Author Guidelines
Practical requirements derived from the current Enigma in Education templates.
Accepted manuscript types
- Original Article: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion.
- Case Report / Case Study: a clearly bounded educational case, chronological account, ethical safeguards and a defensible learning contribution; follow CARE where applicable.
- Systematic Review / Meta-analysis: a registered or prespecified protocol, reproducible searches, independent screening, risk-of-bias assessment, transparent synthesis and PRISMA 2020/PRISMA-S reporting.
General preparation
Write in clear academic English using the supplied two-column Cambria template. Provide a concise title, author names in publication order, complete department/institution/city/country affiliations, ORCID identifiers, and corresponding-author email. The abstract should concisely state background, objective, methods, results and conclusion, followed by 3–5 keywords.
Methods and reporting
Describe design, setting, study period, eligibility, sampling or search strategy, variables, instruments, reliability/validity, procedures and analysis sufficiently for appraisal and replication. Report software and version, missing-data handling, effect estimates, confidence intervals and exact p values where relevant. Identify and follow an appropriate reporting guideline.
Tables and figures
Number tables and figures in citation order. Tables must remain editable; figures should be publication quality (normally at least 300 dpi) with self-contained captions, defined abbreviations and appropriate permissions. Do not repeat the same results in text, tables and figures.
References
Use Vancouver style, numbered by first citation. List the first three authors family-name-first with initials, followed by “et al.” when applicable. Use standard journal abbreviations and include DOI links where available. The evidence base should be relevant, current and adequate for the article type.
Required declarations
- Artificial intelligence use statement
- CRediT author contributions
- Funding statement
- Competing interests
- Ethics approval and consent to participate
- Consent for publication where identifiable material is used
- Data availability statement
- Acknowledgments
Remove all instructional placeholders and unused alternatives before submission. Metadata in the manuscript must match information supplied to the editorial office and later entered into OJS.