Manuscript Types

Editorial Policy

Manuscript Types

The Indonesian Journal of Educational Management and Leadership (IJEMAL) accepts three types of manuscripts: Original Research Articles, Review Articles, and Case Study Articles. Each manuscript must correspond to one of these categories and comply with the structure and requirements specified for the selected manuscript type.

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Authors are required to select the appropriate manuscript type during submission and use the corresponding IJEMAL manuscript template. The selected manuscript type should accurately reflect the research design, methodological approach, and primary purpose of the submitted article.

The Editorial Team reserves the right to reclassify a manuscript when the selected manuscript type does not accurately represent the nature and methodology of the submitted work.

Manuscript Categories

Three Types of Manuscripts

Select the manuscript type that best represents the research design and methodological characteristics of your submission.

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Manuscript Type

Original Research Article

An Original Research Article reports the results of original empirical research conducted by the authors. The study should address a clearly defined research problem and employ an appropriate research methodology to generate findings that contribute to the advancement of knowledge, theory, policy, or practice in educational management and leadership.

Original Research Articles may employ quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches, including survey research, correlational research, experimental or quasi-experimental research, evaluation research, action research, development research, organizational research, and other appropriate empirical research designs.

The research topic should be relevant to the scope of IJEMAL, including areas such as educational management, educational leadership, school management, educational governance, educational policy, quality assurance, human resource management in education, organizational development, institutional management, and leadership practices in educational settings.

Recommended Article Structure

Title Abstract Keywords Introduction Methods Results Discussion Conclusion Implications / Recommendations Declarations References

Methodological requirements. The Methods section must provide sufficient information regarding the research design, participants or data sources, sampling procedures, research instruments or data collection techniques, data analysis procedures, and other methodological information necessary to assess the rigor, validity, and reproducibility of the study.

Authors are encouraged to follow relevant research reporting guidelines applicable to their research design.

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Manuscript Type

Review Article

A Review Article presents a systematic, structured, and critical synthesis of previously published scholarly literature addressing a specific topic, concept, issue, or research problem within educational management and leadership.

A Review Article should provide more than a descriptive summary of previous studies. It must demonstrate a clear and appropriate process for identifying, selecting, appraising, analyzing, and synthesizing relevant literature and should generate a meaningful theoretical, methodological, or practical contribution.

IJEMAL accepts rigorous literature review approaches, including Systematic Reviews, Scoping Reviews, Integrative Reviews, and other methodologically justified review approaches relevant to the journal's scope.

Recommended Article Structure

Title Abstract Keywords Introduction Review Methods Results / Findings Discussion Conclusion Implications / Recommendations Declarations References

Review methodology. The Review Methods section should clearly describe the review approach, information sources or databases, search strategy, search period, inclusion and exclusion criteria, screening and selection procedures, data extraction, quality appraisal or risk-of-bias assessment where applicable, and methods of analysis or synthesis.

PRISMA 2020
For Systematic Review manuscripts, authors are expected to follow PRISMA 2020 and provide an appropriate flow diagram and reporting information. Other review approaches should follow relevant methodological and reporting guidelines where available.

A manuscript that merely summarizes previously published studies without a clear, transparent, and methodologically justified review process will not normally be considered a Review Article.

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Manuscript Type

Case Study Article

A Case Study Article reports empirical research that uses a case study research design to investigate a bounded educational or organizational case, phenomenon, institution, program, process, leadership practice, management system, or other defined unit of analysis in depth and within its real-world context.

A Case Study Article should provide an in-depth examination of the selected case and explain the contextual factors, evidence, processes, management or leadership practices, and findings associated with the case. The study should clearly establish the boundaries of the case, the rationale for case selection, sources of evidence, data collection procedures, data analysis procedures, and strategies used to establish the credibility or trustworthiness of the findings.

Important Classification Note

A manuscript is not classified as a Case Study Article merely because the research is conducted in one school, university, organization, or institution. The classification is based on the research design and methodology employed by the authors.

For example, a quantitative survey conducted at a single school remains an Original Research Article when the study uses a survey research design. In contrast, a study that explicitly employs a case study methodology to investigate a bounded educational management or leadership case in depth is classified as a Case Study Article.

Recommended Article Structure

Title Abstract Keywords Introduction Case Context and Description Methods Findings Discussion Conclusion Implications / Recommendations Declarations References

Case study methodology. The Methods section should clearly explain the case study design and approach, case selection, participants or informants, data sources, data collection procedures, data analysis, strategies for establishing credibility or trustworthiness, and ethical considerations where applicable.

Authors conducting qualitative case study research are encouraged to follow relevant qualitative research reporting guidelines, such as SRQR or COREQ, when applicable.

Important: Authors should select the manuscript type that most accurately reflects the research design and methodological characteristics of their submission. Manuscripts that do not follow the requirements of the selected manuscript type may be returned during the initial editorial screening.