Author Guidelines

The JOAPE Journal has a completely web-based system for manuscript submission and review. Submissions must be prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines. Manuscripts may be returned to the author without scientific assessment if they do not meet all submission requirements, if they are not in the correct format, or cannot be downloaded reliably.

 Submissions must represent the original and independent work of the author. Each new submission is assessed by one or more editors to determine whether it falls within the general authority of the JOAPE Journal. We will reject manuscripts without review if they contain insufficient educational content; has no obvious application to education; primarily concerned with developing and advancing methodologies and not the application of methods to education; there are substantive problems with the design, methodology, or data quality; exceeds our word limit or is formatted incorrectly; poor and unclear presentation.

 

Manuscripts that pass the initial assessment are assigned to subject experts on our team of Associate Editors to oversee the review process. All articles are subject to peer review and authors can expect a decision, or explanation for the delay, within one month of receipt. If there are revisions, the author must submit the revised manuscript within 2 weeks. The final decision is made by one of the senior editors based on information obtained through the peer review process.

 

Decision type: Reject, Resend, Revise, Accept

Rejection

After peer review, the article is deemed unacceptable for publication in the JOAPE Journal and resubmission is not possible.

 

Resending

The submitted version of the article is unacceptable and requires major revision but there is clear potential in the work and JOAPE Journal is ready to consider a new version. Authors are offered the opportunity to resubmit their articles as new submissions. Concerns will remain regarding the article's suitability for publication until the editor is satisfied by the author that their article complies with the scope and standards of the JOAPE Journal. Resubmitted manuscripts will be returned to the original associate editor whenever possible.

 

Revision

The article needs to be revised before a final decision can be made. Authors are asked to modify their manuscripts based on comments received from reviewers and editors, and to submit new versions for consideration within 2 weeks of receiving the decision letter. A point-by-point explanation of how comments have been handled should be included with the revised version of the article. Revisions may undergo further peer review and articles may undergo more than one round of revisions. If the author does not revise the article according to the editor's wishes, the article can still be rejected from publication in the JOAPE Journal.

 

Final reception

Articles may be accepted for publication, subject to the conditions that need to be addressed in producing the final version of the manuscript. This may include sub-editing changes and minor amendments to ensure the article fully meets our criteria. After a final check at the editorial office, acceptance is confirmed and the article is forwarded to the publisher for publication.