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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.
  • Author(s) have read and adhered to the "Author Guidelines" and "Publication Policies".
  • The submission must be original and relevant, and has not been previously published, nor sent to another journal before for consideration (Please provide an explanation in the 'Comments to the Editor' if it was sent before).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
  • The manuscript format for submission adheres to the Manuscript Template stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the 'Documents For Submission'.
  • The article has been prepared with scientific publication ethics and all the research meets the ethical guidelines, including adherence to the legal requirements of the study country.
  • The use of acronyms and abbreviations is kept to a minimum and, when used, they are to be defined where first used, followed by the acronym or abbreviation in parenthesis.
  • All citations are completely traceable to references provided. DOIs or URLs of ALL references are provided for verification.
  • Title Page is completed for submission, ensuring that all person(s) designated as author(s) meet authorship criteria including designing the study, generating or gathering the data, analysis of the data, writing the paper, or critical revision of the paper. Each author has a registered ORCID account as required.
  • Reviewer Recommendation Form is completed for submission.

Author Guidelines

Participation solely in the acquisition of funding or the collection of data does not justify authorship. General supervision of the research group is  not sufficient for authorship. Each contributor should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content of the manuscript as mentioned in the Authorship Policy. The order of naming the contributors should be based on the relative contribution of the contributor towards the study and writing the manuscript. Once submitted the order cannot be changed without written consent of all the contributors. 

Author should review the following guidelines carefully before submitting your manuscript. 

1. Manuscript Types
The journal accepts the submission of original contributions in the following areas:

i. Original research article
Should report original research not previously published or being considered for publication elsewhere. Submission of a manuscript to The Asian Educational Therapist gives the publisher the right to publish that article if it is accepted. Manuscripts may be edited to improve clarity and expression.

ii. Review article
Comprehensive and in depth literature reviews of existing research that synthesise current knowledge and identify gaps in the field. Systematic review with meta-analysis should be submitted to this section.

iii. Case Report or Review 
Detailed analyses of real individual cases that illustrate the application of intervention or therapeutic techniques and their impact on clients. Articles that offer practical advice, innovative approaches, and best practices for educational therapists working in various settings.

iv. Editorial article
These are usually submitted by the journal editors, about any cutting edge topics that relates to educational therapy practices and their implications for future research and practice, maximum 4000 words will be welcomed for consideration.

v. Summary of conference
Brief of conferences in up-to-date topics of educational therapy research and relevant fields will be considered for publication in the journal.

vi. Opinion article
Article that represent an author's viewpoint on a topic, including interpretation of research, medhods, theories or controversies. An opinion piece often includes personal thoughts, beliefs, or practical insights or a judgement or conclusion based on facts. The goal may be to persuade or influence the reader that their position on this topic is the best.

2. General Requirements

i. Originality
Submissions must be original, not previously published, and not under consideration elsewhere.

ii. Word Count
Manuscripts should not exceed 6,000 words (the word count excludes references, tables, and figures) unless otherwise agreed with the editorial team.

iii. Figures and tables
Authors who wish to reproduce a figure or table from a previous copyrighted publication are responsible for ensuring clear citations and reference. Figures that were previously published under a Creative Commons licences may be reused under the condition of the specific licence that applies to those figures.

3. Manuscript Structure Template and Documents For Submission
Authors who are submitting their work are required to access the "Documents For Submission" page, where they should review the mandatory template for formatting guidelines and obtain the necessary forms to complete their submission. Every author must have an ORCID account, satisfy the established authorship requirements, accept accountability for the manuscript's content, and supply a detailed description outlining what each author contributed to the work.

Your ORCID account allow you to keep track of all your published articles online. The journal will  assign your article with a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) obtained from Crossref. Your ORCID account will be updated automatically once your article is published with us.

4. Language Policy
The journal recognises the global diversity of its contributors and readership. In fostering inclusivity and accessibility, authors may use either American English or British English throughout their manuscript. The chosen form of English (American or British) should be applied consistently within the manuscript. Authors should avoid mixing varieties in spelling, grammar, or terminology within the same article.

5. Credible and Verifiable References (Citations)
All citations in your manuscript should be properly referenced to a credible and verifiable source. An example of a credible and verifiable source would be a peer-reviewered journal article that has a DOI assigned to it. The references provided should be accompanied with their URL weblinks. 

6. Use of AI Tools
AI Tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors, nor cited as such, as authorship requires human accountability for the work's accuracy, originality, ethical compliance, and final approval. Authors should disclose the use of AI Tools for manuscript preparation in a separate AI declaration statement in their manuscript upon submission and a statement will appear in the published work.

Authors should document and disclosure their use of AI Tools including the name and purpose of such AI Tools used, and the extent of their oversight as mentioned in the Artificial Intelligence Policy.

7. Ethical Considerations and Policies Relevant to Authorship
The editorial policies are consistent with recognised best practices, such as COPE Core Practices. For studies involving human participants, provide details of institutional review board (IRB) or ethics committee approval and informed consent. Author should take note of the following policies:

Others:
Academic Misconduct Policy
Citation Manipulation Policy
Conflict of Interest Policy
Data & Software Availability Policy
Image Integrity and Standards Policy
Open Access Policy
Plagiarism Policy
Research Ethics Policy
Sponsorship Policy

8. Submission Process
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Article Submission

The journal comply with COPE practices and published articles are double-anonymised peer-reviewed in an open access format .

This journal utilises LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) and CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS) for digital archiving. LOCKSS distributes content across a network of libraries, while CLOCKSS operates a dark archive that makes content freely available after a trigger event, ensuring content remains accessible.

Copyright Notice

Authors retain full copyright over their works. By submitting and publishing with the journal, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right of first publication and the right to distribute the work.

The journal is committed to promoting open access and the responsible dissemination of scholarly work. All articles published in the journal are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Under this licence:

1. Users are permitted to copy, distribute, display, perform, and adapt the work for any purpose, including commercial use.

2. Attribution is required. Users must give appropriate credit to the authors, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

3. No additional restrictions may be applied. Users may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the licence permits.

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