AUTHOR’S GUIDELINES

 

Submit a Paper 

 

JIE welcomes practical and research manuscripts that focus on educational issues, provide a clear purpose and depth of discussion, and are presented in a straightforward style accessible to an international audience. 

 

The JIE welcomes manuscript submissions that are cross-disciplinary and integrating education with academic disciplines such as:

 

• anthropology

• business and economics

• cross-cultural studies

• education

• e-Learning 

• history

• language and culture

• law

• literature and linguistics

• philosophy

• political science

• psychology

• second and foreign language teaching and learning

• sociology

• theories and practices to teaching and learning

 

Rolling Intake and Publication Schedule
Our journal follows a rolling intake system for article submissions. Manuscripts will be published online as they successfully pass the peer review process. The publication schedule is as follows:

Spring Edition: Articles accepted between January and May
Autumn Edition: Articles accepted between July and November
Printed Volume: A single compiled volume is produced and sent to authors in December each year.

Review Process
Submitted manuscripts will go through the following stages:

Initial Screening: The journal editor conducts a preliminary review to assess whether the manuscript aligns with the journal’s aims and scope, holds relevance for readers, and adheres to the Author Guidelines. Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria will be rejected, and the authors will be notified accordingly.

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Assignment to Reviewers: If the manuscript passes the initial screening, the editor assigns it to three expert reviewers. These reviewers should have a strong track record of high-quality evaluations and be willing to undertake the review process.

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Peer Review: The review process typically takes 3–4 weeks. Reviewers provide detailed and constructive feedback, which is submitted to the journal editor.

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Editorial Decision: The editorial board evaluates the reviewers' feedback and makes the final decision regarding acceptance for publication. Authors will be notified of the outcome.

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Acceptance of Papers for Publication
Once a manuscript is accepted, it will be scheduled for publication in the appropriate edition and included in the annual printed volume.

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Submission Criteria

 

• The manuscript should:

• Display the article’s title, author’s name, and affiliation centered at the top.

• Include an abstract in italicized text not exceeding 250 words (for full research papers).

• Provide 3–5 keywords to assist in indexing and searching.

• Use Segoe UI, size 9 for all text.

• Format main headings in all caps and bold.

• Use bold for first-tier subheadings and bold italicized for second-tier subheadings.

• Format table titles in Segoe UI, size 9, bold, and use size 8 for table numbers and text.

• Follow the modified APA referencing system.

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Content Structure

 

A full research paper should generally use the following content structure (although some changes may be accepted depending on field):

Title

Abstract 

Keywords

Introduction

Related Literature

Methodology

Results

Discussion

Conclusion and Recommendation
References

Template 

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You may use the following template.

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Manuscript Style 

The manuscript should:

 

• show the article's title, author’s name, and affiliation in center text

• include an abstract in italicized text that should not exceed 250 words (for full research paper)

• include 3-5 keywords, terms or phrases describing the article to assist searching

• use Segoe UI font, size 9 for all text, main headings should be all caps, bolded, first-tier subheadings should be bolded, and second-tier subheadings should be bolded italicized

• use Segoe UI font, size 9, bold for table titles and size 10 for table numbers and text

• should have the first sentence of every paragraph indented by tapping the space bar five times  

• comply with the modified APA referencing system

 

Figures

• Diagrams should have a caption appearing directly beneath it on the same page, be numbered successively, and must be referred to in the text. An example of how to provide an annotation for a diagram of a figure is given in Figure 1.

 

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Figure 1. Example of a figure

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Tables

• Tables should have a caption appearing above the table, be numbered successively, and be referred to in the text.

• Use table borders conservatively, generally only using horizontals. 

• Discussion should be written below each table.

 

 

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Referencing

Referencing must follow the updated APA reference style. To reference in the body of the manuscript, cite authors' last name and the year of publication in parentheses: for example, (Baker, 2019). When citing several authors within the same set of parentheses, use alphabetical order. Include only items cited in the text in the list of references. 

Reference list entries should be alphabetized (no label such as book or journal) by the last name of the first author of each work.  Remember to include a 6 point gap before the first reference (after the heading) under the Format menu in the Paragraph commands. References should be listed at the end of the paper. 

 

Journal Article

 

Smith, M. (2015). Film Editing and the New York Method. International Journal 

of Film Editors, 75(3), 152–186.

 

Book

 

Stagg, R. C., and Basco, R. R. (2010). Philosophical approaches to organized 

religion. San Francisco: American Philosophy Organization.

 

Book Chapter

 

O’Flattery, J. M., and Matthews, J. (2013). Guide to American Business English. 

In B. R. Relick (Ed.), The parts of a business letter (pp. 188–208). Los Angeles: Geffner.

 

Website

 

Dunne, Y., Shaw, M. L., Doyle, W., and Kim, J. (2019). The ethics of meat 

consumption in developing countries. Retrieved from: American Nutrition Association. http://www.nutri.org/edu/other_res/lib_archives/archives/300904.pdf. 

 

PAPER ACCEPTANCE GUIDELINES    

 

Rolling Intake and Publication Schedule

Our journal follows a rolling intake system for article submissions. Manuscripts will be published online as they successfully pass the peer review process. The publication schedule is as follows:

• Spring Edition: Articles accepted between January and May

• Autumn Edition: Articles accepted between July and November

• Printed Volume: A single compiled volume is produced and sent to authors in December each year.

 

Review Process

Submitted manuscripts will go through the following stages:

1. Initial Screening: The journal editor conducts a preliminary review to assess whether the manuscript aligns with the journal’s aims and scope, holds relevance for readers, and adheres to the Author Guidelines. Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria will be rejected, and the authors will be notified accordingly.

2. Assignment to Reviewers: If the manuscript passes the initial screening, the editor assigns it to three expert reviewers. These reviewers should have a strong track record of high-quality evaluations and be willing to undertake the review process.

3. Peer Review: The review process typically takes 3–4 weeks. Reviewers provide detailed and constructive feedback, which is submitted to the journal editor.

4. Editorial Decision: The editorial board evaluates the reviewers' feedback and makes the final decision regarding acceptance for publication. Authors will be notified of the outcome.

 

Acceptance of Papers for Publication

Once a manuscript is accepted, it will be scheduled for publication in the appropriate edition and included in the annual printed volume.

 

Acceptance of Paper for Publication

 

The review output will be one of the following decisions:

• Accept

A paper is accepted if all or at least two-thirds majority of the reviewers rate a paper as acceptable.

• Accept with minor revisions

    This decision means that the paper requires minor changes for it to be accepted.

• Accept with major revisions

A manuscript needs to be substantially improved before it can be accepted. The author has to submit the revised manuscript along with a point-by-point response to the reviewer comments.  

• Reject

This is an outright rejection decision, and in most cases, the journal will not publish the paper or reconsider it even if the author makes major revisions. 

 

Conditions of Paper Acceptance for Publication

 Copyright    

Submission of your paper to this journal implies that the paper is not under submission for publication elsewhere. Material which has been previously copyrighted, published, or accepted for publication will not be considered for publication in this journal. Submission of a manuscript is interpreted as a statement of certification that no part of the manuscript is copyrighted by any other publisher nor is under review by any other formal publication. It is your responsibility to ensure that your manuscript does not cause any copyright infringements, defamation, and other problems. 

 

All authors must sign a Copyright Agreement form before their accepted manuscript can be published.

 

Open Access Statement

JIE is an open access journal to allow readers to access published papers online free of charge. 

 

Publication Fee

The paper submission, review process, and publication of accepted paper to JIE are free.

 

Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism refers to an act of using the work of other authors without authorization or appropriate references. All the submitted manuscripts for publication are checked for plagiarism during the review process. If the manuscript is plagiarized in any type, the article will be rejected and the author will be informed properly.

 

The Issue of Bias 

Avoid stereotyping on the basis of gender, race, or age. Accordingly,

• choose gender-neutral terms, such as sports person rather than sportsman 

• describe the person, not the disability: for example a person with visual impairment rather than a visually impaired person

 

 

Simultaneous Submissions

 

JIE does not consider simultaneous submissions. Please do not submit any work that is being considered by other publications.

 

REVIEWERS’ GUIDELINES

 

1. Editors should provide guidance to reviewers on everything that is expected of them. This guidance should be regularly updated and should refer or link to the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines. 

2. Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. 

3. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments and references as necessary and not be defamatory or libelous.       

4. Reviewers should decline to review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers. 

5. Reviewers should respect the confidentiality of material supplied to them and should not discuss unpublished manuscripts with colleagues or use the information in their own work. 

6. If a reviewer wants to pass a review request onto a colleague, they should get the editor’s permission beforehand.

 

Criteria for Evaluation 

    Paper submissions should be evaluated according to the following criteria:

    Conformity (15%)

• The title of the paper must be compatible with the content.

Relevance (15%)

• The paper is relevant to the objectives of the journal and its audience.

Originality (15%)

• The paper includes something of a novelty.

Appropriateness (15%)

• The paper must show appropriateness of content and grammar.

Accuracy (15%)

• The paper must have accuracy of citations and reliability of references. 

Academic Contribution (15%)

• The paper must adhere to the standards of International Education.

Composition and Development (10%)

• The paper must follow a logical flow of discussion. 

 

 

INQUIRIES

 

Any inquiries related to the journal should be addressed to:

Dr. Lelanie Basco    

        ESL Department

International College

        The University of Suwon

        17 Wauan-gil, Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong-si

        Gyeonggi-do, Korea

        e-mail: lelaniembasco@gmail.com 

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