Submissions

Author Guidelines

Introduction

The journal is interdisciplinary in approach and specializes in publishing substantial papers of the highest quality from across the field of mathematics education that have a genuinely international reach and orientation.

Manuscripts should present comprehensive syntheses that critically integrate findings from empirical studies employing qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-method approaches. Submissions encompassing diverse forms of evidence synthesis are welcomed, extending beyond conventional formats such as systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Emerging and innovative synthesis methodologies—such as qualitative evidence syntheses, meta-ethnographies, evidence and gap maps, and reviews incorporating non-research-based sources (e.g., reviews of professional practice, see Chong et al., 2024)—are particularly encouraged.

All submissions must provide a thorough account of the methodology employed in synthesizing research evidence. Ideally, this should include the use of the PRISMA flow diagram and checklist (Page et al., 2021), along with reference to any associated published protocol.

Authors are strongly encouraged to pre-register their review protocols on recognized platforms such as the Open Science Framework, the International Database of Education Systematic Reviews, or Mendeley Data. The protocol should clearly articulate the justification for undertaking the review and provide a detailed description of the search procedures and methodological framework employed (see Moher et al., 2015).

Narrative and critical literature reviews—those that do not include a formal methodology section—will also be considered, provided they offer a comprehensive overview of a field or area of inquiry, along with critical analysis and suggestions for future research directions.

Submission

After preparing the submission materials in accordance with the Author Guidelines, new manuscripts should be submitted through https://journals.alptkptm.org/index.php/ijrime/about/submissions. For technical assistance with the submission platform, authors are advised to contact the support team at ni160@ums.ac.id.

By submitting a manuscript or participating in the peer-review process for this publication, authors and reviewers consent to the collection and use of their personal information—including name, email address, institutional affiliation, and other necessary contact details—for the routine operations of the journal. This may involve sharing such information with the publisher (Asosiasi LPTK Perguruan Tinggi Muhammadiyah Aisyiyah) and affiliated partners involved in production and dissemination processes. The journal and the publisher are committed to safeguarding personal data, and have implemented measures to ensure its confidentiality, integrity, and security throughout all stages of processing. Further information regarding data protection practices is available via the provided link.

Reviewing

All submitted manuscripts will undergo an initial screening conducted by the Editors. Submissions that fall outside the journal’s scope, do not adhere to the required formatting or length guidelines, or fail to meet fundamental scholarly standards may be rejected without external review. Manuscripts that pass this preliminary evaluation will be subjected to a double-blind peer review process, involving assessment by at least two qualified reviewers. Based on the reviewers’ evaluations and their own editorial judgment, the editors will determine whether a manuscript proceeds to publication. Editorial decisions are final and not subject to appeal.

Preparing Your Paper

Authors are required to submit two versions of their manuscript. One should contain the complete text with all author-identifying details, while the second must have all such information removed to facilitate an anonymous peer review process. During the file upload stage, authors should designate the complete version as “File not for review.”

Manuscripts should range between 8,000 and 20,000 words, inclusive of references. Submissions must be double-spaced, include generous margins, and display the title of the work, the author(s)' name(s), and the institutional affiliation(s) where the research was conducted. Each submission must also include an abstract of 200–250 words, accompanied by four keywords. The abstract should concisely summarize the purpose of the article, the methodology employed, and the key findings. Additionally, authors must provide the full postal and email address of the corresponding author who will be responsible for reviewing proofs and handling correspondence. The use of footnotes within the main text should be avoided. Any funding or sponsorship related to the research (e.g., from research councils, government bodies, or related institutions) must be clearly acknowledged.

Main Text File

As this journal operates on a double-blind peer review process, please ensure that all identifying information, such as author names and affiliations, acknowledgements, or explicit mentions of author institution in the text, are on a separate page.

The main text file should be in Word or PDF format.

Manuscripts can be uploaded either as a single document (containing the main text, tables, and figures) or with figures and tables provided as separate files. Should your manuscript reach the revision stage, figures and tables must be provided as separate files. The main manuscript file can be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format.

Your main document file should include:

• A short, informative title containing the major keywords. The title should not contain abbreviations
• The full names of the authors with institutional affiliations where the work was conducted, with a footnote for the author’s present address if different from where the work was conducted;
• Acknowledgments
• Abstract
• Up to four keywords;
• Main body: formatted as introduction, materials & methods, results, discussion, conclusion
• References
• Tables (each table complete with title and footnotes);
• Figure legends: Legends should be supplied as a complete list in the text. Figures should be uploaded as separate files (see below).

Submission Format and Templates

Before you submit, you will need: 

• Manuscripts must include all essential sections, such as the abstract, introduction, methodology, results, and conclusions. All figures and tables should be accompanied by appropriate captions or legends. References may be formatted in any recognized citation style, provided a consistent format is maintained throughout the entire manuscript. Authors should ensure that the manuscript, including figures and tables, is clearly legible. If the submission is difficult to read or interpret, it may be returned by the editorial office with a request for revision prior to peer review.
• Important: International Journal of Review in Mathematics Education adheres to a double-blind peer review policy. Authors must ensure their manuscripts are anonymized by referencing their own previous work in the third person. This approach is the most effective means of maintaining anonymity and enables reviewers and editors to assess the submission impartially. Additionally, a separate title page containing full author information should be prepared and submitted alongside the anonymized manuscript.
• The title page of the manuscript should also contain statements relating to our ethics and integrity policies
• data availability statement
• funding statement
• conflict of interest disclosure
• ethics approval statement
• patient consent statement
• permission to reproduce material from other sources
• Your co-author details, including affiliation and email address. (Why is this important? We need to keep all co-authors informed of the outcome of the peer review process.)
• Manuscript Length: Articles should normally be at least 8,000 words to ensure that there is sufficient detail to fully explore the implications for policy and practice that arise from your research.
• Authors may use any spelling style so long as it is consistent within the manuscript.
• ORCID ID: The editors encourage authors to set up an ORCID ID, freely available at https://orcid.org. (Why is this important? Your article, if accepted and published, will be attached to your ORCID profile. Institutions and funders are increasingly requiring authors to have ORCID IDs.)

If your manuscript is invited for revision following peer review, you will be required to format the revised version in accordance with the journal’s specified guidelines, as outlined below.

Conflict of Interest Statement

The journal mandates that all authors disclose any potential conflicts of interest. Any affiliation, financial interest, or personal relationship that could be perceived as compromising the objectivity of the authors is considered a potential conflict and must be declared if it is directly relevant to the content of the manuscript. Examples of such interests include, but are not limited to, patent ownership, stock holdings, membership on a company’s board of directors or advisory committees, consultancy roles, or the receipt of honoraria or speaker fees from commercial entities. The presence of a conflict of interest does not necessarily prevent publication. Authors who have no conflicts to disclose must explicitly state this upon submission. It is the corresponding author's responsibility to ensure that this policy is communicated to all co-authors and that any relevant financial or professional relationships are fully disclosed at the time of submission.

Tables and Captions to Illustration

Tables must be submitted as separate files and should not be embedded within the main body of the manuscript. Captions for figures and illustrations must also be provided in a separate file. All tables and figures should be labeled using Arabic numerals, and their approximate placement within the text should be clearly indicated. Captions should include comprehensive keys or explanations for any symbols used. 

Figures

Authors must provide a complete set of finalized artwork that is ready for reproduction, as figures will not typically be redrawn by the publisher. For detailed guidelines on submitting electronic artwork, please refer to the instructions provided.

Authors are also responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions to reproduce any figure, table, or textual excerpt from another source. This requirement applies to both direct reproductions and derivative reproductions—where a new figure or table is substantially based on copyrighted material.

References

References should be indicated in the typescript by giving the author's name, with the year of publication in parentheses. If several papers by the same author and from the same year are cited, a, b, c, etc. should be put after the year of publication. The authors must use Reference Management Tools (such as Mendeley, Zotero, or any equivalent tools) to manage the citation and references. Please make sure that minimum 80% of your references are from articles published in reputable journals, and make sure that all of the references should attach the DOI. The references should be listed in full at the end of the paper in the following standard form:

Journal
Smyth, J. & Hattam, R. (2002) Early school leaving and the cultural geography of high schools, British Educational Research Journal , 28(3), 375-398.

Book
Whitty, G. (2002) Making sense of education policy: studies in the sociology and politics of education (London, Paul Chapman).

Chapters in a book
Zukas, M. & Malcolm, J. (2002) Pedagogies for lifelong learning: building bridges or building walls?, in: R.Harrison, F. Reeve, A. Hanson & J. Clarke (Eds) Supporting lifelong learning. Vol. One: Perspectives on learning (London, Routledge).

For online documents: Standler, R. (2000) Plagiarism in colleges in the USA. Available online at: www.rbs2.com/plag.htm (accessed 6 August 2004).

For online articles with DOI: Smith, A. (2006) A paper on statistics, Statistics Journal doi:10.1111/j.1234-4321.2006.01234.x

Titles of journals should not be abbreviated.

Originality and Copyright

International Journal of Review in Mathematics Education supports the early dissemination of research through the use of pre-prints—preliminary versions of scholarly papers that have not yet undergone peer review. These are typically made available on open-access platforms to facilitate the rapid exchange of ideas within the academic community. Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts that have previously been shared as pre-prints. If the manuscript is accepted for publication, the pre-print must be updated to include a note referencing the published version, along with a link to the final article.

However, the journal does not accept manuscripts that have previously been published as technical reports or white papers, including those commissioned by funding agencies or government organizations. These types of publications, which are generally publicly accessible and not peer-reviewed, do not meet the standards of scholarly publishing upheld by the journal. This policy reflects the unique editorial scope of International Journal of Review in Mathematics Education , which prioritizes the publication of comprehensive and substantial research contributions, including articles up to 20,000 words in length.

The journal maintains a strict stance against self-plagiarism. Submissions must be demonstrably distinct from any of the authors' prior publications. A manuscript will be considered substantially different if it presents new data, original analyses, or novel conceptual or theoretical contributions that significantly advance scholarly understanding.

Authors are also encouraged to include a cover letter with their submission. This letter should clearly articulate the manuscript’s original contributions and disclose any related prior publications.

Authorship

Authors should be listed in accordance with the extent of their contribution to the manuscript. Each author is individually accountable for their respective contributions. Only individuals who have made a substantial contribution to the research and/or the writing of the manuscript should be included as authors. Individuals whose involvement was limited—for example, those who provided feedback on drafts or offered general guidance—should be acknowledged in a separate Acknowledgments section placed after the conclusions.

Author Contributions

The journal requires a detailed account of each author's specific contributions to the work, to be provided using the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) system at the revision stage. The information submitted will be used to automatically generate an author contribution statement, which will accompany the published article.

To learn more about the CRediT taxonomy and its contribution role definitions, please refer to the official explanation on the following CRediT link.

Artificial Intelligence Generated Content

Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools—such as ChatGPT and other large language model (LLM)-based systems—are not considered capable of independently initiating original research without human direction. Furthermore, these tools cannot assume responsibility for published work, research design, or the overall integrity of the study—responsibilities that are essential to authorship, as outlined in the previous section. Nor do such tools possess legal standing or the capacity to hold or assign copyright. As such, in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) position statement, AIGC tools cannot be credited as authors of scholarly articles.

If an author has employed any AIGC tool in the development of a manuscript, its use must be clearly and transparently disclosed—either in the Methods section or the Acknowledgments—providing detailed information about how the tool was used. Authors are solely responsible for verifying the accuracy of any content produced by these tools and for appropriately citing any sources upon which such content is based.

It should be noted that tools used solely for spelling, grammar correction, or general language editing are not subject to these disclosure requirements. The final decision regarding the appropriateness or acceptability of AIGC tool usage in any submission remains at the discretion of the journal editor or designated individual responsible for the publication’s editorial policy.

Authors are also encouraged to consult the BERA Artificial Intelligence (AI) Statement for further guidance.