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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Articles submitted to the Journal of Educational Thought (JET) may address any form of systematic enquiry in all fields related to or associated with education whether in Canada, North America, or any part of world.  The journal is particularly interested in educational arguments and writing that discuss controversial topics.

Submission of a manuscript presupposes that the manuscript  has not been previously published,  is in press, or is under consideration elsewhere. Prior to publication, authors will assign their copyright to JET by signing a standard copyright consent form.

JET does not charge a fee for publication of an author’s article. If a manuscript’s topic fits the journal's requirements the manuscript will be sent to at least two outside peer reviewers assigned by the Editor. The Editor will study the reviews and then decide whether to accept the manuscript, reject it, or request revisions, or perhaps ask for further reviews.

Submission should be via email to "JET@ucalgary.ca" in  Microsoft Word format. Submission can be made at any time throughout the year; there is no deadline for submission. If an article is accepted, it will be published in one of the upcoming issues.

Abstract

Authors must provide an abstract of their manuscript. Abstracts should not exceed 150 words. 

Keywords

Author(s) should provide five keywords that describe the main idea discussed in their manuscript. Please write the keywords below the abstract.

 

Format

Use Times New Romans 12 font size and double space (single space and 10 font size for quotations and notes). Manuscripts are not to exceed 5,000 words excluding references. Figures, tables and photos must be inserted into the manuscript. Avoid using screenshots for figures and tables.

 

Style

At the beginning of the manuscript include the title, followed by authors names and affiliation, an abstract, keywords, the text, reference list, and  e-mail address for correspondence.

The Journal of Educational Thought’s writing style follows the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th. Ed). Footnotes and endnotes are not allowed unless as necessary brief explanatory notes.

Spelling

Either American or British spelling may be used

Abbreviation

Abbreviations can be used but the full wording must be written the first mention e.g. Journal of Educational Thought (JET).

Copyright Notice

The Journal of Educational Thought retains first publication rights for all articles. The Journal grants reproduction rights for noncommercial educational purposes with the provision that full acknowledgement of the work’s source be noted on each copy. The Journal will redirect to the appropriate authors any inquiries for further commercial publication of individual articles. All authors wishing to publish in JET will be asked to fill in and sign a Consent to Publish and Transfer of Copyright agreement.

Authors must affirm that any submission to JET has not been and will not be published or submitted elsewhere while under considration by JET. 

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