Author Guidelines

NOTE TO AUTHOR

Submitted articles must be original, unpublished, and not being considered for publication elsewhere at the time of submission to the Journal of Educational Pedagogy and Innovation and during the review process.

 

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Manuscript templates for formatting are available at the article template link. The author must prepare the manuscript according to the template provided. Please read the instructions written in the template. The editor can reject the manuscript if it does not match the specified template.

 

Language

Papers are accepted in English.

 

Word count

Although there is no specific word limit for submissions, it is recommended that your article not exceed 8000 words (including title, author's name, affiliation, abstract, keywords, main body, references, and attachments).

 

Page Setup

  • Please use A-4 page size.
  • Please use the Tahoma font style.

 

Title page

  • Please use a 14-point boldface for your article title, with a capital letter at the beginning of each word. Please margin the article title to the left.
  • All paper authors must include their full name, affiliation, and country. One of the authors must be identified as the Corresponding Author.
  • An informative abstract (150 to 200 words) that presents the paper's main points and conclusions.
  • Please include descriptive keywords (3 to 5). Capitalize the first letter of each keyword (e.g., Critical pedagogy, Educational Innovation).

 

Main Text

  • Please use a font size of 10 points.
  • Please margin the text to the justified part.
  • Manuscripts must be spaced 1.15 times.
  • Footnotes and endnotes are not accepted. All relevant information must be included in the main text.
  • Do not underline words for emphasis. Use italics instead.
  • Numbered lists and bulleted lists can be used if necessary.
  • Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure that each in-text citation has an appropriate reference in the reference list. Instead, make sure that each entry in the reference list has a corresponding in-text citation.

 

Title

  • Divide the text into numbered sections, using short, meaningful sub-headings.
  • Please limit the use of headings to three levels.
  • Please use 12-point boldface for first-level headings, 10-point italics and boldface for second-level headings, and 10-point italics for third-level headings with initial capital letters for any nouns.
  • Please margin all titles to the left.

 

Tables and Figures

  • Please embed tables and figures in the appropriate areas in the document and center them horizontally. Tables and figures should not exceed the specified page margins.
  • Provide a caption (maximum length: 6 to 8 words) for each table or figure with the initial capital letter for each proper noun.
  • Center the caption above the table and below the figure.
  • Please reference tables or figures in the text before providing them in the text.
  • Please do not use vertical lines in tables.
  • For images, GIF and JPEG (JPG) are the preferred formats.

 

Thank You Notes or Notes

Please organize your acknowledgments or notes in a separate section at the end of the article before the references.

 

Reference

Manuscripts are submitted in APA style. Please refer to the most recent Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. At the end of the article, please list all references in alphabetical order (by author's last name). Please use the first level title: “Reference”

 

Examples:

Citation 

According to Jones (1998), APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners.

APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners (Jones, 1998).

Journal article 

Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.

Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. The New Criterion, 15 (30), 5-13.

Article in a Magazine

Henry, W. A., III. (1990, April 9). Making the grade in today's schools. Time, 135, 28-31.

Newspaper article 

Schultz, S. (2005, December 28). Calls made to strengthen state energy policies. The Country Today, pp. 1A, 2A.

Book, authored 

Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Book, edited 

Duncan, G. J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation.

Edited Book with an Author or Authors

Plath, S. (2000). The unabridged journals. K. V. Kukil (Ed.). New York, NY: Anchor.

Edition Other Than the First

Helfer, M. E., Kempe, R. S., & Krugman, R. D. (1997). The battered child (5th ed.). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

Article or Chapter in an Edited Book

O'Neil, J. M., & Egan, J. (1992). Men's and women's gender role journeys: A metaphor for healing, transition, and transformation. In B. R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp. 107-123). New York, NY: Springer.

Dissertation, Published

Lastname, F. N. (Year). Title of dissertation. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Name of database. (Accession or Order Number)

Dissertation, Unpublished

Lastname, F. N. (Year). Title of dissertation. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Name of Institution, Location.

Conference Proceedings

Schnase, J. L., & Cunnius, E. L. (Eds.). (1995). Proceedings from CSCL '95: The First International Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Internet reference 

Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderland, L., & Brizee, A. (2010, May 5). General format. Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/