Manuscript Types

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Manuscript Types

Article categories, research expectations, and editorial requirements

Intellect: Indonesian Journal of Learning and Technological Innovation is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal that publishes research at the intersection of educational technology, learning innovation, and applied digital technologies for education. The journal considers scholarly contributions that clearly address educational problems and advance knowledge, methods, technologies, or practices relevant to teaching, learning, assessment, training, or educational decision-making.

Editorial principle: The appropriateness of a manuscript is determined by its scholarly contribution and relevance to the journal’s focus and scope, not merely by the use of a particular technology, research method, or software application.

1. Types of Manuscripts Considered

The journal considers the following manuscript types. Authors should identify the category that best reflects the primary contribution of their study. If the submission system provides only the general Articles section, authors may indicate their intended manuscript type in the cover letter or comments to the editor. Each category is subject to the journal’s established editorial screening and peer-review procedures.

01.Original Research Articles

Empirical and theoretically informed investigations

Original Research Articles report previously unpublished findings based on a clearly defined research question, appropriate methods, systematic analysis, and a substantive contribution to educational technology or learning innovation.

They may use quantitative, qualitative, experimental, mixed-methods, computational, or design-based approaches. In-depth single-case or multiple-case studies may be submitted under this category when they are methodologically rigorous and yield findings that extend beyond a descriptive account of the setting.

  • Research design and evidence: Explain the research context, data sources or participants, procedures, analysis, and relevant ethical considerations.
  • Findings and contribution: Present evidence-supported findings and discuss their implications for the field, including limitations.

02.Review Articles

Systematic evidence synthesis and critical scholarly analysis

Review Articles synthesize existing evidence to address a focused scholarly question, identify important gaps, or develop a well-supported conceptual or methodological understanding of a topic within the journal’s scope.

The journal may consider systematic literature reviews, scoping reviews, meta-analyses, and rigorous critical or integrative reviews when their approach to identifying, selecting, evaluating, and synthesizing literature is sufficiently transparent and justified.

  • Transparent review methods: State the review questions, information sources, search strategy, eligibility criteria, study selection procedures, and synthesis approach, as applicable.
  • Appropriate reporting guidance: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should follow relevant PRISMA 2020 guidance; scoping reviews should follow PRISMA-ScR where applicable.
  • Substantive synthesis: Move beyond an annotated bibliography or descriptive list of publications to provide an original and critical synthesis of the evidence.

03.Design and Development Research Articles

Educational technologies, learning solutions, and evidence-based evaluation

Design and Development Research Articles examine the systematic design, development, implementation, and evaluation of educational technologies or learning interventions. Examples include digital learning media, learning management systems, mobile-learning applications, immersive learning environments, intelligent tutoring systems, and educational decision-support tools.

Studies should identify the educational need, explain the design and development process, and provide an appropriate evaluation of the developed intervention, model, or system. Evaluation may concern usability, functionality, accessibility, feasibility, learning processes, or educational effectiveness, depending on the research objectives and maturity of the innovation.

  • Design rationale: Explain relevant pedagogical principles, user needs, development decisions, and the innovation relative to existing approaches.
  • Evaluation evidence: Provide evidence and analysis appropriate to the proposed claims; a working prototype alone does not establish a scholarly contribution.
  • Educational relevance: Discuss how the innovation addresses a defined educational problem and its limitations or opportunities for improvement.

04.Methodological and Technical Research Articles

Methods, algorithms, models, and systems developed for educational applications

These articles propose or critically evaluate new or substantially improved research methods, computational models, algorithms, data-analysis approaches, or technical frameworks that address identifiable challenges in education or learning.

Topics may include artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, learning analytics, educational data mining, automated assessment, accessible educational software, and educational information systems. Purely technical novelty is not sufficient unless its implications for educational technology are established.

  • Methodological contribution: Clearly describe the proposed approach, its rationale, and its difference from relevant existing methods.
  • Validation and comparison: Use evaluation criteria, baselines, experimental tests, or other appropriate evidence to support claims of accuracy, effectiveness, reliability, or practical value.
  • Responsible research: Address data quality, privacy, fairness, ethical considerations, and reproducibility where relevant to the study.

2. Research Approaches and Article Classification

The categories above describe the principal scholarly contribution rather than prescribing a single research method. Research and development (R&D), design-based research, action research, case study research, and quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods studies may be appropriate when they satisfy the expectations of the selected manuscript type.

Articles that present original data may be classified as Original Research Articles even when they involve a technological prototype or educational case study. The Editorial Board may recommend a different manuscript classification during initial screening to ensure consistency across published articles.

3. Manuscript Preparation and Reporting

All submitted manuscripts must follow the journal’s current Author Guidelines and official manuscript template. Authors should provide a clear title, informative abstract, relevant keywords, an introduction establishing the research gap and objectives, appropriate methods or review procedures, coherent findings and discussion, conclusions, and complete references. Article-specific adaptations to this structure should be clearly justified.

Authors must report their methods and results accurately and provide sufficient information for readers and reviewers to assess the validity of the work. Funding, conflicts of interest, research ethics, data availability, and the use of AI tools should be disclosed when relevant under the journal’s applicable policies.

4. Editorial Screening and Peer Review

All manuscripts undergo initial screening for alignment with the journal’s Focus and Scope, originality, scholarly merit, methodological adequacy, and ethical compliance. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be declined before external review.

Manuscripts that proceed beyond editorial screening undergo double-anonymous peer review by at least two qualified independent reviewers, in accordance with the journal’s published Peer Review Process. Reviewer recommendations inform editorial decisions, while the final decision remains with the journal’s editorial leadership.

The same standards of editorial independence apply to all eligible manuscript types. The journal does not offer paid fast-track review or guarantee manuscript acceptance or publication. Article processing charges are governed separately by the Author Fees policy and do not influence editorial decisions.

5. Manuscripts Normally Outside the Journal’s Scope

To maintain a clear editorial identity, the journal does not normally consider:

  • General-purpose algorithms, information systems, software products, or data-processing studies without a demonstrable educational application or contribution.
  • Commercial, industrial, agricultural, or business systems research that does not address education, learning, or professional training.
  • Studies of general pedagogy or educational psychology that do not substantially engage with educational technology or technology-supported learning.
  • Descriptions of applications or technical implementations without a clearly articulated research question, adequate evaluation, or scholarly insight.
  • Opinion pieces, promotional material, unsubstantiated claims, or compilations of existing literature without a rigorous analytical contribution.

Interdisciplinary submissions may still be considered when their educational relevance and research contribution are clearly demonstrated.

6. Submission and Related Policies

Authors should consult the relevant journal policies before submission and ensure that the selected manuscript type accurately reflects the study’s contribution. All submitted work must be original and must not be under simultaneous consideration by another journal.

For review reporting guidance, authors may consult PRISMA 2020 and PRISMA-ScR, as appropriate to the review design.

Publisher: Yayasan Lembaga Studi Makwa (Makwa Foundation)
Journal: Intellect: Indonesian Journal of Learning and Technological Innovation