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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

The STEAM Journal for Elementary School Education (SJESE) welcomes submissions of original, high-quality manuscripts that fall within the scope of STEAM-based research in elementary education. Authors must follow these guidelines to ensure consistency and maintain scholarly standards.

1. Manuscript Submission

  • All manuscripts must be submitted via the journal's official Open Journal System (OJS) platform.

  • Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.

  • The manuscript must be written in English using clear academic language.

2. Manuscript Format

  • File format: Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx)

  • Length: 4,000–7,000 words including references and appendices.

  • Paper size: A4 (21 x 29.7 cm)

  • Margins: Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 2.5 cm

  • Font: Times New Roman, size 12 pt

  • Spacing: 1.5 line spacing

  • Alignment: Justified

  • Paragraph Indentation: First line 1.25 cm

3. Structure of Manuscript

Each manuscript should be organized as follows:

  1. Title (max. 15 words, concise and informative)

  2. Author Information (full names, affiliations, ORCID IDs, and email of corresponding author)

  3. Abstract (150–250 words, including purpose, method, result, and conclusion)

  4. Keywords (3–5 words or phrases)

  5. Introduction (including problem background, significance, and objectives)

  6. Literature Review (if applicable)

  7. Methodology (research design, participants, instruments, data collection, and analysis)

  8. Results and Discussion

  9. Conclusion (including implications and recommendations)

  10. Acknowledgements (optional)

  11. References

4. Citation and Reference Style

  • SJESE uses APA Style 7th Edition for in-text citations and references.

  • References must be recent (preferably last 10 years) and relevant.

  • Minimum of 20 references, with at least 60% from peer-reviewed journal articles.

  • Use of reference management tools like Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote is recommended.

Examples of citation:

  • In-text citation (one author):
    (Brown, 2022)

  • In-text citation (two authors):
    (Smith & Johnson, 2021)

  • In-text citation (three or more authors):
    (Anderson et al., 2020)

Examples of reference list entries:

  • Journal Article:
    Brown, L. M. (2022). Enhancing creative thinking through integrated STEAM instruction. Journal of Elementary Education, 48(2), 123–137. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/jeed.v48i2.1234

  • Book:
    Eisner, E. W. (2002). The arts and the creation of mind. Yale University Press.

  • Chapter in Edited Book:
    Fleer, M. (2015). STEM education in the early years. In L. Brooker, M. Blaise, & S. Edwards (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of play and learning in early childhood (pp. 76–85). SAGE Publications.

  • Website:
    UNESCO. (2023). STEM and gender advancement. https://en.unesco.org/stem/gender

5. Plagiarism and Ethics

  • All submissions are screened using plagiarism detection software.

  • Manuscripts with similarity index >20% will be automatically rejected.

  • Authors must adhere to ethical standards regarding authorship, data integrity, and conflict of interest disclosures.

6. Review Process

  • Submissions undergo a double-blind peer review process.

  • The average time from submission to first decision is approximately 4–6 weeks.

  • Authors may be requested to revise their manuscripts based on reviewer feedback.

7. Article Processing Charges (APCs)

  • SJESE does not charge any submission or publication fees. The journal is fully funded by the Elementary School Education Program, PSDKU UNESA.

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Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with STEAM Journal for Elementary School Education (SJESE) agree to the following terms:

  1. Copyright Retention
    Authors retain the copyright of their work and grant the journal the right of first publication. The work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which allows others to share, use, and build upon the work, as long as proper attribution is given to the original author(s) and source.

  2. License of Publication Rights
    Authors grant SJESE the non-exclusive right to reproduce and distribute their article in all media formats, including electronic and print, and to archive it in databases and repositories, while acknowledging the authorship and original publication in this journal.

  3. Author’s Warranties
    By submitting the manuscript, the author(s) warrant that:

    • The manuscript is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not under consideration by another journal.

    • All co-authors have approved the submission.

    • The manuscript does not contain any unlawful or defamatory content.

    • Appropriate permission has been obtained for any third-party content.

  4. Open Access Statement
    This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

  5. Reuse and Redistribution
    Under the CC BY 4.0 license, users are free to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and adapt it for any purpose, even commercially, provided appropriate credit is given to the author(s) and the original source.

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