Author Guidelines

The American Journal of Social Science and Education Innovations (TAJSSEI)
ISSN: 2689-100X

The American Journal of Social Science and Education Innovations welcomes original research articles, review articles, and short communications in social sciences, education, and related interdisciplinary fields.

Manuscripts should make a clear scholarly contribution, use appropriate methods, and present conclusions supported by evidence. Authors should follow these guidelines when preparing a submission.

1. General Submission Requirements

• Manuscripts must be written in clear English and submitted in an editable Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).

• Submissions must be original and must not be under consideration by another journal.

• All authors must approve the manuscript and agree to its submission.

• Related publications, preprints, conference papers, and substantial overlap with earlier work must be disclosed.

• Submit through the journal’s online submission system. Any alternative submission method must be confirmed by the editorial office.

2. Manuscript Formatting

Use a consistent, readable layout throughout the manuscript:

• Font: Times New Roman, 12-point.

• Line spacing: Double spacing.

• Margins: 2.54 cm (1 inch) on all sides.

• Page numbering: Number all pages consecutively.

• Headings: Use a clear hierarchy for sections and subsections.

• Abbreviations: Define abbreviations at their first appearance.

• Tables: Provide tables in editable form wherever possible.

Clearly distinguish participant quotations from the main text. Explain specialist terminology where necessary.

3. Files Required for Submission

To support double-blind peer review, submit the following separately:

Title page: Include author names, affiliations, contact details, and identifying declarations.

Anonymized manuscript: Remove author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and identifying information from the text and file properties. Refer to previous work objectively without revealing authorship.

Additional files: Provide figures, supplementary materials, research instruments, and supporting documentation where relevant.

Do not include identifiable participant records or confidential consent forms in publicly accessible supplementary files.

4. Title Page

The title page should include:

• A concise and informative article title.

• Full names of all authors in the agreed order.

• Department, institution, city, and country for each author.

• Corresponding author’s name and email address.

• ORCID iDs, where available.

• Funding information and conflict-of-interest declarations.

• Author contributions and acknowledgements.

The corresponding author is responsible for communication with the journal and sharing relevant updates with all coauthors.

5. Abstract and Keywords

Provide an abstract summarizing the research purpose, approach, principal findings, and conclusions. Explain the contribution to scholarship, educational practice, or policy where relevant.

Avoid references and unexplained abbreviations in the abstract.

For original research, a structured abstract may use:

Background · Objective · Methods · Results · Conclusion

Reviews and short communications may use an unstructured abstract appropriate to their content.

Include four to six keywords that accurately describe the topic, population, methods, or educational context.

6. Structure of Original Research Articles

Introduction

Explain the background, research problem, significance, and objectives. State the research questions or hypotheses where applicable.

Literature Review and Theoretical Framework

Critically examine relevant scholarship and identify the gap addressed by the study. Explain the theoretical or conceptual framework where applicable.

This section may be incorporated into the introduction when appropriate.

Methods

Describe the research approach in sufficient detail for assessment. Where applicable, include:

• Research design and setting.

• Participant selection, sampling, and recruitment.

• Data collection instruments and procedures.

• Reliability, validity, or qualitative trustworthiness.

• Statistical, thematic, discourse, or other analytical methods.

• Researcher positionality and reflexivity.

• Ethics approval, informed consent, and confidentiality safeguards.

For educational interventions, describe the learning context, intervention, duration, comparison conditions, and assessment methods.

Results or Findings

Present findings clearly and logically. Quantitative studies should report relevant numerical results and uncertainty. Qualitative studies should explain themes or interpretations using appropriately anonymized supporting evidence.

Mixed-methods studies should show how the findings from different components relate to one another.

Discussion

Interpret the findings in relation to the research questions, theoretical framework, and existing literature. Explain limitations, contextual factors, and implications for scholarship, practice, or policy.

Avoid generalizing beyond the evidence and research setting.

Conclusion

Summarize the principal findings and their contribution. Recommendations should follow directly from the evidence.

Authors may adapt this structure to suit their research tradition, provided that the manuscript remains clear and complete.

7. Other Article Types

Review Articles

Reviews should define their scope, critically assess existing knowledge, and identify research gaps.

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses must describe the search strategy, eligibility criteria, study selection, quality assessment, and synthesis methods. Provide protocol registration information where applicable.

Short Communications

Short communications should present focused findings or developments concisely while providing sufficient methodological detail and supporting evidence.

8. Tables, Figures, and Supplementary Materials

• Number tables and figures consecutively in the order they are cited.

• Give each table a descriptive title and each figure a clear caption.

• Explain abbreviations, symbols, and statistical indicators.

• Label graph axes and measurement scales clearly.

• Supply clear, high-resolution figures suitable for publication.

• Avoid unnecessary duplication between text, tables, and figures.

• Obtain permission for copyrighted material where required.

• Label supplementary files clearly and refer to them in the manuscript.

Research instruments, interview guides, and coding frameworks may be supplied as supplementary materials when permissions and confidentiality conditions allow.

9. References

Use a consistent numbered reference style, with sources numbered in the order of their first appearance in the text.

Include author names, source title, publication details, and DOI or persistent URL where available.

Journal article format:

Author surname and initials. Article title. Journal title. Year;volume(issue) range or article number. DOI.

Cite datasets, reports, policy documents, and research instruments where relevant. Identify preprints as preprints.

Authors must verify reference accuracy and ensure that sources support the associated statements. Avoid irrelevant citations and excessive self-citation.

10. Ethics Approval and Informed Consent

Research involving participants or identifiable personal information must include appropriate ethics approval or exemption information where required.

State:

• The approving committee or responsible authority.

• The approval reference, where available.

• The basis for any exemption or waiver.

• How informed consent and confidentiality were addressed.

• Any relevant institutional or site permissions.

Research involving children or vulnerable participants must describe appropriate safeguards, including parental or guardian consent and participant assent where required.

School or institutional permission does not replace individual consent where consent is required. Participation must be voluntary and must not affect grades, employment, access to services, or other entitlements.

11. Privacy and Responsible Reporting

Remove unnecessary identifying information from quotations, case descriptions, images, and datasets. Consider whether combinations of contextual details could reveal a participant’s identity.

Obtain appropriate consent for publication of identifiable material. Discuss communities and participant groups respectfully, avoiding unsupported stereotypes or stigmatizing descriptions.

12. Required Declarations

Include the following statements, as applicable:

Funding: Identify financial support and explain the funder’s role.

Conflicts of Interest: Declare relevant financial and non-financial interests. State explicitly if none exist.

Author Contributions: Describe each author’s contribution.

Data Availability: Explain how supporting data can be accessed or why access is restricted.

Acknowledgements: Recognize contributions that do not qualify for authorship, with permission from the individuals named.

Ethics Approval and Consent: Provide relevant approval, exemption, and consent information.

During double-blind review, identifying declarations should be supplied separately through the title page or submission fields.

13. Use of Artificial Intelligence

Disclose substantive use of generative AI in manuscript preparation, analysis, or content creation. Identify the tool and explain its purpose.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Human authors remain responsible for accuracy, originality, references, and research integrity.

AI-generated content must not be presented as genuine participant responses or collected research data. Confidential manuscripts and sensitive participant information must be protected.

14. Peer Review and Revisions

Submissions undergo initial editorial assessment followed by double-blind peer review where suitable, normally involving at least two independent reviewers.

If revisions are requested, submit:

• A revised manuscript.

• A point-by-point response to reviewer and editor comments.

• An explanation of changes and evidence-based reasons for any disagreement.

An invitation to revise does not guarantee acceptance.

15. Publication Charges

Any applicable Article Processing Charge, payment conditions, and available waivers or discounts are disclosed on the journal’s Article Processing Charges page.

Payment does not guarantee acceptance or influence editorial decisions.

16. Copyright and Open Access

Authors retain copyright in their work. Published articles are freely available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), unless otherwise stated.

The license permits sharing and adaptation, including commercial reuse, provided that appropriate attribution is given, the license is linked, and changes are indicated.

Authors may deposit published articles in institutional or subject repositories without an embargo, with acknowledgement of the original publication.

17. Proofs and Corrections

Authors must check proofs carefully, including names, affiliations, quotations, numerical results, tables, figures, and references.

Substantial changes after acceptance require editorial approval. Authors must promptly report significant errors discovered before or after publication and cooperate in correcting the scholarly record.

Submission Checklist

Before submitting, confirm that:

• The manuscript is original and is not under consideration elsewhere.

• All authors have approved the submission.

• The title page and anonymized manuscript are provided separately.

• The abstract, keywords, references, tables, and figures are complete.

• Methods and analytical procedures are adequately described.

• Ethics approval, consent, and permissions are included where applicable.

• Participant privacy and confidentiality are protected.

• Funding, conflicts of interest, and author contributions are declared.

• A data availability statement is provided.

• Permissions for third-party material have been obtained where required.

• Substantive use of generative AI has been disclosed.

For submission assistance, contact the editorial office through the journal’s official Contact page.