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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Author Guidelines

  1. Authors must not start writing before they read these guidelines carefully. Please feel free to consult with the Editor in Chief in case you do not fully understand any aspect of these guidelines.
  2. At KIJE, we fully endorse the COPE guidelines on AI and Publishing and in particular, to note the following:
  3. Authors who use AI tools must be transparent in disclosing the AI tools used.
  4. Authors have full responsibility for the content of their manuscripts, even those parts produced by AI tools, and are thus liable for any breach of publication ethics.
  5. Authors must be satisfied with the scope of the journal before they decide to publish with the journal.
  6. Authors are advised to read a few articles from those published previously by the journal to satisfy themselves about suitability of the KIJE for what they wish to publish.
  7. Authors can contact the Editor in Chief with any queries regarding publication before they make any publication decisions.
  8. Two main types of papers are generally admissible at KIJE, conceptual/theoretical and empirical papers. Other types of papers such as reviews, dissertation summaries, and reports of commissioned research, amongst others,  can be considered from time to time.
  9. Conceptual papers generally tend to use secondary data from other sources to advance new or emerging thinking. Empirical papers, which most of authors tend to submit, use primary data from research they themselves have conducted.
  10. Authors are advised to comply with the following: length of articles (usually between 5000 and 8000 words per article)
  11. The journal adheres to the APA referencing style. The APA system is regularly updated and the journal.
  12. Authors are advised to visit the website Reference examples for guidance related to various types of publications including the following: periodicals, books, edited books, chapter/s in edited book/s, reports and Gray literature, conference presentations and proceedings, dissertations and theses, unpublished and informally published works, MOOC referencing’ Power-Point slides and Lecture notes. Radio and broadcast references, YouTube video reference, podcasts references.
  13. The general structure of papers accepted at KEJI will usually include: a title; a 250-word abstract with 5 or 6 key words, an introduction and background, a literature review, a statement of the problem, methodology, findings, discussion, and conclusions. Depending on genre, these structural guidelines can be varied.
  14. When submitting, authors are advised to make sure they submit a similarity index report. Where possible, all articles must be accompanied by a confirmation of proof reading, either by the author or by a registered english language proofreader.
  15. All papers will be submitted electronically via the KIJE website. To do this, authors are required to first register with the journal.
  16. Upon successful submission, authors will receive a real time acknowledgement which will indicate the next steps to be undertaken by the journal.
  17. Once a paper if approved to go through the double-blind peer review process, we expect to provide feedback to authors within a six-week period. If the six-week period lapses before feedback is received, authors should feel free to get in touch with the Editor in Chief.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

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