Educational Research and Innovation Journal (ERIJ)
Author Guidelines
Submission
Submitted manuscripts are processed with the understanding that they are not under review by other journals, have not been published in nor accepted for publication by other journals, nor have substantial overlaps with published reports. The corresponding author takes responsibility for the article throughout the submission and peer review process.
Manuscript types
Covering letter
All the submitted manuscripts must be accompanied by a cover letter including title and author(s) name(s) and exclusively indicate that the manuscript has not been published or under review elsewhere.
File formats
The manuscript files should be in MS Word and the graphs in MS Excel. The images must be sent with high resolution (600 dpi or more) in JPEG, RTF, TIFF, GIF, PDF, or PSD format.
Research formatted according to the following specifications
Page size: A4
Text Font (Garamond), size (12) for text, main titles (size 14 Bold), subtitles (size 12 Bold)
Tables text (size 10)
Margin (Normal)
Manuscript preparation
The submitted manuscripts should have the following sections:
First (title) page
The first page should contain:
a) The article title.
b) Full names (first names; middle-name initials, if applicable; and last names) of all authors.
c) Their affiliations; d) a short-running title of not more than 40 characters (including spaces).
d) The name and contact details of the corresponding author.
e) Any potential conflict of interest or any source of financial support should also be disclosed on this page.
Second page
The second page should contain the abstract and keywords:
Abstract
It should be structured and contains:
Minimize the use of abbreviations and do not cite references in the Abstract. The Abstract length should not be more than 250 words.
Keywords
Provide Three to Five relevant keywords.
Other pages
The text should have the following sections: Introduction (including objectives), Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, if necessary, and References.
Tables:
Figures:
References:
The authors are responsible for the accuracy of the References provided. References must be numbered consecutively in order of citation in the text with DOI if available. References in the text should appear as superscript Arabic numerals.
Examples of commonly used references are:
Cook DA, Artino Jr AR. Motivation to learn: an overview of contemporary theories. Medical Education 2016; 50: 997-1014.
Grant J, Zachariah A. Distance Education. In: A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers. Dent JA, Harden RM, eds. 4th ed. Elsevier Limited, 2013: 121-133.
Harden RM & Laidlaw JM. Essential Skills for a Medical Teacher. 2nd ed. Elsevier Limited, 2017.
WHO. Occupational and community noise. 2008, Available online at: http://www.who.int/topics/adolescent_health/en/ (Accessed September 14, 2014).
Personal communications and unpublished data including manuscripts submitted but not yet accepted for publication should not be used as a reference.
Inclusive page numbers should be given for all references.
Print the surnames and initials of all authors when there are four or fewer. In the case of five or more authors, the names of the first three authors followed by et al should be listed.
Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.
Ethical Considerations
Submitted articles involving research subjects (e.g. patients, learners, junior members of faculty) must have been conducted within the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki (https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-helsinki-ethical-principles-for-medical-research-involving-human-subjects/). Authors should provide: The name of the institutional ethics committee and its IRB together with ethics approval reference Number, or a statement from the committee explaining why ethics approval is not required where this applies.
Publishing Fees: 1200 EGP.