Manuscript Submission Guidelines for the IERI Monograph Series
Information for Contributors
Thank you for your interest in submitting your paper for publication in the IERI Monograph Series. We look forward to working with you and external reviewers on getting your paper published quickly, while ensuring the high quality of the publication. Here is some information you should know before submitting your paper.
Papers accepted for publication are those that focus on improving the science of large-scale assessments and make use of data collected by programs such as IEA-TIMSS, IEA-PIRLS, IEA-Civics, IEA-SITES, US-NAEP, OECD-PISA, IALS, ALL, etc.
The aim of this publication is to contribute to the science of large-scale assessments so that the best available information is provided to policy makers and researchers from around the world. If you have questions or concerns whether your paper adheres to the purpose of the Series, please contact us at .
Style
The style guide for all IERI Publications is thePublication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed., 2001. Manuscripts should be typed on Letter or A4 format, upper and lower case, double spaced in its entirety, with 1-inch margins on all sides. The type size should be 12 point. Subheads should be at reasonable intervals to break the monotony of lengthy text. Pages should be numbered consecutively at the bottom of the page, beginning with the page after the title page. Mathematical symbols and Greek letters should be clearly marked to indicate italics, boldface, superscript, and subscript.
Please submit all manuscripts electronically in MS Word format to the editorial team at and attach the Manuscript Submission Form (see below). For specific questions or inquiries, send e-mail to editors at the same address. Only electronic submissions are accepted.
Author Identification
The complete title of the article and the name of the author(s) should be typed only on the submission form to ensure anonymity in the review process. The pages of the paper should have no author names, but may carry a short title at the top. Information in text or references that would identify the author should be deleted from the manuscript (e.g., text citations of "my previous work," especially when accompanied by a self-citation; a preponderance of the author's own work in the reference list). These may be reinserted in the final draft. The first-named author or the coauthor who will be handling the correspondence with the editor, and working with the publications people should submit complete contact information including a complete mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail addresses.
Review Process
Papers will be acknowledged by the managing editor upon receipt. After a preliminary internal editorial review by IERI staff, articles will be sent to two external reviewers who have expertise in the subject of the manuscript. The review process takes anywhere from 3 to 6 months. You should expect to hear from editor within that time regarding the status of your manuscript. IERI uses a blind review system where the identity of the authors is not revealed to the reviewers. In order to be published as part of the monograph series, the work will undergo and receive favorable technical, substantive, and editorial review.
Originality of Manuscript and Copyright
Manuscripts are accepted for consideration with the understanding that they are original material and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
To protect the works of authors and the Institute, we copyright all of our publications. Rights and permissions regarding the uses of IERI-copyrighted materials are handled by the IERI executive board. Authors who wish to use material, such as figures or tables, for which they do not own the copyright must obtain written permission from the copyright holder (usually the publisher) and submit it to IERI with their manuscripts.
Comments and Grievances
The Publications Committee welcomes comments and suggestions from authors. Please send these to the Publications Committee at .
The right-of-reply policy encourages comments on articles recently published in an IERI publication. Such comments are subject to editorial review and decision. If the comment is accepted for publication, the editor will inform the author of the original article. If the author submits a reply to the comment, the reply is also subject to editorial review and decision.
If you believe that your manuscript was not reviewed in a careful or timely manner and in accordance with standard practices, you should call the matter to the attention of the Institute’s executive board.
Publication Schedule
There will be one publication per year. This publication will consist of 5-7 research papers. Manuscripts will be reviewed and processed as soon as they are received and will be published in the next available Monograph series. In the event that in a single year there are more that seven manuscripts, the editorial committee will determine whether the manuscript(s) will be published the next year, of in an additional Monograph the same year. Manuscripts are accepted any time of the year.
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Manuscript Submission Form for the IERI Monograph Series
Manuscript Title:
Authors:
Contact Information:
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Comments:
Please submit electronically together with copy of your paper, both in MS Word format, to .
In submitting this form the authors acknowledge they have read and agree the section on Information for Contributors above, and in particular that manuscripts are accepted for consideration with the understanding that they are original material and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
For use at IERI only:
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