Instructions for authors

Advances in Education Sciences (AESJ)  – is an open-access online educational sciences international journal, published in English, available in online versions. Full text articles are free to download on our website.

Abstract

The purpose of the abstract is to summarize the purpose, scope, methods, results, and conclusions reached. Use of nontechnical language is recommended for the abstract, since many people referencing abstracts are not technically familiar with the paper’s topic. The abstract is complete if it is able to stand alone and adequately describe the paper by providing just enough background information to make the results understandable. Normally an abstract should only be 100–250 words long. The abstract in English are required. Each of them must have no more then 250 words.

Keywords

The purpose of keywords is to provide a very rapid classification for the author’s paper. Keywords should be synonyms and closely related words relative to the paper’s topic and classification. The keywords (5-6 keywords) should follow the abstract without a blank line, accompanied by the heading "Keywords:" in Times Roman 12-point boldface, initially capitalized. Leave two blank lines after the keywords, and then begin the main text.

Author's biographical information

Texts must be accompanied by: the author's biographical information (professional title, didactic position, institutional affiliation, contact information, and email address). All of these will be public information for selected authors. The submission of a manuscript implies that the author certifies that the material is not copyrighted and is not currently under review for any refereed journal or conference proceedings. If the paper (or any version or part thereof) has appeared, or will appear, in another publication of any kind, the details of such publication must be disclosed to the editors at the time of submission.

Reference citations within the text

Use authors' last names, with the year of publication, e.g., “(Iucu, 1999; Strungă, 2019; Bunăiașu, 2022)”. On first citation of references with three to five authors, give all names in full, thereafter use [first author] “et al.”. In the references, the first six authors should be listed in full. If more than one article by the same author(s) in the same year is cited, the letters a, b, c, etc., should follow the year. If a paper is in preparation, submitted, or under review, the reference should include the authors, the title, and the year of the draft.

References

A full list of references quoted in the text should be given at the end of the paper in alphabetical order of authors' surnames (or chronologically for a group of references by the same authors), commencing as a new page, typed double spaced. Titles of journals and books should be given in full, e.g.:

Books

Strauss, A. & Corbin, J. (1998). Basic of Qualitative Research, London: Sage Publications..

Chapter in edited book

Iucu, R. (2009). Ten years after Bologna: on the way towards a European teacher education area. In O.Gassner, L.Kerger & M. Schratz (Eds.), The first ten years after Bologna (pp. 55 - 99). București: Editura Universității din București

Journal article

Macdonald, D. (2003). Curriculum change and the post-modern world: is the school curriculum-reform movement an anachronism? Journal of Curriculum Studies, 35(2), 139–149.

Illustrations

Illustrations should be digital files, following these guidelines: 300 dpi or higher EPS, TIFF, or PSD format only Submitted embedded in text files.

Tables and Figures

Tables and figures (illustrations) should be embedded in the text A short descriptive title should appear above each table with a clear legend and any footnotes suitably identified below.

Manuscripts

Manuscripts should be no more than 5.000 words all-inclusive and should be double spaced, written in English. Well-developed shorter manuscripts are also acceptable. Submitted papers will be screened by the volume editors before they are entered into the review process. Submissions should be sent using AESJ peer-review platform. The preferred format is MS Word for Windows. All manuscripts should be generally outlined and edited to conform to the APA writing style. All submissions will be double-blind reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors are expected to participate in the review process. The submission of a manuscript implies that the author certifies that the material is not copyrighted and is not currently under review for any refereed journal or conference proceedings. If the paper (or any version or part thereof) has appeared, or will appear, in another publication of any kind, the details of such publication must be disclosed to the editors at the time of submission. There are no fees for publication and authors will received the electronic version of his article by email.