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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).
  • Cover letter and title page are uploaded and prepared accordingly to the author's guidelines.
  • Where available, URLs and DOI numbers 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.
  • Manuscript is from 5,000 to 7,000 words long, including the abstract and reference list. It is written in UK English.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines - see Submissions.

Author Guidelines

Publishing in the Journal is free of charges.

Submissions

Manuscripts should be from 5,000 to 7,000 words long, including the abstract and reference list. They should be written in UK English. Submissions should be no more than 20 pages in length, and should be original and unpublished work not currently under review by another journal or publisher.

Review Process

Manuscripts are reviewed initially by the Editors and only those meeting the aims and scope of the CEPS journal will be sent for blind review. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two referees. All manuscripts are reviewed as rapidly as possible, but the review process usually takes up to three/four months.
The CEPS Journal has an online-based review system via the Open Journal System. All submissions should be made via the OJS - http://ojs.cepsj.si/.


Submission of the manuscript and complementary document(s)

Your manuscript should be submitted via the Open Journal System, which is available at http://ojs.cepsj.si/.

Instructions for Authors 

  1. Please register using this link: http://ojs.cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/user/register.

Enter all of the required information (fields with required information are indicated with an asterisk: *).

  1. Once you have registered, use this link to login: http://ojs.cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/login. Enter your username and password.
  2. Click on "New Submission" on the right side of the web page. Please go through all of the five steps and enter the required information, following the instructions at the Open Journal System (OJS).

Along with the manuscript, do not forget to also submit the following three documents:

- the title page,

- a cover letter, and

- a list of potential reviewers - see more detailed information below.

 IMPORTANT NOTE: When submitting a file, please do not forget to delete your personal data (your name) from the uploaded file (follow the instructions for "Ensuring a blind review").

  1. When entering the Submission's Metadata (Step 3, "Enter Metadata"), please make sure that the entered metadata is correct and that all of the required fields (indicated with an asterisk: *) are filled in.

NOTE: Please do not forget to enter References and Keywords.

  1. Before completing your submission (Step 4, Confirmation), please make sure that all of the data is correct and entered appropriately.
  2. When you have finished, you can check your submission by clicking on "Submissions", where you can follow the status of your paper.

 

Supporting documents:

Title page

To facilitate blind reviewing, the title page should NOT form part of the manuscript file. 

A single separate file (e.g., Title Page) should also be uploaded. The Title Page is not forwarded for review. The Title Page of the manuscript must give the title of the manuscript, author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s), and the e-mail address of the corresponding author designated to receive correspondence from the editorial office. The name of the author(s) should appear at the beginning immediately under the title of the manuscript.

Cover Letter

Cover letter is mandatory. A cover letter is intended for the Editor-in-Chief and should explain why the manusctript is appropriate for consideration for publication in CEPSj and how complements and upgrades the work already published in recent five years in CEPS journal.

List of potential referees

A list of 5 potential referees is also mandatory. In your list of 5 reviewer suggestions, provide the names, the affiliations (institution and country) and e-mail addresses of the potential referees. Please also provide at least 3 references for each of the proposed reviewers, relevant to the scientific field of the submitted manuscript. The referees should be experts in the field of submitted manuscript and should come from institutions other than (and countries other than) those of any of the authors. Authors declare no conflict of interest with the suggested reviewers.  

 

Format of Manuscripts

Manuscripts should be typed on in 12-point font Times New Roman, single-spaced throughout.

All types of papers send to CEPS Journal should comprise an Abstract, Keywords, the body of the manuscript, Acknowledgment (if applicable) and References. It can also include an Appendix if necessary.

The body of the manuscripts reporting empirical research should be presented in IMRaD format (Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion and Conclusions).

The Introduction comprises a review of the relevant literature with theoretical background ending with a research problem and research questions addressed, or hypothesis stated.

The Method of the manuscript should comprise: (1) participants (detailed description of the sample) or materials used in the research (description of textbooks or other documents, etc.), (2) instruments for gathering data (questionnaires, achievement tests and other tests, interviews or observation protocols, etc.), and (3) research design (detailed description how the study was carried out).

The Results section reports what was found in the study.

The Discussion section explains the meaning and significance of the results in the light of other literature/research already presented in the introduction, and provides answers to the research questions.

The Conclusions should, rather than just repeating results, state well-articulated outcomes of the study, its limitations and briefly suggest future lines of research based on findings reported in the manuscript, including the application of conclusions in practice.

The structure of review and theoretical papers should comprise brief Introduction where the clear aim of the paper is presented following the argumentation, and finishing with the Conclusions.

 

Abstract and Key Words
Abstract should not exceed 250 words.

Please provide 3 to 5 key words or short phrases in alphabetical order after the abstract.

 

Acknowledgement(s)

Acknowledgements of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section before the References.

 

Ethics statement

In the Method section as part of the Research design section of the paper, the authors should clearly state that the research was carried out following ethical standards for pedagogical research, e.g “The research study was approved by the XX (Name of Affiliation) Ethical Research Committee.”

 

Appendices

Any supplementary material you wish to include in your submission should be submitted in the same file as the manuscript.

 

Figures, tables and illustrations

Figures and Tables should be incorporated into the adequate place in the manuscript text.

All photographs, graphs and diagrams should be referred to as a Figure and they should be numbered as Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. Complete and descriptive titles of the figures should be put bellow the figure.

Each table should be numbered as Table 1, Table 2, etc. Complete and descriptive titles of the tables should be put before the table. Tables and figures must be referred to in the text and numbered in order of their appearance.

 

Citations in text 

References should follow the American Psychological Association (APA, 7th ed.) style in alphabetical order. References should be cited in the text first alphabetically, then by date (e.g. Devetak, 2009; Vogrinc & Valenčič Zuljan, 2009; Vogrinc & Valenčič Zuljan, 2010) and listed in alphabetical order in the reference section at the end of the manuscript.

If the cited reference has three and more authors it should be cited like this: first author + et al. (Vinko et al., 2020), but list the first 20 authors in the reference list.

Use a comma between two references by the same author (e.g. Vogrinc, 2000, 2002).

When authors are mentioned in text, i.e. not in parentheses, do not use ampersand (e.g. As suggested by Devetak and Vogrinc (2003), but NOT as has been shown by Brown & Green (2004)).

When a specific page, section, equation, or other division of the work is cited, after the author's last name(s), and the year of publication, a specific page reference should be included (e. g. Vogrinc, 2008, p. 5).

 

Examples of acceptable forms of references at the end of the chapter are:

The titles of sources that are not originally in English must be translated into English so that the English translation follows the original title in square brackets.

 

Journal papers

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year of publication). Title of journal article. Title of journal, volume number(issue number), first page–last page.

Example:

Tašner, V., & Gaber, S. (2016). The age of studies and reports: Selected elements concerning the background of encounters defining the power of education. Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 6(2), 61–78.

 

Books

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year of publication). Title of the book. Publisher.

Example: 

McNamee, S. J., & Miller, R. K. (2009). The meritocracy myth. Rowman and Littlefield.

 

Edited Books

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year of publication). Title of a chapter. In A. A. Editor, B. B. Editor, & C. C. Editor (Eds.) [or only Ed. if one editor], Title of the book (pp. first page–last page). Publisher.

Example:

Brown, P., Halsey, A. H., Lauder, H., & Stuart Wells, A. (1997). The transformation of education and society: An introduction. In A. H. Halsey, H. Lauder, P. Brown, & A. S. Wells (Eds.), Education: Culture, economy, and society (pp. 1–44). Oxford University Press.

 

Electronic sources

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year of publication). Title of electronic text. Enter full http address

Example:

Clarke, A. C. (2007). Remembering Sputnik: Sir Arthur C. Clarke. http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/remembering-sputnik-sir-arthur-c-clarke

 

Documents from conferences

Contribution

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year of publication). Title of contribution. In A. A. Editor, B. B. Editor, & C. C. Editor (Eds.) [or only Ed. if one editor], Title of the symposium (pp. first page–last page). Symposium conducted at the meeting of Organisation Name, Location.

 

Proceedings

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year of publication). Title of contribution. In A. A. Editor, B. B. Editor, & C. C. Editor (Eds.) [or only Ed. if one editor], Title of proceedings (pp. first page–last page). Enter full http address

 

FOCUS

Manuscripts are reviewed initially by the Editors and only those meeting the aims and scope of the journal will be sent for blind review. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two referees. All manuscripts are reviewed as rapidly as possible, but the review process usually takes at least 3 months.

VARIA

Manuscripts are reviewed initially by the Editors and only those meeting the aims and scope of the journal will be sent for blind review. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two referees. All manuscripts are reviewed as rapidly as possible, but the review process usually takes at least 3 months.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors are confirming that they are the authors of the submitted article, which will be published online in the Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal (for short: CEPS Journal) by University of Ljubljana Press (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education, Kardeljeva ploščad 16, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia). The Author’s/Authors’ name(s) will be evident in the article in the journal. All decisions regarding layout and distribution of the work are in the hands of the publisher.
  2. The Authors guarantee that the work is their own original creation and does not infringe any statutory or common-law copyright or any proprietary right of any third party. In case of claims by third parties, authors commit themselves to defend the interests of the publisher, and shall cover any potential costs.
  3. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  4. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  5. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

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