Writing Rules

Author Guidelines

Manuscript authors retain the copyright full publishing rights without restriction. The PEME embraces various research methods, including quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method studies, case studies, reviews, or new research practices. Editorial team also welcomes conceptual papers seeking to address a wide spectrum of issues in the practice and theory of educational administration and leadership, educational policy and economics of education. 

    
Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished manuscripts will be considered for publication. All submissions will be checked in plagiarism softwares such as Turn-It-In or iThenticate for originality to ensure that the manuscripts do not exceed 19% similarity rate. The submissions will be done in two separate files with the format given below:

1. Cover Page: The cover page is to include the title of the paper, author name(s), institutional affiliation(s), contact information, and short bios, together with the authors'(if there are two or more authors) CRediT taxonomy at the end. Submissions that are not organized according to the journal format will be returned to the corresponding author immediately. An additional cover letter is optional but much appreciated.

2. Main Document: Anonymized manuscript for the blind review process. No author(s) or institution information should be provided with this version.

Style and Format

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word format. Please ensure the word document of your manuscript is anonymous for peer review before you upload it. Style and format for submissions are presented below:

  • All manuscripts should be typed in Palatino Linotype font, 10-point size, and single-spaced throughout the paper.
  • The overall structure of the manuscript should conform to the APA Style Guide (6th edition), including formatting of references, tables and figures, as well as all other APA formatting concerns.
  • Manuscripts should also be written with these subtitles in the following order: Title, Abstract, Keywords, The Main Text, References, Appendices (if any), Table(s), and Figure(s).
  • Please see an example of the manuscript structure at manuscript template
Abstract

Please do not include any references in your abstract. It should briefly and clearly set out the main objective(s), results, and conclusions of the research with max. 200 words in length.

Headings and Subheadings

For the subheadings, the author(s) are allowed to organize them in a way that best suits the present research. However, the following first-level headings are required in the paper: introduction, method, results, discussion.

Manuscript Length

A regular article should run between 10.000-12.000 words, including the main text, references, tables and figures. On occasion, longer manuscripts can be considered where appropriate, depending upon the editorial decision.

Language

Articles written in English are welcomed from all countries. Spelling may follow either British or American conventions but must be consistent throughout. Please ensure that overall use of English, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling errors in the text were reviewed and corrected prior to submission.

Publication Charge:

There are no submission fees, publication fees, or page charges for this journal.

Double-Blind Peer Review

After initial editorial review, all manuscripts are sent to at least two members of the Editorial Review Board and/or invited reviewers with special competence in the area covered. Based on reviewer comments, the Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection of articles.

Copyrights for the articles are retained by the author(s), with first publication rights granted to the Journal.

The work is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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