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Policies

Publication Ethics

Review Policy

Information for Authors

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Publication Ethics

JIAEE is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards in research, in alignment with the principles set by COPE (the Committee on Publishing Ethics; https://publicationethics.org). Authors submitting to JIAEE confirm their adherence to these principles.

The Editorial Team takes rigorous measures to ensure that all published research meets these ethical standards. Authors are required to disclose any conflicts of interest to the managing editor upon submission. Should a conflict of interest arise post-submission or post-publication, authors must promptly inform the managing editor.

JIAEE strictly prohibits research misconduct. In the event of suspected or reported misconduct, the Editorial Team will conduct an immediate investigation. Confirmed cases of misconduct will result in the immediate rejection of manuscripts under review or the removal of published articles from the JIAEE website. Depending on the misconduct, authors may be required to correct or clarify the article, or the article may be retracted.

When a member of the Editorial Team authors or co-authors a submitted article, they are excluded from the review process and publication decision discussions. Another editor will oversee the review, which will be validated by another Editorial Team member. If necessary, a guest editor or Editorial Board member may be involved to ensure an unbiased review process.

Artificial Intelligence

At JIAEE, authors may utilize generative AI technologies solely for enhancing the writing quality and readability of their manuscripts. By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm their adherence to this policy. However, the use of AI technologies by editors or reviewers during the article review process is strictly prohibited.

Plagiarism

At JIAEE, we uphold the highest standards of integrity and originality in scholarly publishing. Plagiarism, in any form, constitutes a serious breach of ethical standards and is strictly prohibited. This includes:
  1. Direct Plagiarism: The verbatim copying of text without appropriate citation and quotation.
  2. Self-Plagiarism: The reuse of one's own previously published work without acknowledgment.
  3. Paraphrasing Plagiarism: The rephrasing of another author's work without proper citation.
  4. Mosaic Plagiarism: The blending of copied text with original ideas without proper citation.
  5. Source-Based Plagiarism: Incorrect attribution of sources or failure to give credit to the source of an idea.

JIAEE accepts the submission of theses and dissertations that have been adapted for journal publication. However, these submissions must represent a significant adaptation of the original material, rather than a simple extraction from published theses or dissertations.

Responsibilities of Authors:
  • Authors must ensure that their submitted work is original and has not been previously published or concurrently submitted elsewhere.
  • All sources and influences must be appropriately cited and referenced.
  • Authors must avoid any form of plagiarism by properly attributing ideas, text, data, and other materials to their original sources.
Responsibilities of Reviewers and Editors:
  • Reviewers and editors are responsible for identifying and reporting potential plagiarism.
  • Manuscripts found to contain plagiarized material will be subject to rejection or retraction, depending on the severity of the case.
  • JIAEE employs plagiarism detection tools and thoroughly assesses all articles for plagiarism.
Consequences of Plagiarism:
  • Manuscripts that are found to contain plagiarized material will be immediately rejected.
  • If plagiarism is discovered post-publication, the article may be retracted.
  • Cases of severe plagiarism may be reported to the authors' institutions and other relevant authorities.

By submitting their work to JIAEE, authors affirm that they understand and agree to adhere to this plagiarism policy. Upholding academic integrity is a shared responsibility, and we appreciate the commitment of our authors, reviewers, and editors to maintaining these standards.

Review Process

At JIAEE, the peer review process is a cornerstone of our commitment to high-quality academic publishing. Scholarly manuscripts are rigorously reviewed by at least two expert reviewers, who provide detailed recommendations to the journal editor regarding the suitability of the manuscript for publication.

Reviewer Responsibilities:

  • Thorough Evaluation: Reviewers are expected to conduct a comprehensive and unbiased evaluation of the manuscript, focusing on its originality, methodology, significance, and clarity.
  • Constructive Feedback: Reviewers provide constructive feedback and recommendations to help authors improve their work. Comments and suggestions from reviewers are shared with the authors, maintaining the anonymity of the reviewers to ensure an unbiased review process.
  • Completion of Review Template: Reviewers are required to complete a structured review template, which organizes their reviews around the main sections of the paper and key tenets for acceptance into JIAEE. This ensures a thorough and consistent evaluation of each manuscript.
  • Timely Submission: Reviewers are required to submit their reviews within 21 days of agreeing to review the manuscript. This timeline is crucial to maintain the efficiency and integrity of the publication process. Reviewers who anticipate any delays should promptly notify the editorial office.

Author Responsibilities:

  • Revisions and Responses: If revisions are recommended, authors are strongly encouraged to revise their manuscript accordingly. Authors should provide a detailed response to each of the reviewers' suggestions in a separate attachment, explaining how each comment was addressed or why certain suggestions were not incorporated. Authors are expected to submit their revised manuscripts within one month of receiving the reviewers' comments.
  • Tracked Changes: Authors must submit their revised manuscripts with tracked changes to clearly indicate all modifications made to the original submission. This helps reviewers and editors quickly identify the changes.
  • Response to Reviewers Document: Along with the revised manuscript, authors must submit a separate response document that outlines how each of the reviewers' comments were addressed. This document should provide a point-by-point explanation of the revisions made or a rationale for why certain suggestions were not incorporated.
  • Adherence to Guidelines: Authors must adhere to the journal's guidelines for formatting and submission when resubmitting their revised manuscripts.

Editorial Decisions:

  • Informed Decisions: The editor considers the reviewers' recommendations, the authors' responses to the feedback, and the overall quality of the manuscript when making a final decision on publication.
  • Transparent Communication: Authors are kept informed of the editorial decision and any further steps required, whether it be additional revisions, acceptance, or rejection of the manuscript.

Commitment to Quality:

By engaging in this rigorous review process, JIAEE ensures the publication of high-quality, impactful scholarly work. The collaborative efforts of our reviewers, authors, and editors are fundamental to maintaining the standards of excellence in our journal.

Author Contributions

JIAEE recommends that all articles include a detailed list of contributions made by each author to enhance transparency in the research process. We suggest utilizing the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) framework proposed by Brand et al. (2015) to clearly define each author's role. For more information, please visit the CRediT website at CRediT. Ultimately, it is up to the author team to agree on who qualifies for authorship, the order of authors, and the specific contributions each author has made. These details should be finalized before submitting to [Journal Name]. While not all CRediT roles need to be used, we recommend at a minimum indicating contributions to writing-original draft, writing-review and editing, investigation, and formal analysis.

Sample Author Contribution Statement

Author Contributions: J. Doe – conceptualization, funding acquisition, methodology, validation, formal analysis, investigation, writing-original draft; B. Days - formal analysis, investigation, writing-original draft, writing-review and editing; C. Smith – funding acquisition, writing-original draft, writing-review and editing.

CRediT Taxonomy

Conceptualization: Ideas; formulation or evolution of overarching research goals and aims

Methodology: Development or design of methodology; creation of models

Software: Programming, software development; designing computer programs; implementation of the computer code and supporting algorithms; testing of existing code components

Validation: Verification, whether as a part of the activity or separate, of the overall replication/reproducibility of results/experiments and other research outputs

Formal Analysis: Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize study data

Investigation: Conducting a research and investigation process, specifically performing the experiments, or data/evidence collection

Resources: Provision of study materials, reagents, materials, patients, laboratory samples, animals, instrumentation, computing resources, or other analysis tools

Data curation: Management activities to annotate (produce metadata), scrub data and maintain research data (including software code, where it is necessary for interpreting the data itself) for initial use and later reuse

Writing – Original Draft: Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically writing the initial draft (including substantive translation)

Writing – Review & Editing: Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work by those from the original research group, specifically critical review, commentary or revision – including pre- or post-publication stages

Visualization: Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically visualization/data presentation

Supervision: Oversight and leadership responsibility for the research activity planning and execution, including mentorship external to the core team

Project Administration: Management and coordination responsibility for the research activity planning and execution

Funding acquisition: Acquisition of the financial support for the project leading to this publication.

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Information for Authors

Who Can Submit?

Anyone may submit an original article to be considered for publication in Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education given the following two conditions are met.

  • The author or at least one co-author must be a current member of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE).
  • The author owns the copyright to the work being submitted or is authorized by the copyright owner or owners to submit the article. Authors are the initial owners of the copyrights to their works (an exception in the non-academic world to this might exist if the authors have, as a condition of employment, agreed to transfer copyright to their employer).

Please note Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education has no article processing or submission charges.

General Submission Rules

Submitted articles cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic). In addition, by submitting material to Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) and that they will not submit the material to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial decision process at Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education. If you have concerns about the submission terms for the journal, please contact the editors.

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Formatting Requirements

Initial formatting of the manuscript:

  1. Article Type - All manuscripts should indicate the type of article—Feature or Research Note—on the title page of the manuscript.
    1. Feature – A feature article reports the findings from a fully investigated study. Conceptual/Theoretical and Methodological manuscripts are also encouraged as submission for feature articles. Feature articles are no longer than 20 double-spaced pages, excluding references
    2. Research Note – A Research Note is a concise but complete description of a limited investigation that will not be included in a later manuscript. It serves one of the following purposes: (1) presents initial proof-of-concept results on new ideas or program evaluations, timely issues, or innovative approaches; (2) reports replications or extensions of previously published research that does not merit another full-length manuscript yet provides results that contribute to a greater understanding of the phenomena under study. Research Notes are no longer than 10 double-spaced pages, excluding references
    3. Literature Review – A literature review is a scholarly paper that compiles, analyzes, and evaluates existing research on a particular topic, summarizing previous studies and identifying trends, gaps, and inconsistencies. We welcome comprehensive literature reviews that synthesize and contribute to key ideas in global extension education. These reviews should offer thorough analysis, highlight knowledge gaps, and propose future research directions. Manuscripts can be up to 30 pages in length, excluding references, allowing for detailed exploration and discussion. We encourage submissions that not only summarize existing knowledge but also offer new perspectives and contribute to ongoing dialogue in the field.
  2. Type Style
    1. Use Times New Roman font for all text in the manuscript.
    2. Use 12-point type for all text in the manuscript.
  3. Margins and Tabs:
    1. Use 1.00-inch margins on all sides.
    2. Do not reset the default tab settings in your manuscript.
  4. Document Spacing:
    Use double-spacing throughout entire manuscript, except:
    • Do not double-space between paragraphs.
    • Do not double-space tables.
    • Do not reset the default line space settings (before and after each line) in your manuscript.
  5. Material:
    1. Use Letter size paper, 8.5 x 11 inches, for all copy. Do not use landscape formatting for any text or Tables.
    2. Prepare all copy flush left; do not use full justification; use left justification only.
    3. Use one space after periods or any punctuation that separates two sentences.
    4. Do not use all capital letters.
    5. Indent the first line of each paragraph; use the indent function for citations equal to or greater than 40 words.
    6. Use the Tables feature rather than using tabs or spacing to align data.
    7. Use hard returns only at the end of a paragraph or other places where lines of copy are broken in the manuscript (such as after each line in a heading or subheading).
    8. Limit the use of numerical and/or bulleted lists in the manuscript; lists detract from overall readability and diminish the “scholarly writing” normally expected in the JIAEE. Use a single tab (do not use indent) between numbers/bullets and typed material.
    9. Follow the APA Publication Manual (7th ed.) for all citations in text and reference list. It is the author’s responsibility to insure strict adherence to APA. Submissions that fail to strictly adhere to APA style may be rejected outright by the Managing Editor without further review.
  • Do not include a title page or abstract. Do not include any identifying information.
  • Do not include headers or footers. These, along with page numbers, will be added as part of our publication process if your manuscript is accepted.
  • Submit your manuscript, including tables, figures, appendices, etc., as a single file (Word, RTF are accepted).
  • Double-space your text.
  • Follow APA Publication Manual (7th ed.) standards for all headings, figures and tables in the manuscript.

Where available, DOIs (digital object identifiers) for citations must be provided and hotlinked in the Word document. As a member of CrossRef, our publisher, New Prairie Press, is required to include DOIs. Use the free DOI lookup on CrossRef's website to check your citations.

There are additional rules governing the formatting of the final submission. See Final Manuscript Preparation Guidelines for details.

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New Prairie Press recommends the use of the Creative Commons license. The Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education requires authors to agree to Creative Commons Attribution and Non-commercial licenses. Authors who publish with the Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education agree to the following terms:

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

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.

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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Open Access Policy

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.

Archival Policy

Contents of the Journal are archived for perpetual access through New Prairie Press' participation in CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) and Portico and managed through the Digital Commons Publishing platform. New Prairie Press also participates in LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe). Once published, the contents are never changed.

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The failure of New Prairie Press to exercise or enforce any right or provision in the policies or the Submission Agreement does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any term of the Submission Agreement or these policies is found to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Submission Agreement and these policies remain in full force and effect. These policies and the Submission Agreement constitute the entire agreement between New Prairie Press and the Author(s) regarding submission of the Article.

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