Educational Process: International Journal (EDUPIJ) uses the double-blind system for peer-reviews; reviewers do not know the identity of the author(s), nor do author(s) know the identity of the reviewers. Articles are reviewed by three expert peers; two external reviewers and one editor from the journal.

Publication in EDUPIJ is conditional on submitted articles not having been previously published or currently submitted elsewhere for review towards publication. Contributions submitted to EDUPIJ for publication must be the author(s) original work. Submitted articles go through an initial editorial screening in terms of format, scope and originality. Papers sent to the journal are subject to rigorous editorial check prior to peer-review process. The submissions which cannot verify content originality are desk-rejected.

The journal asks for similarity check reports obtained from iThenticate or from other reputable similarity checking tools. 

Peer-Review Process

A manuscript that has passed this first stage will then be send out for peer review, whereby three experts in the field evaluate the manuscript and write the referee report, and the peer review process is completed in approximately 6 weeks. A typical process of review from the submission through decision follows these steps:

• Submission: The corresponding author submits the paper to the Educational Process International Journal. Manuscripts should be submitted online at https://edupij.ejournal.gen.tr

• Editor assessment: The Editors check the paper’s composition and arrangement against the author guidelines of the EDUPIJ; and they also check that the manuscript is original and interesting.

• Invitation to reviewers: The Editor-in-Chief sends invitations to potential reviewers.

• Response to invitations: Potential reviewers accept or decline the invitation.

• Review is conducted: After reviewing the article, the reviewers can recommend an accept, major/minor revisions or reject decision.

• Editorial decision: The Editors evaluate all the returned review reports. If accepted, the paper is published after final editing and typesetting.  If the paper is rejected or sent back to the authors for revision, the Editor-in-Chief sends a letter with the reviewers' comments.

Manuscript Formatting

Articles should be written in English using MS Word, with an inclusive and bias-free language. Minimal formatting should be applied; presenting an easily readable, article which is single line-spaced with a standard business font and size. In general, EDUPIJ considers papers up to 15,000 words in length, including references. An abstract should be included, not exceeding 250 words, with up to five keywords listed. The full names, positions, affiliations, and email addresses of all author should be provided (in English).  

All references should be cited in accordance with the current Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (seventh edition, 2020), either within the narrative or parenthesized, with the authors’ surname/s (1-2 authors) or the first author’s surname followed by “et al.” (3 or more authors), and the year of publication.

A full list of alphabetized references should be presented at the end of the article. References should be fully compliant with the standard described in the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Particular attention should be paid to the provision of DOIs for all electronically available references, and using the full URL format for each DOI. Authors are suggested to consult the APA Style website, which contains a comprehensive, reader-friendly set of example references.

Please use the EDUPIJ-article template to prepare your manuscript.

Please download the 'Author Statements and Agreement Form'. It is the corresponding author’s responsibility to receive the approval of all authors, sign the form on behalf of all authors, scan the signed form in .pdf format and upload it during the first submission of your manuscript. Publication cannot proceed without a signed copy of this agreement.

Manuscripts for EDUPIJ should be submitted online at https://edupij.ejournal.gen.tr

Note: The opinions, statements, and data presented in all publications are solely those of the individual author(s) and contributors and do not reflect the views of Universitepark, EDUPIJ, and/or the editor(s). Universitepark, the Journal, and/or the editor(s) accept no responsibility for any harm or damage to persons or property arising from the use of ideas, methods, instructions, or products mentioned in the content.