Journal of research in instructional methods

Guide for Authors

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

The journal does not accept manuscript submissions that are previously published, currently in-press, or under consideration for publication elsewhere.

The journal operates on a double-anonymous review policy; once your manuscript is received, it will first be read by the editors to determine whether it merits being sent out for review to a panel of anonymous reviewers.

The authors are recommended to run a plagiarism check using Shamim-e-Noor to make sure their papers are original and all the references have been mentioned via proper citation methods.

Authors are required to register their Orcid code. Visit https://orcid.org/register to receive the code.

Articles extracted from a thesis, dissertation, or a research project are required to cite the main work. Otherwise, the journal will follow legal procedures against the author(s) .

Submission

All manuscripts should be submitted electronically at https://jrim.qom.ac.ir/. Manuscript submissions by e-mail or in printed form are not accepted.

To submit a paper, the corresponding author is required to log on the journals website at https://jrim.qom.ac.ir/. The authors should follow the review process via the journals website.

Files required to be uploaded

1.Main file of the article without the authors’ name

Author’s name file which includes the authors’ names, affiliations, and academic emails.
Commitment letter and non-conflict of interest declaration

Page/Word Limit

World Limit: 6500-8000 words

Key Words: 5-8 words

Abstract: 200 words; abstract should offer a brief overview of the study purpose or aims, methods, results, and implications

Detailed abstract: 500-600 words

Authorship:

All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. Principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based on the relative scientific or professional contributions of the individuals involved. The Corresponding author must be identified. The corresponding authors will be the main author as well. Authors’ affiliations should observe the following order:

Faculty members: academic status ( assistant professor, associate professor, …), department, faculty, university, city, country, email

Students: programme (B.A., M.A., PhD), department, faculty, university, city, country, email

Independent scholars: degree (B.A., M.A., PhD), city, country, email

Note: authors should send academic or organizational emails

Structure of the Article:

Articles should include the following:

Abstract – offering a brief overview of the study purpose or aims, methods, results, and implications. (the abstract should be unstructured and a maximum of 100 words)
Introduction – providing brief but relevant background information for the current study, including a clear statement of purpose, a review of relevant literature, a description of the contribution of the study to the research literature, and research aims or questions;
Methods – presenting specific details about the methods employed, including details about any sampling procedures, participants, measurement, and analysis methods;
Results – describing the major findings (i.e., data and analyses) in relation to the research questions or aims, referencing tables or figures (if appropriate); and
Discussion – articulating key findings related to the identified research questions or aims, important implications in relation to the existing literature, study limitations, and implications for practice.
Suggestions
Acknowledgement: Acknowledgements: All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an Acknowledgements section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, or a department chair who provided only general support.
References
Detailed abstract

Footnote, In-text Citation, Bibliography

The manuscript should conform to the style specifications of the American Psychological Association.

Do not mention, either directly or indirectly, the author’s name in the main text or the footnotes.

Avoid using long quotations. Quotations up to 40 words should be included within quotation marks. Beyond 40 words, the quotations should use indentation.