Author Guidelines

The Indonesian Journal of Research and Educational Review (IJRER) is a high-quality, peer-reviewed, open-access international journal dedicated to advancing knowledge, methodology, and theoretical frameworks across education and educational research. IJRER publishes rigorously peer-reviewed original empirical research, systematic literature reviews, and high-impact theoretical perspectives.

  1. General Principles and Ethical Standards
  • Originality and Plagiarism: Manuscripts submitted to IJRER must be original, unpublished work not currently under consideration by any other journal. All submissions undergo automated similarity screening via Turnitin. The overall similarity index must be under 20%, with no single source exceeding 3%.
  • Ethical Approval: Research involving human participants (e.g., students, teachers, administrators) must explicitly document ethical approval from an institutional review board or ethics committee, as well as informed consent from participants.
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy: Generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini) cannot be credited as authors. Authors must disclose any AI tool usage for language refinement or data processing in a dedicated AI Disclosure Statement.
  1. Manuscript Preparation Specifications
  2. General Formatting
  • Language: Academic English (British or American English, consistently applied throughout).
  • File Format: Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx).
  • Page Layout: Standard A4 page size, 2.5 cm (1 inch) margins on all sides, 1.15 line spacing, 12 pt Times New Roman font.
  • Length:
    • Original Research: 5,000 – 8,000 words.
    • Systematic Literature Review: 6,000 – 10,000 words.
    • Short Communication: 2,000 – 3,500 words.
  1. Manuscript Structure: Manuscripts should generally follow the standard IMRaD (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion) structure:
  1. Title Page
  • Title: Concise, specific, and informative (maximum 15 words). Avoid acronyms, abbreviations, and generic phrases.
  • Author Details: Full names, institutional affiliations (department, faculty, university, country), official institutional email addresses, and ORCID IDs for all authors.
  • Corresponding Author: Clearly designate the corresponding author with an asterisk (*).
  1. Abstract and Keywords
  • Abstract: A single paragraph of 200–250 words. It must be structured conceptually to cover:
    • Background & Objective: The core problem and purpose of the study.
    • Methods: Research design, participants, sampling, and analytical tools.
    • Results: Main empirical or qualitative findings with statistical support where applicable.
    • Conclusion & Implication: Key practical, theoretical, or policy implications.
  • Keywords: 3 to 5 relevant keywords alphabetized and separated by semicolons (;). Keywords should preferably be indexed in recognized educational thesauri (e.g., ERIC).
  1. Introduction
  • Establish the educational background and global significance of the problem.
  • Synthesize critical contemporary literature to highlight clear research gaps.
  • State explicit theoretical or conceptual frameworks.
  • Formulate clear research questions, objectives, or hypotheses at the end of the section.
  1. Methods: Provide sufficient detail to allow replication:
  • Research Design: Explicitly define the methodology (e.g., quasi-experimental, case study, mixed-methods, structural equation modeling).
  • Participants & Sampling: Population, sample size, sampling techniques, and demographic parameters.
  • Instruments: Detailed descriptions of instruments, including validity, construct reliability (e.g., Cronbach's alpha, composite reliability), or qualitative trustworthiness procedures.
  • Data Collection & Analysis: Step-by-step procedures and analytical software (e.g., SPSS, SmartPLS, NVivo, R).
  1. Results
  • Present findings logically supported by tables, figures, or statistical metrics without duplicating data between text and tables.
  • Report exact -values, effect sizes, confidence intervals, or structural coefficients where appropriate.
  1. Discussion
  • Interpret findings in relation to the original research questions and theoretical context.
  • Explicitly compare results with current global literature (highlighting similarities and contrasts).
  • Discuss theoretical, practical, and policy implications.
  • Acknowledge study limitations and suggest actionable directions for future research.
  1. Conclusion: Provide a succinct summary of the core contributions and overarching takeaways of the study. Do not repeat verbatim text from the Results or Discussion.
  1. Formatting Figures, Tables, and Equations
  • Tables: APA 7th Edition style (three horizontal lines: top border, header border, bottom border; no vertical lines). Tables must be editable text, not images.
  • Figures: High-resolution graphics (minimum 300 DPI in PNG or JPEG format). Captions must appear directly beneath the figure.
  • Equations: Formatted using Microsoft Word Equation Editor or MathType, numbered consecutively in parentheses:
  1. Citation and Reference Guidelines (APA 7th Edition): IJRER strictly enforces APA 7th Edition formatting for all citations and references. Reference Criteria
  • Recency: At least 80% of all cited literature must be primary research articles published in reputable indexed journals (Scopus/Web of Science) within the last 10 years.
  • DOIs: Every referenced article must include an active DOI URL in standard HTTPS format (e.g., [https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx] (https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx)).
  • Reference Manager: Authors are strongly encouraged to use reference software such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote.
  • Reference Examples
  • Journal Article: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2024). Digital pedagogical tools and student engagement in higher education. Journal of Educational Technology, 15(2), 101–115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedtech.2024.01.005
  • Book: Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2018). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (5th ed.). SAGE Publications.
  • Edited Book Chapter: Smith, R. (2022). Differentiated instruction in inclusive classrooms. In M. Johnson (Ed.), Advances in educational equity (pp. 45–68). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003123456-4
  1. Declarations & Supplementary Information: Prior to the reference list, all manuscripts must include the following statements:
  1. Acknowledgements: Acknowledge non-author contributors or institutional support.
  2. AI Acknowledgment: If AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in any phase of manuscript preparation, authors must include an explicit disclosure statement in a dedicated section titled "AI and AI-Assisted Technologies Statement" immediately before the References section.
  3. Funding Statement: Specify funding sources or grant numbers (or state: "This research received no external funding").
  4. Conflict of Interest: Declare any financial or personal conflicts of interest.
  5. Data Availability Statement: Indicate where underlying research data can be accessed.
  6. CRediT Author Statement: List individual author contributions according to CRediT taxonomy roles.