International Journal of Excellence in Smart Learning

Submission Guidelines

Before you start – is this journal right for you? Please check the journal’s scope, and if you have any questions, contact: IJESL@hbmsu.ac.ae or publishing@knowledgee.com

Author Responsibilities

We want to provide you with an easy and professional experience at every stage of your publishing journey.

To help us achieve this goal, you, as the author, also have some responsibilities. These include:

• Responding quickly to queries during the review and publication process
• Taking responsibility for all aspects of your work, including ensuring copyright is not violated, and permissions are obtained, and swiftly resolving any issues relating to the integrity and accuracy of your research, should any arise.
• Familiarize yourself with our ethical policies for authors and comply with all of our guidelines, including acknowledging everyone who has made a substantial and meaningful contribution to the submitted manuscript.

Preparing Your Submission

We offer a full array of manuscript preparation services to help improve the quality of your manuscript, save time, and maximise the impact of your research. Our easy-to-use platform connects authors with relevant experts in language support, translation, editing, statistical review and more. More details are available here.

Please note that this is an optional service and does not guarantee acceptance.

Manuscript Requirements

The International Journal of Excellence in Smart Learning accepts the following types of manuscripts: original research, technical papers, conceptual papers, case studies, literature reviews, and general reviews.

Articles should be between 2,000 and 7,000 words. A title should be provided, not exceeding ten words.

Supply a brief resume of the author, including full name, affiliation, e-mail address, and full international contact details.

Notes should be used only if absolutely necessary and must be identified in the text by consecutive numbers, enclosed in square brackets and listed at the end of the article

Manuscript Preparation

The manuscript must be written in single-spaced; use a 12-point font. The article should be typed out in A4 format and submitted in electronic format as a Microsoft Word .doc or dot.rtf format file.

Abstract and Keywords

A structured abstract, with a maximum of 250 words, set out under the following sub-headings, is to be provided:

• Purpose
• Methodology/Approach
• Findings
• Research limitations/implications, if applicable
• Practical implications, if applicable
• Originality/value of paper

Up to 6 keywords that encapsulate the key topics of the paper should be included.

References

References to other publications should be completed in line with the APA Publication Manual (7th edition). They should contain full bibliographical details, and journal titles should not be abbreviated. For multiple citations in the same year, use a, b, and c immediately following the year of publication. References should be shown within the text by giving the author’s last name followed by a comma and year of publication, all in round brackets, e.g. (Zairi, 1994). At the end of the article, there should be a reference list in alphabetical order.

All references must have the DOI “Digital Object Identifier (DOI) whenever applicable.

Examples

Journal:

Ball, T. M., Shapiro, D. E., Monheim, C. J., & Weydert, J. A. (2003). A pilot study of the use of guided imagery for the treatment of recurrent abdominal pain in children. Clinical Pediatrics, 42(6), 527–532. https://doi.org/10.1177/000992280304200607

Book:

Johnson, P. (2003). Art: A new history. HarperCollins. https://doi.org/10.1037.0000136-000

Chapter in Book:

Martin, A. (2006). Literacies for the digital age. In A. Martin & D. Madigan (Eds.), Digital literacies for learning (pp. 3-25). London, England: Facet.

Electronic Sources:

Le Couteur, D., Kendig, H., Naganathan, V., & McLachlan, A. (2010). The ethics of prescribing medications to older people. In S. Koch, F. M. Gloth, & R. Nay (Eds.), Medication management in older adults [Springer Link version] (pp. 29-42). 10.1007/978-1-60327-457-9_3

Figures

• Figures should be supplied within the article itself.
• All figures, charts, diagrams, line drawings and plates (photographic images) should be submitted in electronic form, with clear captions. Figures should be of clear quality, black and white or colour and numbered consecutively.
• Acceptable standard image formats are dot.eps and dot.pdf. If you are unable to supply graphics in these formats,  please ensure these are one of dot.tif, dot.jpeg, dot.bmp or dot.gif at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide. Alternatively, electronic figures can be saved and imported from the original software into a blank Microsoft Word document. Figures created in MS Powerpoint are also acceptable.
• Photographic images (plates) should be saved as dot.tif or dot.jpeg files at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide. Digital camera settings should be set at the highest resolution/quality possible.

Workflow and What Happens Next

• Author receives an automated email noting receipt of submission
• The editor reads and decides whether to send the manuscript to peer review or to reject it if it is not a fit with the journal aims and scope or the quality is not high enough for the journal
• If the editor thinks it is suitable for publication, the manuscript is sent to two independent reviewers for double-blind peer review
• The reviewer reports are returned to the editor
• The editor decides whether to reject, return with minor or major suggestions for improvements and resubmission, or accept
• If the editor decides that improvements are needed, the paper is sent back to the authors
• The authors make the suggested corrections

Authors will receive a decision within about 120 days. If you have not received an answer after this point, please email publishing@knowledgee.com and IJESL@hbmsu.ac.ae to request an update.

If accepted, the manuscript will then undergo the following steps:

• Proofing and typesetting
• Author checks
• Editor checks
• Galley proof preparation
• Final checks
• Publishing online