Submit your manuscript to the Journal of Education here: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bujoe. Manuscripts will not be accepted by email.

Guidelines for Authors

The Journal of Education is published three times during the calendar year: winter, spring, and fall. Please carefully read the guidelines below. For specific questions or inquiries, please email: [email protected]

Mission

The mission of the Journal of Education is to disseminate knowledge that informs teaching and learning practice in PK-12 and higher education. We hope to expedite the integration of research, theory, and practice in education. The Journal prioritizes publication of manuscripts that inform teaching and learning in PreK-12 education and that focus on equity, diversity, inclusion, and access. Researchers, scholars, educators, and advanced doctoral students are invited to submit manuscripts to the Journal of Education.

Types of Manuscripts

Two types of manuscripts will be considered: a) Reports of Original Research and b) Explications of Theory. Please note, the Journal is no longer accepting unsolicited book reviews.

 Reports of Original Research should include the following:

• Abstract – offering a brief overview of the study purpose or aims, methods, results, and implications; the abstract should be unstructured and a maximum of 100 words;
• Keywords- addressing essential paper elements such as the research topic, population, method, and application of results or findings;
• Introduction – providing brief but relevant background information for the current study, including a clear statement of purpose, a rationale for the study, a description of the contribution of the study to the research literature, and research aims or questions; this section does not have a heading because it is assumed to be the first section of academic papers;
• Method – presenting specific details about the methods employed, including details about sampling or recruitment, participants, measurement, and data collection and analysis;
• Results (quantitative) or Findings (qualitative) – describing the major findings (i.e., data and analyses) in relation to the research questions or aims, referencing tables or figures (if appropriate); and
• Discussion – articulating key findings related to the identified research questions or aims, important implications in relation to the existing literature, study limitations, and implications for practice.

 Explications of Theory focus on conceptual or theoretical work. There is no required structure for Explications of Theory, but all manuscripts should include a:

• clear explanation of a theoretical perspective that informs practice;
• description of the historical context;
• justification based on the literature; and
• critical discussion of implications for practice in the broader field of education.

Comprehensive literature reviews are welcome.

Preparing your Manuscript for Submission

Submit your manuscript to the Journal of Education: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bujoe

• The manuscript should represent original work that has not been published previously in print or electronic form.
• The text should be double spaced, including the references.
• A variety of fonts are permitted in APA Style papers. Font options include the following:
  • sans serif fonts such as 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial;
  • serif fonts such as 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia.
• Explications of Theory and reports of quantitative research are limited to 25 pages. Reports of qualitative research are limited to 30 pages. This page limit includes all references, tables, and figures.
• There should be a one-inch margin on all sides of an 8 ½ x 11-inch page.
• The manuscript should conform to the style specifications of the American Psychological Association as described in the Concise Rules of APA Style, Seventh Edition (2019).
  • All text should be double-spaced, including the references.
  • Headings should adhere to APA guidelines and should not be numbered.
• A reasonable number of clear tables and/or figures may be included at the end of the text.

Consistent with the policy of anonymous review, the author(s)’ name(s), role(s), and institutional affiliation(s) should be listed only on a separate cover page that will be removed before the manuscript is sent to the reviewers. That cover page should include the name of the corresponding author, e-mail and postal addresses, and telephone number. References to the author(s)’ previous work should be listed as Author(s) in the citations and references. Acknowledgment of cooperating scholars or professionals and funding sources should be added to the end of the cover page.

Manuscript Review and Selection

The corresponding author will receive a notice of receipt of the manuscript within two weeks. Once your manuscript is received, it will be read by the editors to determine whether it will be sent for peer review. If accepted for peer review, authors will receive the reviewers’ decision within three months. Four types of decisions are made: Accept as submitted, Accept with revisions, Revise and resubmit, or Not accepted. All manuscripts will be judged on adherence to the Guidelines for Authors, the quality and significance of the content, the inclusion of a valid discussion of implications for practice, and the clarity and cohesion of the text.

 Reports of Original Research will be judged, as well, on the significance of the inquiry, the rigor of the methods, and the validity of the findings and implications.

 Explications of Theory will be judged, as well, on the significance of the theory, the clarity of the explication, the quality of the justification, and the validity of the implications.

 Upon acceptance of a manuscript, the author(s) will be expected to agree to assign the rights to the copyright to the Journal of Education, with the authors retaining broad duplication and distribution rights for teaching and related educational uses.

 Editorial policies:

Authorship: All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. Principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based on the relative scientific or professional contributions of the individuals involved, regardless of their status. A student is usually listed as principal author on any multiple-authored publication that substantially derives from the student’s dissertation or thesis.
Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.

Acknowledgements: All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an Acknowledgements section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help or a department chair who provided only general support.

Funding: Journal of Education requires all authors to acknowledge their funding in a consistent fashion under a separate heading. Please visit the Funding Acknowledgements page on the Sage Journal Author Gateway to confirm the format of the acknowledgment text in the event of funding, or state that: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Declaration of conflicting interests: Journal of Education encourages authors to include a declaration of any conflicting interests and recommends you review the good practice guidelines on the Sage Journal Author Gateway. Please include any declaration separate from the main text, after any acknowledgements, under the heading “Conflicts of Interest.” When making a declaration, the disclosure information must be specific and include any financial relationship that any authors of the article have with any sponsoring organization and the for-profit interests the organization represents, and with any for-profit product discussed or implied in the text of the article.

Publishing policies

Publication ethics: Sage is committed to upholding the integrity of the academic record. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors and view the Publication Ethics page on the Sage Author Gateway. Journal policy prohibits an author from submitting the same manuscript for consideration by another journal and does not allow publication of a manuscript that has been published in whole or in part by another journal.

Plagiarism: Journal of Education and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism, or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors, and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles. Where an article, for example, is found to have plagiarized other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, or where the authorship of the article is contested, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum (correction); retracting the article; taking up the matter with the head of department or dean of the author's institution and/or relevant academic bodies or societies; or taking appropriate legal action.

Prior publication: If material has been previously published, it is not generally acceptable for publication in a Sage journal. However, there are certain circumstances where previously published material can be considered for publication. Please refer to the guidance on the Sage Author Gateway or if in doubt, contact the Editor at the address given below.

ORCID

As part of our commitment to ensuring an ethical, transparent, and fair peer review process, Sage is a supporting member of ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCID provides a unique and persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers from every other researcher, even those who share the same name, and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between researchers and their professional activities, ensuring that their work is recognized.

 The collection of ORCID iDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this journal. If you already have an ORCID iD, you will be asked to associate that to your submission during the online submission process. We also strongly encourage all co-authors to link their ORCID ID to their accounts in our online peer review platforms. It takes seconds to do: click the link when prompted, sign into your ORCID account, and our systems are automatically updated. Your ORCID iD will become part of your accepted publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you. Your ORCID iD is published with your article so that fellow researchers reading your work can link to your ORCID profile and from there link to your other publications.

 If you do not already have an ORCID iD, please follow this link to create one or visit our ORCID homepage to learn more.

For additional information, please contact:
Zach Rossetti, Editor
Journal of Education
Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Two Silber Way
Boston, MA 02215
617-353-6419
bujed@bu.edu
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jex