1. General Information

• Innovative Educational Research (INNER) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing original research in education and related fields.
• All submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.
• Authors must use the official INNER article template for manuscript preparation.

2. Submission Requirements

Authors must ensure that:

• The manuscript is prepared using the INNER template
• The manuscript does not contain any author-identifying information for double-blind review
• All required author information is provided separately
• Ethical standards are fully met

3. Peer Review Process

INNER applies a double-blind peer review process.

• Each manuscript is evaluated by at least two independent reviewers
• Authors and reviewers remain anonymous
• Final decisions are made by the editorial board

4. Manuscript Preparation (Template-Based)

All manuscripts must strictly follow the INNER article template.

Structure (as defined in the template)

• Title (max. 14 words)
• Author Information (separate file)
• Abstract (150–250 words)
• Keywords
• Main Text (Introduction, Method, Findings, Discussion, Conclusion)
• References (APA 7)
• Appendices (if applicable)

Formatting (as defined in the template)

• Font: Georgia, 11 pt
• Line spacing: Single
• Paragraph indent: 0.75
• APA 7 referencing style

Authors must follow all heading levels, table formats, and figure rules exactly as shown in the template.

5. Ethical Responsibilities

INNER follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines.

Authors must ensure:

• No plagiarism, fabrication, or falsification
• Proper citation of all sources
• Disclosure of conflicts of interest
• Ethical approval where required
• Informed consent for human participants

6. Publication Policies (Summary)

The following is a summary of key publication policies. Full details are available on the journal’s policy pages.

Open Access

INNER is a fully open access journal. All articles are freely accessible immediately upon publication.

👉 See full policy: Open Access Policy

License

Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

👉 See full policy: Licensing

Author Fees

INNER does not charge any submission or publication fees.

👉 See full policy: Author Fees

Copyright

Authors retain copyright of their work. By submitting, authors grant the journal the right to publish the article.

👉 See full policy: Copyright

Self-Archiving

Authors may share their submitted, accepted, and published versions in repositories and personal websites with proper citation.

👉 See full policy: Self-Archiving Policy

Digital Archiving

INNER ensures long-term preservation of its content through digital archiving systems.

👉 See full policy: Archiving Policy

Publication Ethics

INNER follows COPE principles and ensures integrity through double-blind peer review.

👉 See full policy: Ethical Principles

7. Final Notes

By submitting a manuscript, authors agree to comply with all journal policies, ethical standards, and formatting requirements.

The editorial board reserves the right to reject submissions that do not follow the template or journal policies.