About the Journal
- Focus and Scope
- Peer Review Process
- Open Access Policy
- Publication Frequency
- Copyright Notice
- Abstracting & Indexing
- Policy of Screening for Plagiarism
- Policy on the use of GenAI
- Author Fees
Focus and Scope
The scope of our journal includes (1) Language and literature education; (2) Social sciences and humanities education; (3) Sports and health education; (4) Economy and business education; (5) Math and natural science education; (6) Vocational and engineering education, (7) Visual arts, dance, music, and design education, (8) Management Education and (9) Educational Community Service fields in elementary school, middle school, high school, even in college which will be published online.
Peer Review Process
All manuscripts submitted to this journal must follow focus and scope, and author guidelines of this journal. The submitted manuscripts must address scientific merit or novelty appropriate to the focus and scope. All manuscripts must be free from plagiarism contents. All authors are suggested to use plagiarism detection software to do the similarity checking. Editors check the plagiarism detection of articles in this journal by using a Turnitin software.
The research article submitted to this journal will be double blind reviewed at least 2 (two) or more expert reviewers. The reviewers give scientific valuable comments improving the contents of the manuscript.
Final decision of articles acceptance will be made by Editors according to reviewers comments. Publication of accepted articles including the sequence of published articles will be made by Editor in Chief by considering sequence of accepted date and geographical distribution of authors as well as thematic issue.
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.
This journal is open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or / institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full text articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or author. This is in accordance with Budapest Open Access Initiative.
Publication Frequency
The journal published every July and December.
Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with Pedagogia: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan 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 License (CC BY-SA 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment 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 acknowledgment 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.
This work is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Abstracting & Indexing
Policy of Screening for Plagiarism
Pedagogia: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan is firmly committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity and publication ethics. To ensure originality and to maintain the quality of scholarly works, all submitted manuscripts are subject to plagiarism screening prior to the review process.
1. Author's Responsibility
- Authors are required to ensure that their manuscripts are free from any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, duplicate publication, and improper citation practices.
- Before submission, authors are strongly encouraged to use plagiarism detection tools (e.g., Turnitin, iThenticate, or other reliable software) to check the similarity index of their work.
2. Editorial Screening
- The editorial team independently verifies the originality of all submissions using Turnitin software.
- A similarity index of less than 20% (excluding references and standard phrases) is generally acceptable. However, the final decision regarding the acceptability of the similarity score rests with the editorial board.
3. Handling Plagiarism
- If plagiarism is detected before review, the manuscript will be returned to the author for revision or may be rejected outright.
- If plagiarism is detected after acceptance or publication, the article will be retracted and appropriate notification will be made to the academic community.
- The corresponding author will be held responsible for any ethical misconduct.
4. Consequences and Sanctions
- Authors found to have committed plagiarism may be subject to sanctions, including a ban on future submissions to the journal.
- In severe cases, the journal may notify the author’s affiliated institution regarding the ethical breach.
Through this policy, Pedagogia seeks to maintain academic integrity and foster a culture of honesty, transparency, and respect for intellectual property in scholarly publishing.
Policy on the use of GenAI
This policy outlines the journal's stance on the ethical and responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the preparation of manuscripts submitted for publication. This policy aims to ensure transparency, accountability, and the integrity of the scientific record.
1. Authorship and Accountability
- AI cannot be an Author: AI tools and AI-assisted technologies (e.g., Large Language Models, Generative AI) do not meet the criteria for authorship as they cannot take responsibility for the content, integrity, or originality of the work. Therefore, AI tools or software cannot be listed as authors on any submitted manuscript.
- Authors' Full Responsibility: Authors remain fully responsible and accountable for the entire content of their submitted manuscript, including any parts generated, edited, or enhanced by AI tools. This includes the accuracy, integrity, originality, and ethical soundness of the work. Authors must verify the factual correctness of any statements, citations, data, or figures generated by AI.
- Human Oversight Required: The use of AI tools must be under direct human supervision. Authors must critically evaluate, edit, and revise any material generated by AI to ensure it aligns with scientific standards, accuracy, and ethical guidelines.
2. Transparency and Disclosure
- Mandatory Disclosure: Authors are required to disclose the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the preparation of their manuscript. This disclosure must be explicit, specific, and transparent.
- What to Disclose: The disclosure should include:
- The name of the AI tool(s) used: e.g., ChatGPT (OpenAI), Bard (Google), Grammarly, GPT-4, Midjourney, etc.
- The specific purpose(s) for which the AI tool was used: e.g., language refinement, grammar check, drafting of specific sections (specify which sections), brainstorming, data analysis assistance, image generation, etc.
- The extent of AI involvement: A brief description of how the AI tool contributed to the manuscript.
- Where to Disclose: This disclosure should typically be included in one of the following sections:
- Acknowledgements section: (Preferred for general writing assistance)
- Methods section: (If AI was used for specific methodological steps, e.g., data analysis or coding assistance)
- A dedicated "Declaration of AI Use" statement just before the References section or in a footnote on the title page.
Example Disclosure Statement: "Portions of this manuscript were drafted/edited/enhanced using [Name of AI tool, e.g., ChatGPT-4 (OpenAI)]. The authors used this tool for [specific purpose, e.g., improving grammar and clarity/drafting an initial version of the Introduction section]. All content generated by the AI was thoroughly reviewed, edited, and validated by the authors, who take full responsibility for the final content." Or for image generation: "Figure X was generated with the assistance of [Name of AI tool, e.g., Midjourney v5]. The authors provided the prompts and edited the output to ensure accuracy and relevance."
3. Permissible Uses (with Disclosure)
AI tools may be used to assist authors in the following ways, provided full disclosure is made:
- Language and Grammar Refinement: Improving readability, spelling, grammar, and sentence structure.
- Drafting Support: Assisting in the generation of initial drafts of specific, non-research-critical sections (e.g., parts of the Introduction or Discussion for stylistic purposes), which must then be thoroughly reviewed and revised by the authors.
- Brainstorming and Idea Generation: Assisting in conceptualizing ideas or outlining the structure of the manuscript.
- Data Analysis and Visualization Assistance: (Only if verified and reproducible by human authors). If AI is used in data processing, analysis, or generating figures/tables, the specific methods, tools, and validation steps must be clearly described in the Methods section.
- Summarization of Literature: Aiding in summarizing existing literature, but the authors must ensure the accuracy of the summary and proper citation of original sources.
4. Prohibited Uses
The use of AI and AI-assisted technologies is strictly prohibited for:
- Generating Fictitious Content: Creating false data, fabricated research results, or non-existent references/citations.
- Plagiarism: Using AI-generated content without proper attribution (i.e., treating it as original work when it is not fully human-generated or verified). All AI-generated content must be treated as any other source and properly attributed if it relies on existing intellectual property or specific datasets.
- Substituting for Human Intellectual Contribution: AI cannot perform the core intellectual work of research, such as formulating original hypotheses, designing experiments, interpreting novel findings, or drawing original conclusions.
- Violating Confidentiality: Reviewers and editors are strictly prohibited from using AI tools with confidential manuscript content (e.g., uploading the manuscript to publicly available AI models), as this may breach confidentiality, copyright, and the integrity of the peer-review process.
- Misrepresenting Research: Using AI to intentionally mislead readers about the methods, results, or conclusions of the research.
5. Consequences of Misuse
Failure to adhere to this policy regarding the ethical use of AI and AI-assisted technologies will be considered a serious breach of publication ethics. Such breaches may result in:
- Rejection of the submitted manuscript.
- Retraction of the published article.
- Banning of the author(s) from future submissions to the journal.
- Notification to the authors' institution and relevant ethics committees.
This policy will be periodically reviewed and updated to reflect advancements in AI technology and evolving ethical guidelines in scholarly publishing.