The Journal of Educational Research (JER) is published once a year in autumn by the Centre for Research Coordination, publication and Dissemination Unit, Injibara College of Teacher education. The JER aspires to develop a strong educational research culture in the college, through which a systematic, collaborative and participatory process of inquiry can actively seek to address areas of concerns facing education today. The Journal welcomes contributions from researchers who work in the field of action research, applied/basic research and related activities in education. The JER utilizes a blind peer review process of its manuscripts and involves both the internal and external reviewers.

The authors/contributors are requested to use the instruction below for preparing a manuscript to submit to the JER.

Important Notes for the Contributors

The JER will accept all manuscripts on the condition that the manuscript submitted:

• Is your own original work and it is not the duplication of any previously published work, including your own previously published work.
• Is currently not under consideration or peer review or accepted for publication or in press or published elsewhere.
• To be published in the journal of educational research has to be first presented in the college Annual Symposium and to be accepted by the journal editorial board for publication.
• Is fully engaged only for original research works in educational areas conducted on educational issues at any levels of Ethiopian educational system: pre-primary education, secondary education and tertiary education.
• Senior essays, thesis, PhD dissertations, and research works conducted at requirement for any graduation, and article accepted by other journals for possible publication will never be accepted by the Journal of Educational Research (JER)
• Does not contain anything that is defamatory, abusive, fraudulent, libelous or illegal in nature.

All manuscripts considered appropriate for this journal are peer-reviewed. The review process usually takes about one to two months. A copy of the edited paper will be sent to the author for proofreading. They should be corrected and returned to the Editor-in-Chief within 5 days. Once the final version of the paper has been accepted, authors are requested not to make further changes to the text. The Editor-in-Chief also reserves the right to make any necessary minor changes in the manuscript, or request the author to do so, or reject the manuscript submitted.

 Manuscript preparation guidelines

1. Manuscripts are accepted in English, Amharic and Awigni.
2. Authors should follow the guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA, 7th Edition) as a primary reference.
3. The length of the manuscript should not exceed 8000 words excluding the title page, abstracts, tables and figures, references, and biographical information.
4. Manuscript should be prepared in the following order: title page ; abstract; keywords; main text (Introduction, method, Results and Discussion, Conclusion and implications); references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).
5. For Action Research, the manuscript should be prepared in the following ordered: title page ; abstract; keywords; main text (Introduction, method, Results and Discussion, Action strategies, Implementation of Action Strategies, Evaluation and Reflection, Educational lessons and Recommended Changes); references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).
6. An abstract of 150-250 words is required for the manuscript submitted. The manuscript should also have about 3 to 6 keywords.
7. The maximum page limit including abstract and reference page should not exceed 16 pages in an A4 size.
8. The manuscript should be written using Times New Romans font style, 1.15 lines pacing, and 11 font sizes
9. The author/s should submit the manuscript in soft and hard copy. Besides, submission should be supported by declaration and signature for originality of the work.
10. The manuscript should include the author’s names (in case of multiple authors, the name of the corresponding author must be identified), institutional affiliations, email addresses, and telephone on the cover/title page (page separate from the body).
11. All pages should be numbered appropriately in the bottom right corner.
12. The use of Endnote and footnote is not encouraged. However, where the use of endnotes is necessary for the manuscript, the effort should be to minimize their number. Endnotes should be placed at the end of the paper immediately before the list of references.
13. The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject a manuscript without substantive reasons, if it does not fulfill the manuscript guidelines as specified.

Tables and Figures

10. All tables and figures must be numbered in the order by Arabic numerals in which they appear in the manuscript (e.g., Table 1, Table 2). In multi-part tables, each part should be labeled (e.g., Table 1 (a), Table 1 (b)).
11. The caption should be provided for each table, figure or symbols. All the figures and tables must be included in the text. The photographs or graphics are also considered as figures.
12. A reference to each table or figure should be made in the text. All the measurement units and abbreviation must also be defined appropriately.
13. Author must provide the highest quality figure format possible. A highest quality imported or scanned material must be used in the manuscript.
14. The Times New Roman Font on all graphics must be used.

Manuscript submission

17. The manuscript should be sent as an e-mail attachment to the Editor-in-Chief or the Production Editor of the journal at leulmeku@gmail.com
18. All manuscript submissions should be in a Word “doc” file or in a Word-compatible file with top, bottom, left and right margins set to one inch, and Times New Roman 11-point font.