initially by the editors for appropriateness to IJERs. If the editor considers the manuscript to be appropriate, it will then be sent for anonymous review. Final decision will be made by the editors based on the reviewers’ recommendations. All process -submission, review, and revision- is carried out by e-Journal Management System. The submissions should be written using MS-WORD or compatible word processors. IJERs has a policy of screening for plagiarism. IJERs expects review processing duration as approximately 3-6 months. However, please note that the review process can take more time depending on the number of rounds the reviews need to take place.

What Your Full Text Should Also Include

In writing your draft manuscript, you are free to shape your paper however you like provided that you follow the APA Style: 7th Edition and the guidelines mentioned above. On the other hand, there are also points you must provide detailed information about, which are as follows. For detailed information, visit the Ethical Principles page.

• Ethical Statement

Provide how you addressed ethical issues. E.g., consent forms were distributed, ethical board approval was granted (No: 12/34, Institution), etc.

• Funding Details

Present funding information and grant number if your study was funded by an institution. If you were not funded, simply state: “No funding was received for the study.”

• Conflict of Interests

Financial ties, rivalry in personal or professional relationships, rivalry in the classroom, and ideological or religious differences can all create a possible conflict of interest. They may be fiscal, political, scholarly, commercial, or personal. As an author, you will have to submit a statement ensuring that:

1. Any financial support you receive (fund, donation, sponsorship) is approved.

2. A commercial or financial relationship with potential for a conflict of interest is described in the cover letter.

3. You have not signed an agreement with your sponsor that will make the results of your research biased in any way.

4. There is no conflict of interest between the authors of the article.

• Acknowledgments

Acknowledgements should include contributions from anyone who does not meet the criteria for authorship (for example, to recognize contributions from people who provided technical help, collation of data, writing assistance, acquisition of funding, or a department chairperson who provided general support), as well as any funding or other support information.

III. Cover Letter

To expedite the review process, IJERs requires a cover letter from the corresponding author. The cover letter should be uploaded as an “Additional File for Editor” in the submission system.

Upload the cover letter file as an "Additional File for Editor" in the e-journal panel.

IV. Similarity Report

The corresponding author has to submit a similarity report, provided by Ithenticate or Turnitin. The similarity of the work should not exceed the rate of 15%. Any manuscripts with a similarity rate of more than 15% will be declined for publication.

SUBMISSION

If you have carefully read the Author Guidelines, abided by the Ethical Principles, prepared your draft manuscript in line with the instructions (see the Checklist here), and are ready for submission:

Do not forget to add your Cover Page, Full Text, Cover Letter and Similarity Report. All of them have to be added. You can also check the Publication Schedule of IJERs. Late Submissions will be reviewed for the following issues. 

AFTER ACCEPTANCE

• FIRST STEP: FINALISING MANUSCRIPT

Authors must revise their manuscripts based on reviewers' comments. Revised manuscripts together with the names of the authors should be uploaded to the jornal management system as in the sample below: 

• SECOND STEP: TRANSFERRING COPYRIGHT

IJERs is an open access journal and adapts "Creative commons Attribution 4.0 International BY-NC-ND”. All accepted manuscript authors should sign "Copyright Transfer Agreement". The authors agree to disseminate and use their manuscripts through the journal's website. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public and supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

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