Journal of Educational Leadership Policy and Practice

Editor-in-Chief

Michele Morrison - University of Waikato, New Zealand

Editorial Board

Professor Pamela Angelle – University of Tennessee, USA
Professor Tadashi Asada – Waseda University, Japan
Professor Mere Berryman – University of Waikato, New Zealand
Professor Ken Brien – University of New Brunswick, Canada
Professor Emerita Ann Briggs - Newcastle University, UK
Professor Emerita Megan Crawford, Coventry Univerity, UK
Professor Margaret Grogan - Claremont Graduate University, California, USA
Professor Alex Gunn, Otago University, New Zealand
Professor Helen Gunter - University of Manchester, UK
Professor David Gurr – University of Melbourne, Australia
Professor Toby Holmes – Kansas State University, USA
Associate Professor Alexandra McCormick – University of Sydney, Australia
Dr Michele Morrison – University of Waikato, New Zealand
Professor Cecelia Reynolds - Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Dr Sylvia Robertson – Otago University, New Zealand
Associate Professor Kate Thornton - Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Jane Wilkinson – Monash University, Australia
Dr Howard Youngs - Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Technical Editor

Ann R. J. Briggs - Emeritus Professor of Educational Leadership, Newcastle University, UK

Prior publication

Manuscripts submitted for publication must not have been published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. It is the responsibility of authors to secure the copyright release of any copyright materials included in their manuscripts, and to provide written evidence of this to the editors. If accepted and published, papers become the copyright of JELPP.

Publication ethics

The Journal upholds high ethical standards regarding research and academic reporting. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors for guidance.

Where an article is found to have plagiarised other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, or where the authorship of the article is contested, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum (correction); retracting the article; taking up the matter with the head of department or dean of the author's institution and/or relevant academic bodies or societies; or taking appropriate legal action.

Use of AI in Journal articles

Authors must declare any use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the preparation of their manuscript. This declaration must include:

·       The specific AI tool(s) used (e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly, Elicit).

·       The purpose for which the tool was used (e.g., grammar correction, literature search).

·       The exact prompts or queries entered into the AI tool.

Use of AI is permitted only for surface-level editing, grammar and syntax checks, and literature searches. These applications are considered supportive and do not replace the intellectual contributions of the author(s).

The use of AI for conceptualising papers, generating arguments, or drawing conclusions that are not the original ideas of the author(s) is strictly prohibited. All core intellectual content must originate from the author(s) and reflect their own scholarly reasoning and analysis.

Failure to disclose AI use or misuse of AI tools may be considered a breach of academic integrity.

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 professional contributions of the individuals involved, regardless of their status. A student is usually listed as principal author on any multiple-authored publication that substantially derives from the student’s dissertation or thesis.

For each author, the name, affiliation and email address are all required: these are submitted on the open access agreement document.  Where an author has an ORCID ID, this is also requested. To enable refereeing, author details should not be included in the main body of the manuscript.

Searchabiity

The title, keywords and abstract are key to enabling readers to find the article through the various search engines; terminology should be chosen which will make the paper discoverable. For information and guidance on how best to title an article, write an abstract and select keywords, look online, for example at: https://au.sagepub.com/en-gb/oce/help-readers-find-your-article

Abstract and keywords

The abstract is a concise summary of the major aspects of the paper (no more than 200 words). It is important, both for searchability and for enabling readers to decide whether to read the full text of the article. The abstract should include the motivation for the work, information about the context and design of the study, its findings and finally interpretations and conclusions.

Up to six keywords should be provided, following the searchability guidance above.

Manuscript presentation

To enable peer review, author name/s, institution/s and contact details should appear on a separate page at the beginning of the manuscript. A brief biography of up to 50 words should also be included for each author.

1. Provide an abstract of no more than 200 words and up to 6 keywords.

2. Spelling should follow the Oxford Dictionary.

3. Manuscripts should contain no style formatting, except to provide 1.5 spacing, 12 point Times New Roman font and fully justified lines. Paragraphs should be indented 10mm except for the first line following any heading.

4. Quotations of more than 40 words should be indented 10mm left and right.

5. Remove all bias in language.

6. Avoid the use of footnotes or endnotes.

7. Figures and tables should follow APA conventions; in cases where Word is not appropriate, these should be supplied in JPG/TIFF/PNG formats. They should be positioned at the end of the article, each one on a separate page, with the place marked in the text where they are to be inserted.

8. Authors should remove any self-identifying citations or references in the text and the References List. When papers are first submitted, XXXX can be used to denote the removal of such references. It is the responsibility of the author(s) to insert all references once the paper has been accepted for publication.

9. Acknowledgements should be placed in a separate section at the end of the text and before the References List.

10. Proofs will be sent to the first author. This provides opportunity for authors to check their manuscript and all references. No substantial changes can be made at this point.

Referencing

The APA style set out in the publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition) is required. Papers that do not adhere to this protocol will be returned to the author for revision. Only references cited in the text should be listed. Some examples of this reference style are as follows.

References in reference list

Journal article

Author, A. (2006). Article title. Journal Title, Volume(Number), pp-pp. doi:xx.xxxxxxxx

Author, A., & Author, B. (2006). Article title. Journal Title, Volume(Number), pp-pp. doi:xx.xxxxxxxx

Where a reference has 3-20 authors, cite all the authors in the reference list.

Where a reference has 21+ authors, list the first 19, put three dots and then the last author's name.

Book

Author, B. (2005). Book title. Publisher. https://doi.org/xx.xxxxxxxx

Author, D., & Author, E. (2003). Book title. Location: Publisher. https://doi.org/xx.xxxxxxxx

Chapter in an edited book

Author, C. (2004). Chapter title. In C. Author (Ed.), Book title. (3rd ed., pp-pp). Publisher. https://doi.org/xx.xxxxxxxx

Unpublished thesis or dissertation

Author, G. (2004). Title of doctoral or master’s thesis. Unpublished doctoral or master’s thesis, Name of institution.

Citations in the text

According to Smith (2003) a growing body of research...

It was observed by Author and Author (2003) that a growing body of research...

It was observed that there was a growing body of research (Author & Author, 2003).

For three or more authors, cite the surname of first author followed by et al. (a full stop after et al. is important) and the year of publication.

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JELPP - General Edition Review Sheet

JELPP - Open Access Agreement