Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Jambura Journal of Educational Chemistry (JJEC) is the official journal of Chemistry Department, Faculty Mathematic and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo. JJEC is peer-reviewed articles publish articles twice a year in February and August. The Jambura Journal of Educational Chemistry publishes:

  • Chemical Education Research; This includes studies that investigate various aspects of chemical education, such as curriculum development, teaching methodologies, learning outcomes assessment, and the use of technology in chemistry education. Research in this area aims to enhance the understanding and effectiveness of teaching and learning chemistry.
  • Results of thought and research; JJEC welcomes articles presenting original findings and insights resulting from theoretical and empirical research in the field of educational chemistry. These contributions may cover diverse topics, including conceptual frameworks, theoretical models, and empirical studies addressing challenges and opportunities in chemistry education.
  • Instructional methods; This section focuses on innovative instructional approaches, pedagogical techniques, and strategies employed in chemistry education. Articles may discuss the design, implementation, and evaluation of teaching methods, including active learning strategies, inquiry-based approaches, flipped classrooms, and interdisciplinary connections.
  • Laboratory experiments; JJEC provides a platform for the dissemination of laboratory experiments designed for educational purposes in chemistry. Contributions may describe new experiments, modifications to existing ones, or evaluations of laboratory practices aimed at fostering students' understanding of chemical principles, experimental techniques, and scientific inquiry skills.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

The submitted manuscript is first reviewed by an editor. It will be evaluated in the office, whether it is suitable for Jambura Journal of Educational Chemistry (JJEC) focus and scope or has a major methodological flaw and similarity score by using Turnitin.
The manuscript will be sent to at least two anonymous referees for contribution, originality, relevance, and presentation (double-blind peer review). Reviewers' comments are then sent to the corresponding author for necessary actions and responses.
The suggested decision will be evaluated in an editorial board meeting. Afterward, the editor will send the final decision to the corresponding author.

Review Outcomes
Utilizing feedback from the peer review process, the Editor will make a final publication decision. The review process will take approximately 4 to 8 weeks. Decisions categories include:

  • Reject - Rejected manuscripts will not be published and authors will not have the opportunity to resubmit a revised version of the manuscript to JJEC.
  • Resubmit for Review - The submission needs to be re-worked, but with significant changes, may be accepted. However, It will require a second round of review.
  • Accept with Revisions - Manuscripts receiving an accept-pending-revisions decision will be published in JJEC under the condition that minor/major modifications are made. Revisions will be reviewed by an editor to ensure necessary updates are made before publication.
  • Accept - Accepted manuscripts will be published in the current form with no further modifications required.

The reviewers' and editor's suggestions will be conveyed to the author, who will then have an opportunity to revise the paper. A manuscript returned to an author for revision can be held for a maximum of four weeks.

After Accepted
The accepted paper will be edited by lecturer of English education study program in Universitas Negeri Gorontalo. The cost of language editing service is currently free.

 

Publication Frequency

Jambura Journal of Educational Chemistry (JJEC) is the official journal of Chemistry Department, Faculty Mathematic and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo. JJEC is peer-reviewed articles publish articles twice a year in February and August.

 

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.
By "open access" to this literature, we mean its free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself. The only constraint on reproduction and distribution, and the only role for copyright in this domain, should be to give authors control over the integrity of their work and the right to be properly acknowledged and cited.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...