About the Journal

Aims and Scope

The International Journal of Educational Communications and Technology (iJECT) is an open access academic journal published twice a year (January and July) since July 2021.  iJECT published by the Thailand Association for Educational Communications and Technology (Thai AECT). iJECT aims to publish original article and review article in the integration of all areas of educational communications and technology and to maintain and expand its international standing by careful selection on merit of the papers submitted. Special Issues are occasionally published to cover particular issues in depth

iJECT welcomes previously unpublished manuscripts that advance understanding of educational communications and technology in original article and review article in formal and non-formal education at all levels, including preschool education, primary education, secondary edcation, technical and vocational education, higher education, lifelong learning, and corporate training.

We consider manuscripts that present qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies, critical reviews or analyses, and theoretical positions. Descriptions of educational communications and technology-based implementations without a strong empirical and/or conceptual base will not be considered.

Manuscripts submitted to iJECT are expected to be well written, as they will not be edited for English expression while under review.

In addition to clearly presenting the background to the study and the results, authors must:

  • explain the significance of the study and how it advances knowledge in an area relevant to the journal's scope;
  • set their study within the broader research literature (this is especially important when presenting a context-specific study);
  • if based on an empirical study, detail the methodology (including a description and justification of the approach, the research goals, aims or questions, theoretical/conceptual framework, recruitment/sampling, data collection/production, and data analysis);
  • discuss the results and/or theoretical ideas in light of the research focus or aims of the paper and in the context of the literature; and
  • discuss the limitations of the study, implications for policy and practice, and potential future research directions.

Keywords

education, educational, communication, technology, Thailand, journal, developments, technological, training, information, theory, application, development, computer, Application, digial, school, technical, vocational, university, analysis, research, article, studies, theory

Peer Review Process

iJECT has a two stage review process.

The first stage is an initial editorial review or screening review by one of the lead editors, resulting in either a decision to send for peer review (stage 2) or an editorial rejection. The editorial review process normally takes 7 - 14 days, but can be longer for quantitative papers or during peak periods.

At this first stage of review, papers are assessed against must be within the educational communications and technology and must be within the guidelines of manuscript. The submissions will be rejected or author(s) will be given the opportunity to fix the issue and resubmit for review.

The submissions will be reviewed by a second editor for 

  • Significant typographical and grammatical errors
  • Reference to recent literature 
  • Robust research
    • Valid research question
    • Conceptual framework/ theoretical underpinning
    • Appropriate methodology that aligns with theory/ question
    • Appropriate data collection
    • Appropriate data analysis
    • Introducing new data in the conclusion

And a decision will be made as to whether it will progress to review. 

If the paper is passed to stage 2, an Associate Editor will be assigned to manage the review process. At least three reviewer will be assigned to review the paper. Our review panel comprises researchers and practitioners drawn from past iJECT authors and other experienced researchers. Reviewers selected to review an article are chosen on the basis of their experience, expertise and interests aligned to the focus of the article.

iJECT uses a double blind peer review process. That is, reviewers are not given the names and institutional affiliations of the authors, and authors are not given the names of the reviewers assigned to their article. It is therefore essential that authors remove all identifying information from their papers in the first instance. Names and institutional affiliations can be added if the paper is accepted for publication.

The article will be reviewed against the following criteria:

  1. Contribution to advancing knowledge of educational communications and technology in all level of education, including preschool education, primary education, secondary edcation, technical and vocational education, higher education, lifelong learning, and training. 
  2. Quality of critical engagement with relevant literature (literature review and discussion)
  3. Clarity of research and/or development goals
  4. Clarity and justification of appropriate methodology
  5. Quality of empirical data, analysis, presentation and interpretation of results
  6. Inclusion of appropriate implications for further research, theory, practice and/or policy.
  7. Quality of writing and adherence to iJECT formatting and referencing conventions.

If your article is found suitable to be sent out for peer review you would normally expect to be notified of the outcome of the peer review process within 3 months from time of submission. In the event that a paper is accepted without requiring any changes, acceptance notification may occur at this time. In the majority of cases revisions will be required and in some cases an additional round of peer review is required following revisions. On average articles take 5 months from submission to publication. 

Notifications of acceptances are in most cases accompanied by advice specifying revisions which may range in character from necessary for publication to optional suggestions for improving the article. In some cases alterations to figures and diagrams may be requested for purposes of facilitating production of a PDF for publication.

Note: The iJECT editorial team and the reviewers are busy professionals who volunteer their time to the journal.

Publication Frequency

iJECT is published twice a year. Number of articles not exceeding 10 per issue.
Issue 1 : January - June
Issue 2 : July - December

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Article Processing Charge 

There is no charge for publishing in the iJECT journal.   

Journal Abbreviation 

Int J Edu Comm Tech

Contact Address 

Any questions related to the submission process, please contact us at email of section editor via jira_jit@dusit.ac.th
Other queries should be sent to the journal editor at  jintavee.m@chula.ac.th 

Copyright message

Copyright on all articles published by Thailand Association for Educational Communications and Technology (Thai AECT) in the International Journal of Educational Communications and Technology (iJECT) is retained by the author(s). Authors grant Thailand Association for Educational Communications and Technology (Thai AECT) a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. Thailand Association for Educational Communications and Technology (Thai AECT) has the exclusive publishing rights to all published articles of International Journal of Educational Communications and Technology (iJECT). Authors also grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as its integrity is maintained and its original authors, citation details and publisher are identified. The Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 formalizes these and other terms and conditions of publishing articles. Please email editor at jintavee.m@chula.ac.th for further inquiries.