IJPE: The International Journal of Process Education

Timeline

Papers are accepted at any time. Our goal is to have the yearly issue ready for the annual Process Education Conference. Once a paper is received, we will be in communication with the corresponding author about a review and potential publication timeline.

Papers are expected to report an original contribution on a significant research topic related to process education as outlined in the aim and scope of the journal. To empower the readers significant commentaries may be published as Briefs.

Required Manuscript Specifications

Submitted manuscripts must meet the specifications of the IJPE Style Guide.

It is available for viewing and download at the link above. It covers the complete formatting and styling of your manuscript, including

Styling of titles
How to handle author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s)
Typeface conventions and rules (fonts, bold, italics)
Rules for handling pronouns, acronyms, and capitalization
How to use, style, and punctuate lists, bullets, and numbering
Rules for punctuation (including apostrophes, contractions, and hyphens)
Grammar / terminology (rules for preferred usage)
Information about graphics and figures (including specifications)
Rules for in-text citations
Rules for references
A pre-submission / finalization checklist

Our editorial staff strongly recommends use of a reference manager (such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote) that will help collect correct reference information for most research available online.

IJPE Policy on Use of AI

While recognizing the power in the assistance of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in research activity, the International Journal of Process Education (IJPE) believes that this tool cannot replace human creativity and cognitive thought in published writing.

The IJPE policy on the use of AI in research publications is as follows:

When a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model is used in the drafting of a manuscript, the use of AI must be cited (in each instance), included in the manuscript's references, and disclosed in the methods section of the manuscript. This disclosure must specify how, when, and to what extent AI was used.
The author(s) must parenthetically cite all generative AI content in text and in the reference section. (See the Style Guide)
The author(s) are required to complete the Disclosure of Use of AI and upload the full output of the AI as supplemental material. (This is done at the time of manuscript submission.)
The author(s) must accept and comply with the statement from the Committee on Publication Ethics. (This is done at the time of manuscript submission.)

Submitting Your Manuscript

All manuscripts will be refereed in a double-blind review process, therefore, two manuscripts should be submitted, one with no identifying information. Your manuscript must be submitted through the IJPE submission form. Manuscripts submitted via email will not be accepted for publication.

Following the submission, editors will conduct an initial survey of the manuscript based on the criteria of compatibility with the journal's scope and mission. This initial survey will be perform within a month of the manuscript's submission. If the manuscript is accepted, its author(s) will be notified and the manuscript will be submitted to the peer review process, which should be completed within three months. Manuscripts not accepted for publication for the current cycle will be returned to the submitting author(s) with a brief explanation.

Review/Assessment Criteria

The submitted manuscript will be assessed by at least three reviewers. Authors will receive the reviewers' feedback on their manuscript at the end of the review process. The assessment of the manuscripts will be conducted according to the following two sets of criteria and established measures for each.

The first set of criteria concerns the type of research study which addresses the following issues:

Review of literature is focused and succinct
Presents a well-formulated hypothesis
Clearly describes the design, method, including data/measures
Presentation (e.g., descriptive statistics, statistical analysis, qualitative results) is organized and clear in its support of the hypothesis
Interpretation of result is limited to valid inferences based on the evidence
Discusses implications of the findings for educational theory and practice
Conclusion ties findings to the PE framework and/or to theory beyond PE

The second set of criteria concerns the publication criteria:

Provide a clear, concise, and accurate representation
Relevance of topic
Appropriateness of title
Clarity of focus in abstract and conclusion
Evidence of anticipating and addressing critical thinking questions of readers
Coherence with past scholarship, both IJPE and external sources
Comprehensiveness of citations for backing key content beyond PE
Logic of headings for fully developing material to achieve purpose
Balance of space dedicated to background, scholarly content, examples, tools/resources, and argumentation
Level of insight evidenced in "translating" constructs from other worldviews for meaning within PE
Composition quality, including IJPE Style Guide conventions
Effectiveness in teaching or convincing the reader
Readiness for final editing

Editorial Inquiries

Editorial questions and inquiries should be directed to:

Dr. Kathleen Burke, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Professor of Economics, SUNY Cortland, Cortland NY, NY 13045; Phone 607-753-2434 Fax 607-753-5983 Email: Kathleen.Burke@corltand.edu