Asian Journal of Instruction (E-AJI)

Asian Journal of Instruction aims to be a unique reference resource in the field of educational sciences by producing internationally qualified scientific studies related to education, and aims to improve educational processes and outputs, and to add value to the field with its quality standards. The journal also aims to contribute shaping the policies related to education in Turkey, and to achieve beneficial results for humanity by increasing the global spread of information.

In Asian Journal of Instruction, theoretical and applied research articles, mainly about educational sciences and teacher training fields and all current issues contributing to the field of educational sciences, are included. These articles should have scientific qualifications, strong theoretical frameworks, original research designs and analyzes, conclusions and recommendations that guide to international researches and policy implementations. This journal also accepts essays, compilations and translation type of studies.

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• The language of the journal is both English.

• Full text should not exceed 20 pages or 8000 words including abstracts and references.
• Author names, institutions and e-mail addresses should follow the titles.
• If the study has been presented in any congress or symposiums, related information about the title, date and place should be included on at the bottom of the first page.
• Page format should be; A4 Portrait, Margins (normal) (top, bottom, left, right 3 cm)
• Use 14-point bold for your article title, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns. Please margin the article title to the center. Keep titles brief and descriptive. Title should contain maximum 12 words.
• Manuscripts should include an abstract of 150-250 words, containing the purpose, methodology, findings and basic conclusions. Font Size should be 10 point Times New Roman in single space, and justified. They should also include 3-5 keywords. Separate keywords with a comma. Capitalize the first letter of each keyword. References are not included.
• Manuscripts should be single spaced. Font size for the text should be 11 point Times New Roman. Please margin the text to the justified. It should be in a one-column format. All relevant information should be included in main text. Do not indent paragraphs. Do not underline words for emphasis. Use italics instead. Both numbered lists and bulleted lists can be used if necessary.
• Use short, meaningful, arranged by numbers sub-headings. Please use 12-point bold for first-level headings, 11-point bold for second-level headings, and 11-point italics for third-level headings with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns. Don't number the acknowledgements and references. Please margin all headings to the left.
• Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with APA (American Psychological Association) publication manual. When citing references within the text;

1 authors (Gupta, 2007)

2 authors (Kaufman & English, 1979)

3 authors and more (Smith et al., 1987)

• Manuscript should consist the sub-headings of introduction, method (population-sampling or study group, instruments, data collection process, data analysis, validity and reliability), findings, discussion and conclusion, references. The first level headings should be centered, the second and third level headings should be leaned to the left.
• In introduction part, there should be information about the purpose of the study, statement of problem/sub-problems (if any), literature review and that information should be associated with the problem.
• In methot part, readers should be informed about the kind of the study, data collection sources (quantitative, qualitative or both), data collection and analysis processes. You should provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be replicated. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference.
• In findings and comments part, the obtained data should be presented clearly. Meaning of the findings should be explained. They should not be compared with the literature. The results of the study should be explained with tables, diagrams, graphics or pictures in a way that supports the aim and problem of the study.
• In tables font size 10 must be used and vertical lines must be not be drawn. Number of the table and the title must be written above the table.
• Figures are centered. Use or insert .jpg, .tiff, or .gif illustrations instead of PowerPoint or graphic constructions.
• In discussion and conclusion part, in the light of the importance of the study, the results should be discussed referring to literature and author opinions. Suggestions should be made based on the results of the study.
• References section should be arranged in accordance with APA style. Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure that every in-text citation has a corresponding reference in the reference list. Conversely, ensure that every entry in the reference list has a corresponding in-text citation.

• The editor is responsible for everything published in the journal and therefore should take all reasonable steps to ensure the quality of materials.
• The editor should make efforts to meet the demand for knowledge from readers and authors.
• The editor should try to ensure the continuous development of the journal.
• The editor should manage the procedures aimed to improve the quality of the studies published in the journal.
• The editor should support freedom of expression.
• The editor should try to ensure academic integrity.
• The editor should follow the procedures without making concessions on intellectual property rights and ethical standards.
• The editor should always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when needed.

Relations with Readers

• The editor must make decisions taking into consideration the knowledge, skills, and expectations of all readers, researchers and practitioners need. They must also ensure that the published studies contribute to the literature and be original. Moreover, they must take notice of the feedback received from researchers and practitioners and provide explanatory and informative feedback.

Relations with Authors

• The editor should review the journal’s instructions to authors to ensure they are up to date with current guidelines. These instructions should clearly state what is expected of authors and what the journal will do in cases of suspected misconduct such as plagiarism or data fabrication.
• Decisions to accept or reject a paper for publication should be based only on the paper’s importance, originality, and clarity, and the study’s relevance to the remit of the journal.
• Electronic submission systems can be designed to ensure the authors provide all the required information.
• The editor should monitor the process regularly and try to increase efficiency and prevent delays.
• The editor must be sure that the journal adopts and publishes its procedures for considering authors’ appeals against editorial decisions and for handling complaints.
• The editors must not ignore positive suggestions made by reviewers unless there are serious problems with the study.
• The authors should be provided with explanatory and informative feedback.
• "Blind Review and Review Process" must be published and editors must prevent possible diversions in the defined processes.

Relations with Reviewers

• The editor should adopt a peer-review process that is appropriate for the journal. The editor should have systems to ensure that material submitted to the journal remains confidential while under review.
• The editor must be sure to provide guidance to reviewers on everything that is expected of them. This guidance should be regularly updated and on the journal page, there should be a link to this.
• The editor should choose reviewers according to the subject of the study.
• The editor should observe whether there are conflicting interests between reviewers and authors.
• The editor should keep the identities of reviewers confidential in a blind review.
• The editor should encourage the reviewers to review the manuscript in an unbiased, scientific, and objective tone.
• The editor should take the necessary steps to update the reviewer pool dynamically and make an effort to ensure the reviewer pool has a wide range.
• The editor should prevent unkind and unscientific reviews.

Relations with Journal Team

• In some journals, the editor-in-chief will be expected to work with a team of co-editors.
• The editor is responsible for identifying the roles and responsibilities of the editorial staff so that everybody is clear about who does what.
• The editor is responsible for guiding people involved in the team on everything that is expected of them, and to inform them about new developments and policies.
• The editor should select the new members of the journal team from those who can contribute to the journal and are qualified enough.

• The manuscript submitted for publication must be original.
• The manuscript has not been submitted to more than one journal for simultaneous consideration.
• The manuscript has not been published previously partly or in full.
• A single study is not split up into several parts to increase the number of submissions and submitted to various journals or to one journal over time.
• No data, text, or theories by others are presented as if they were the author's own. If the authors have used the works of other authors, they should ensure that they are properly quoted.
• The authors whose names are written in the article are considered to have contributed sufficiently to the scientific study. Therefore they share the common responsibility for the results.
• Authors should not put down the names of people who took little or no part in the research and should not leave out names of people who did take part.
• The authors should provide a description of what each contributed.
• The authors may be asked to provide raw data for an article to be reviewed. Therefore, the raw data should be stored.
• All others who contributed to the work who are not authors should be named in the “Acknowledgments”, and what they did should be described.
• Changes of authorship or in the order of authors are not accepted after acceptance of a manuscript.
• The corresponding author who receives the reviewers’ comments and whose contact details are printed on the article so that readers can request reprints or contact the research group.
• If the research involves chemicals, procedures, and equipment with unusual hazards, authors should have the necessary permissions in this regard.
• If subjects (animal or human) are used in the research, a certificate indicating the consent of the subjects should be obtained.
• When an author detects any serious error in his published work, should immediately notify and cooperate with the journal editor or publisher to retract or correct the article.

• Authors who have benefited from the peer review process should consider becoming peer reviewers as a part of their professional responsibilities.
• The reviewers should express their views clearly by supporting them with arguments and necessary references.
• The reviewers should not include insulting statements in their evaluations. They should not personally criticize the authors.
• If reviewers have not reviewed the whole manuscript, do indicate which aspects of the manuscript you have assessed.
• The journal may ask for a recommendation to accept/revise/reject; any recommendation should be congruent with the comments provided in the review.
• Reviewers should agree to review only if you are able to return a review within the proposed or mutually agreed with time-frame.
• The reviewers should evaluate the principles of impartiality and objectivity.
• Reviewers should declare all potential competing, or conflicting, interests. Competing interests may be personal, financial, intellectual, professional, political, or religious in nature.
• If reviewers are currently employed at the same institution as any of the authors they should not agree to review.
• Reviewers should not agree to review a manuscript just to gain sight of it with no intention of submitting a review.
• Reviewers should respect the confidentiality of the peer-review process and refrain from using information obtained during the peer review process for your own or another’s an advantage, or to disadvantage or discredit others.
• Reviewers should not contact the authors directly without the permission of the journal.
• Reviewers should prepare the report by themselves unless they have permission from the journal to involve another person.
• If reviewers come across any irregularities with respect to research and publication ethics should let the journal know.
  

Asian Journal of Teaching does not charge publication fees from authors. All content is available for free. Asian Journal of Education grants the right to read, download, reproduce, share and disseminate all published articles, data sets, graphics, and appendices without prior permission from the publisher and authors, provided that the source is cited.