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Cambodian Journal of Educational Research

ISSN
Print ISSN: 3006 290X
Online ISSN: 3005-2149

Aims and scope

The Cambodian Journal of Educational Research (CJER) is a peer-reviewed academic journal initiated and managed by the Cambodian Education Forum (CEF). CJER publishes English manuscripts in the field of education or English Language Teaching (ELT), which would be of interest to Cambodian or international readership. CJER is particularly interested in publishing manuscripts examining educational or ELT issues in Cambodia, Southeast Asia, or the wider Asia Pacific region.

Peer review process

All manuscripts must be original and have not been previously published or are currently under publication consideration elsewhere. All manuscripts submitted to CJER will go through an initial screening by the CJER editorial team. The editorial team will then decide whether or not to send a manuscript for a double-blind peer review by two invited reviewers.

It is the responsibility of the author(s) to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials by removing their names, affiliations, and any other potentially identifying information from the manuscript to ensure anonymity of the manuscript.

CJER publishes two issues annually (the first issue is published in June and the second issue in December). Submissions to CJER can be made throughout the year following the CJER submission guidelines, which can be found on the journal website (https://cefcambodia.com/submit-a-manuscript). Accepted manuscripts will be published online first and will later be included in one of the two issues.

Special issues

CJER also welcomes proposals for a special issue. If you are interested in editing or co-editing a special issue for CJER, please feel free to submit your proposal to CJER editors at cjer.journal@gmail.com.

The peer review process for special issue articles is the same as the peer review process of regular articles submitted to this journal.

Submission guidelines

Structure

Original research articles should be compiled in the following order: article title; abstract; keywords; main text (introduction, literature review, methods, results/findings, discussion, and conclusion); acknowledgments; conflict of interest statement (if applicable); author bio; references; and appendices (if applicable). Original research articles can be full-length or medium-length articles.

Review articles should contain article title; abstract; keywords; main text (introduction, body, and conclusion); acknowledgments; conflict of interest statement (if applicable); author bio; references; and appendices (if applicable). Review articles can be full-length, medium-length, or short articles.

Book reviews should include complete bibliographic information of the book (i.e., book title in full, authors or editors, place of publication, publisher, date of publication, pages, price, and ISBN/DOI); a concise summary of the book; a critical assessment of the book content (strengths and weaknesses); and suggestions for readers.  

Word limits 

CJER accepts the following types of articles:

  • Full-length articles (approximately 6,000-8,000 words)
  • Medium-length articles (approximately 4,000-5,000 words)
  • Short articles (approximately 2,000-3,000 words)
  • Book reviews (approximately 1,000-2,000 words)

All word counts include everything such as abstract (approximately 150-200 words), main text, references, and appendices. The word counts can be flexible on a case-by-case basis.

Formatting 

  • Articles must be submitted with 1.15 or 1.5 line spacing on an A4-sized Word document with margins on all sides at 2.54 cm (1 inch).
  • Articles must be in Times New Roman (size 12) and justified (except the reference list).
  • Articles titles, headings, and sub-headings must be in sentence case (i.e., capitalizing only the first word and proper nouns), left aligned, and bold.
  • Headings should be limited to three levels of headings.
  • Abbreviations should be accompanied by full words at first mention.
  • Italics should be used for emphasis.
  • Endnotes should be used instead of footnotes.
  • In-text citations and the reference list should follow the APA referencing style (Author, Year).
  • Tables and Figures should be numbered using Arabic numerals.
  • A table caption (title) should be placed above the table.
  • A figure caption (title) should be placed below the figure.
  • Tables and Figures should be submitted within the body of the text.
  • Double quotation marks should be used for direct quotes.
  • Quotations of more than 40 words should be set off from the main text by indentation, without any quotation marks.

References

Acknowledgment of sources (both in-text citations and the reference list) must follow the APA 7th referencing style. The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text. Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last names of the first author of each work. If available, please always include DOIs as full DOI links or URL links in your reference list (e.g., https://doi.org/10.62037/cjer.2021.01.01.01).

For more information about the APA 7th edition, please consult https://apastyle.apa.org.

Authorship*

All authors whose names appear in the manuscript should meet the following four criteria:

  1. Have made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND
  2. Have drafted the work or reviewed it critically for important intellectual content; AND
  3. Have approved the final version to be published; AND
  4. Have agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

* Adapted from International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors

Ethical considerations

To ensure that accepted principles of research ethics have been observed, authors should include information about sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest, and informed consent.

Article Processing Charges

It is free to publish in the Cambodian Journal of Educational Research. There are no fees for submission or publication.

Submission

All submissions must be sent to cjer.journal@gmail.com, and must be sent as two separate Microsoft Word documents:

  1. Title Page (A title page that contains an article title, author names, affiliations, emails, address of the corresponding author, a short author bio of around 50 words for each author)
  2. Blinded Manuscript (a manuscript without information about the authors such as names and/or author bios)

Correspondence

All correspondence regarding subscriptions, advertisements, and permission to republish should be sent to the Cambodian Journal of Educational Research at cjer.journal@gmail.com. For more information about the Cambodian Journal of Education Research, visit www.cefcambodia.com/cjer/.

Open access policy

Articles published in the Cambodian Journal of Educational Research follows a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source, and changes are indicated if they were made.

Disclaimer

The Cambodian Journal of Educational Research makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information contained in its publications. However, the Cambodian Journal of Educational Research and its co-founders and the editorial board make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the information contained in the publications of the Cambodian Journal of Educational Research. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of the Cambodian Journal of Educational Research or its editorial board.

Call for Papers

The Cambodian Journal of Educational Research (CJER) currently publishes short, medium-length, and full-length articles and book reviews on topics of interest to researchers or readers in the field of education or English Language Teaching. If you are interested in publishing in CJER, feel free to submit your manuscript to us at cjer.journal@gmail.com.

Please refer to the general submission guidelines above for more information on word limits, referencing styles, and the peer-review process, or visit our website: www.cefcambodia.com.

Updated on 28 January 2024