Editorial Policy

Focus and Scope

Kognitif: Jurnal Riset HOTS Pendidikan Matematika aims to publish high-quality research articles in the field of mathematics education, with a particular emphasis on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). The journal welcomes theoretical, empirical, and developmental studies that contribute to advancing knowledge and practice in mathematics education. The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

1. Ethnomathematics
This scope addresses research on the relationship between mathematics and cultural practices. It includes studies on how cultural values, traditions, and artifacts shape mathematical thinking and support the development of HOTS such as problem-solving, creativity, and reasoning. Examples include exploring mathematical patterns in traditional crafts, architecture, or local economic practices, and how these can be integrated into teaching and learning mathematics.

2. Realistic Mathematics Education (RME)
This scope emphasizes studies grounded in Freudenthal’s view of mathematics as a human activity connected to reality. It covers investigations into guided reinvention, progressive mathematization, didactical phenomenology, and self-developed models. Contributions may focus on how RME principles foster students’ higher-order thinking, such as reasoning, modeling, and critical reflection, as well as on innovative classroom practices that implement RME in various educational contexts.

3. Mathematical Abilities
This scope covers research on the cognitive and metacognitive processes underlying mathematical learning. Subtopics include reasoning (inductive, deductive, proportional), making mathematical connections, mathematical communication, multiple representations, critical and creative mathematical thinking, and problem-solving. Studies may also explore misconceptions, learning obstacles, and cognitive barriers that hinder the development of HOTS.

4. Technology in Mathematics Education
This scope encompasses the integration of technology into mathematics teaching and learning to enhance HOTS. It includes the use of digital tools such as GeoGebra, PhET simulations, AI-powered applications, MOOCs, and other innovative platforms. Studies may focus on how technology supports visualization, exploration, collaboration, and personalized learning in mathematics education.

5. Design and Development Research in Mathematics Education
This scope invites studies that design, develop, and validate innovative educational products, models, or interventions in mathematics education. The emphasis is on producing outputs that are valid, practical, reliable, and effective, while also advancing theoretical understanding of how such designs foster HOTS. Submissions may include validation studies, design-based research, or comprehensive developmental reports that document each phase of the design and implementation process.

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Peer Review Process

Kognitif: Jurnal Riset HOTS Pendidikan Matematika is an national electronic journal published by Education and Talent Development Center Indonesia (ETDCI) in collaboration with Department of Mathematics Education, Faculty Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Makassar. The manuscript will be sent to at least two anonymous referees for contribution, originality, relevance, and presentation (double-blind review). Reviewers' comments are then sent to the corresponding author for necessary actions and responses. The Editor shall inform you of the results of the review as soon as possible, hopefully in 14 to 30 days. The submitted manuscript is first reviewed by an editor. It will be evaluated in the office, whether it is suitable for the Journal on Mathematics Education focus and scope or has a major methodological flaw and similarity score.

The editor will run a plagiarism check using turnitin check for the submitted articles before sending it to the reviewers. We do not process any plagiarised contents. If an article has over 20% of plagiarism based on the result of the check, we will send back the article to the author to be revised for the plagiarised contents. The journal is carried out by using Mendeley as a Tool Reference Manager. The language used in this journal is Indonesian and English.

The accepted research articles will be available online (free download) following the journal peer-reviewing process. The final decision of articles acceptance will be made by Editors according to Reviewers' comments. The articles sent back to the authors for revision should be returned to the editor without delay. The revised article returned later than 20 days will be considered as new submissions. The revised article can be sent to the editorial through the Online Submission Interface. The review process is as follows:

  1. Authors are advised to conduct a plagiarism check and ensure that their manuscript is free from copyright violations before submission.
  2. Submitted manuscripts will undergo an editorial review, primarily to check conformity with the journal’s scope and template. During this stage, the editor may communicate with the author to improve the manuscript before it is forwarded to reviewers or returned/declined.
  3. Manuscripts that pass the editorial screening will be sent to two reviewers for content evaluation using a double-blind peer review method.
  4. The review process will consider novelty, objectivity, methodology, scientific impact, conclusions, and references.
  5. Reviewers will provide recommendations for revision and/or acceptance/rejection of the manuscript.
  6. The editor will make a decision based on the reviewers’ recommendations as to whether the manuscript meets the requirements of Kognitif: Jurnal Riset HOTS Pendidikan Matematika.
  7. The decision of the Editor-in-Chief is final.
  8. All review processes are fully conducted through the OJS-based online system.

All articles published in Open Access will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. We are continuously working with our author communities to select the best choice of license options, currently being defined for this journal as Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-SA).

Publication Frequency

Kognitif: Jurnal Riset HOTS Pendidikan Matematika is a peer-reviewed journal published four times a year on a regular basis. The publication schedule is organized quarterly, namely Issue 1 (January–March), Issue 2 (April–June), Issue 3 (July–September), and Issue 4 (October–December). This quarterly publication frequency is intended to ensure the consistent and timely dissemination of high-quality research articles in the field of mathematics education.

Access Policy 

Kognitif: Jurnal Riset HOTS Pendidikan Matematika provides immediate open access to its content based on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. All articles published in this journal are immediately and permanently free for everyone to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose without financial, legal, or technical barriers. Authors who publish with Kognitif: Jurnal Riset HOTS Pendidikan Matematika agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) that allows others to share the work with acknowledgment of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal’s published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

This journal applies the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This license lets others distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the work, even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit the authors and license their new creations under the identical terms.

Archiving Policy

Kognitif: Jurnal Riset HOTS Pendidikan Matematika utilizes the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries. Through LOCKSS, libraries are permitted to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. This ensures long-term accessibility and safeguarding of all published content.

Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics

Kognitif: Jurnal Riset HOTS Pendidikan Matematika is an electronic peer-reviewed journal. This statement outlines the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the authors, the Editor-in-Chief, the Editorial Board, the peer reviewers, and the publisher (Education and Talent Development Center of Indonesia – ETDC Indonesia).

Publication Guidelines

The publication of peer-reviewed articles in Kognitif: Jurnal Riset HOTS Pendidikan Matematika is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected body of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the authors’ work and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles embody the scientific method, and therefore it is important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: authors, journal editors, reviewers, publishers, and society.

The publisher, Education and Talent Development Center of Indonesia (ETDC Indonesia), takes its role as guardian over all stages of publishing extremely seriously and recognizes its ethical responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. ETDC Indonesia and the Editorial Board will also assist in communication with other journals and publishers where this is useful and necessary.

Editorial Responsibilities

  1. Publication Decisions: The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for deciding which submitted manuscripts will be published. The decision is based on the manuscript’s validity, relevance to researchers and readers, and compliance with legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may consult with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.
  2. Fair Play: Editors evaluate manuscripts solely on their intellectual merit, without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, nationality, or political philosophy of the authors.
  3. Confidentiality: Editors and editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisors, and the publisher, as appropriate.
  4. Conflicts of Interest: Editors must recuse themselves from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest.

Reviewer Responsibilities

  1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and may also help authors improve their manuscripts through constructive communication.
  2. Promptness: Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research or knows that a timely review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.
  3. Confidentiality: Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
  4. Standards of Objectivity: Reviews should be conducted objectively, and personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
  5. Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant published work not cited by the authors. If they detect substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under review and any other published work, they must alert the editor.
  6. Conflicts of Interest: Unpublished material disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the author’s explicit consent. Reviewers must decline manuscripts where they have conflicts of interest arising from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with the authors, companies, or institutions related to the papers.

Author Responsibilities

  1. Reporting Standards: Authors must present an accurate account of their research work as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Data must be represented accurately in the paper. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior.
  2. Data Access and Retention: Authors should be prepared to provide the raw data related to their paper for editorial review and must be willing to provide public access to such data where possible, and in any case should be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
  3. Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited.
  4. Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication: Authors must not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously constitutes unethical publishing behavior.
  5. Acknowledgement of Sources: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
  6. Authorship of the Paper: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All significant contributors should be listed as co-authors. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects should be acknowledged as contributors. The corresponding author must ensure that all co-authors have approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission.
  7. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: All authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project must be disclosed.
  8. Fundamental Errors in Published Works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, it is their obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Plagiarism Policy

The Editorial Team of Kognitif: Jurnal Riset HOTS Pendidikan Matematika acknowledges that plagiarism is unacceptable and has therefore established the following policy outlining specific actions (penalties) when plagiarism is identified in a manuscript submitted for publication in this journal.

Definition

Plagiarism is the act, whether intentional or unintentional, of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit or recognition for a scholarly work by using, in whole or in part, the work and/or scientific work of others, without proper and adequate citation of the original source.

Policy

  1. All submitted manuscripts must be original, have never been published, and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Any material taken verbatim from other sources must be clearly identified and distinguished from the original text.
  2. If plagiarism is detected, the Editor-in-Chief is responsible for reviewing the manuscript and deciding on the appropriate action according to the level of plagiarism detected, based on the following guidelines:

Levels of Plagiarism and Actions

  1. Minor plagiarism: Short sentences or phrases from other articles are plagiarized without proper citation.
    Action: Authors are given a warning and requested to revise the manuscript by properly paraphrasing and citing the source.
  2. Major plagiarism: A significant portion of the article is plagiarized without proper citation and acknowledgment.
    Action: The manuscript is rejected, and the authors may be prohibited from submitting to Kognitif: Jurnal Riset HOTS Pendidikan Matematika in the future.
  3. Author responsibility: All authors are fully responsible for the content of the submitted article as they are required to sign the Publication Ethics and Originality Statement. If plagiarism is detected, all listed authors will be subject to the same sanctions.
  4. Duplicate submission: If the manuscript is found to have been submitted simultaneously to another journal (before or after publication in this journal), the action will follow the same sanctions as in point 2 (rejection and possible prohibition).
  5. Other forms of plagiarism: For any other plagiarism practices not covered above, the Editorial Team reserves the right to impose sanctions in accordance with its editorial policies.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

Kognitif: Jurnal Riset HOTS Pendidikan Matematika applies the following publication fees:

  • Article Submission Fee: IDR 0. Authors are not required to pay any submission fee.
  • Article Processing Charge (APC): IDR 400,000. This APC applies only to manuscripts accepted for publication after peer review and is payable by the author(s) or their institution.
  • Fast-Track Review (Optional): For authors who wish to accelerate the review process, an additional fee of IDR 300,000 is charged. Please note that Fast-Track Review does not guarantee acceptance. The editorial team ensures that all articles, whether fast-tracked or not, undergo the same OJS-based procedures.

From 2021 to 2023, Kognitif: Jurnal Riset HOTS Pendidikan Matematika did not charge any publication fees. Starting in 2024, to enhance services and ensure sustainable open access, APCs are implemented to support costs related to the wide dissemination of research results, manuscript handling and editing, journal management, and publication. The APC includes:

  • DOI registration for each published article.
  • Article similarity check using Turnitin or iThenticate.

Retraction and Manuscript Withdrawal

Authors are strongly discouraged from withdrawing submitted manuscripts after the peer review process has begun. Such withdrawals are considered a misuse of valuable resources, as editors, reviewers, and publishers invest significant time and effort in processing the submitted manuscripts.

If authors request withdrawal of their manuscript while it is still under peer review, they will be charged a withdrawal fee of IDR 200,000 per manuscript as a penalty to the publisher. It is considered unethical to withdraw a manuscript from one journal for submission to another journal once it has already entered the review process.

Withdrawal of a manuscript after it has been accepted for publication will incur a higher penalty. Authors will be required to pay a withdrawal fee of IDR 500,000 per manuscript. Withdrawal is only permitted once the penalty has been fully paid to the publisher.

If the authors refuse to comply with the withdrawal penalty, they and their affiliated institutions will be blacklisted from publishing in this journal. Furthermore, any previously published articles by the same authors may be removed from the journal’s online system.