Submissions

 

Manuscript format can be sent in MS Word.docx. Manuscripts submitted, accepted for publication, or even published elsewhere cannot be accepted and will not be published in the Journal of Digital Learning and Distance Education. Manuscripts, which are revisions or elaborations of seminar, symposium, and workshop texts, can be published in the Journal of Digital Learning and Distance Education by mentioning these matters when submitting them. Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Digital Learning and Distance Education must be free from plagiarism and self-plagiarism.

 

Template for the Manuscript

Before article submission to the journal's website, manuscript layout is previously carried out according to the writing format guidelines of the Journal of Digital Learning and Distance Education. A template for writing manuscript to Journal of Digital Learning and Distance Education and complete guideline of writing could be downloaded here.

 

Structure of the manuscripts

1. Title. (concise and informative). Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulas where possible.

2. Author's names and institutions. The author's name should be accompanied by the author's name, affiliation (department name), name of organization, city, and country, without any academic title. For a joint paper, one of the authors should be notified as the corresponding author with an email address.

3. Abstract and keywords. Abstract: A concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length of 200 words). The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results, and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. References should, therefore, be avoided, but if essential, they must be cited in full without reference to the reference list. Non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential, they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself. Keywords: Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of five keywords, avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of'). Be sparing with abbreviations; only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.

4. Introduction. State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.

5. Methods. The research design and method should be clearly defined.

6. Results and Discussion. The results should be clear and concise. The discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined results and discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussions of published literature.

7. Conclusion. The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.

8. Acknowledgements (Optional). The authors express their gratitude to various parties who have assisted in writing, such as research sponsors and resource persons. Acknowledgments are optional, can be written or not.

9. Author Contributions.

For research articles with several authors, a short paragraph specifying their individual contributions must be provided. The following statements should be used:

Amaka C. Okoye: Conceptualization; Methodology; Software.Ijeoma J. Chikezie: Data curation; Writing-Original draft preparation. Ijeoma J. Chikezieand and Amaka C. Okoye: Visualization; Investigation. Amaka C. Okoye: Supervision. Amaka C. Okoye: Software; Validation. Ijeoma J. Chikezie and Amaka C. Okoye: Writing -Reviewing and Editing.

     For example: https://rjupublisher.com/ojs/index.php/JDLDE/article/view/593

All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.” Please turn to the CRediT taxonomy for the term explanation. Authorship must be limited to those who have contributed substantially to the work reported.

10. Funding. Please add: “This research received no external funding” or “This research was funded by NAME OF FUNDER, grant number XXX” and “The APC was funded by XXX”. Check carefully that the details given are accurate and use the standard spelling of funding agency names at https://search.crossref.org/funding. Any errors may affect your future funding.

11. Conflicts of Interest. Declare conflicts of interest or state “The authors declare no conflict of interest.” Authors must identify and declare any personal circumstances or interest that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of reported research results. Any role of the funders in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results must be declared in this section. If there is no role, please state “The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results”

12. Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing

The author acknowledges having used the Generative AI tool [State Tool Name and Version, e.g., ChatGPT-4, Grammarly-AI] for [State Purpose, e.g., grammar/language improvement, summarizing supporting literature]. The author is solely responsible for all published content and has verified the accuracy and authenticity of the AI output.

13. References. This section lists only the papers, books, or other types of publications referred to in the body of the manuscript.

The manuscript is expected to involve approximately 20-30 primary and up-to-date references to assert high quality contributions to the knowledge development. Citations and references must strictly follow the APA (American Psychological Association) style.  References should include only works that are cited within the text of the manuscript.  Consulting the APA style manual (http://www.apastyle.org/pubmanual.html) is strongly recommended for completing manuscript submissions.

References should appear as:

Book with one author:

Author, A.A. (2015). Title of Work. Location/City, State: Publisher.

Book with two authors:

Author, A.A. & Author, B.B. (2015). Title of Work. Location/City, State: Publisher.

Book with more than two authors:

Author, A.A., Author, B.B., & Author, C.C. (2015). Title of Work. Location/City, State: Publisher.

Journal article:

Megahati, R. R. P & Indriati, G. (2021). Developing Handouts Accompanied by Practice Questions on Inheritance Material for SMP/MTs. Journal of Digital Learning and Distance Education, 4(4): 612-420. https://doi.org/12.29305/jdlde.v4i4.5443-5450 

Edited book:

Author, A.A. (Ed.). (2019). Title of Work. Location/City, State: Publisher.

Unpublished doctoral dissertation or master’s thesis:

Author, A.A. (2019). Title of Work. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University.

Manuscript Template

Manuscript should be prepared according to the following MS Word template.

 

How to send the manuscript

1. The manuscript in microsoft word should be sent to the editor by clicking Online Submission tab on our Website.

2. A brief bio that contains full name, academic title, institution, telephone, mobile number, and others should be written in the fields of data when registering online in the website submission.

Final Decision

Taking into account the results of the peer reviewing process, the decision as to the acceptability of each manuscript for publication will be notified to the author(s) through the website system in the following alternative conclusions:

a. Accepted without revision, or

b. Accepted with minor revision, or

c. Accepted with major revision, or

d. Rejected.