Submission Preparation Checklist

Information for Authors

Submission Preparation Checklist

Authors must review and confirm the following requirements before submitting a manuscript to the International Journal of Education and Skills for the Green Economy.

Important

Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal’s submission, formatting or ethical requirements may be returned to the authors before editorial assessment or peer review.

Originality and eligibility

✓ Original submission
The manuscript represents original work and does not contain plagiarism, fabricated material or inappropriate text recycling.
✓ Not submitted elsewhere
The manuscript has not been published and is not currently under consideration by another journal.
✓ Appropriate journal scope
The subject of the manuscript is consistent with the aims and scope of IJESGE.
✓ Previous versions disclosed
Any related preprint, thesis, conference paper, dataset or earlier version has been disclosed and properly cited.

Manuscript file

✓ Accepted file format
The manuscript is provided as a Microsoft Word document in .doc or .docx format.
✓ Readable formatting
A standard 11- or 12-point font, 1.5 line spacing, conventional margins and consecutive page numbering have been used.
✓ Clear structure
Headings and subheadings are logically organized and clearly differentiated.
✓ Language quality
The manuscript has been carefully checked for academic English, grammar, spelling and clarity.

Double-anonymous peer review

The principal manuscript file must be anonymized.

  • Author names and affiliations have been removed;
  • Identifying acknowledgements have been removed;
  • Self-references do not disclose author identity unnecessarily;
  • Tracked changes and comments do not identify the authors;
  • Personal information has been removed from the document properties.

Title and abstract

✓ Article title

The title is concise, informative and accurately represents the study.

✓ Abstract

The manuscript contains a clear abstract of approximately 150–250 words.

✓ Keywords

Four to seven relevant and specific keywords have been provided.

✓ Abbreviations

Abbreviations are defined when first used and unnecessary abbreviations have been avoided.

Author information

Complete information for every author has been entered in the OJS submission system:

  • Full name;
  • Institutional affiliation;
  • Department or organizational unit;
  • Country;
  • Valid email address;
  • ORCID identifier, where available;
  • Biographical statement, where requested;
  • Identification of the corresponding author.

Authorship and contributions

✓ Authorship criteria
Every listed author made a substantial intellectual contribution and accepts responsibility for the work.
✓ Author approval
All authors approved the submitted manuscript and agreed to the author order.
✓ Contribution statement
The contribution of each author has been described transparently.
✓ Acknowledgements
Eligible non-author contributions are acknowledged with the contributors’ permission.

Tables, figures and supplementary files

  • Every table and figure is numbered and cited in the text;
  • Tables contain informative titles;
  • Figures contain complete captions;
  • Images are supplied at adequate resolution;
  • Symbols, abbreviations and units are explained;
  • The source of adapted or reproduced material is identified;
  • Required copyright permissions have been obtained;
  • Supplementary files are clearly named and described.

Citations and references

  • References follow APA 7th edition;
  • Every in-text citation appears in the reference list;
  • Every reference-list entry is cited in the manuscript;
  • DOI links are provided where available;
  • References have been checked against their original sources;
  • No fabricated or unverifiable reference has been included;
  • Citations are academically relevant and not used to manipulate metrics.

Ethical declarations

✓ Ethics approval

Approval details are provided for research requiring ethical review.

✓ Informed consent

Appropriate consent was obtained from research participants where required.

✓ Conflicts of interest

Relevant interests are disclosed, or the absence of conflicts is stated.

✓ Funding statement

All financial support is disclosed, or no external funding is declared.

✓ Data availability

The location or access conditions of supporting research data are stated.

✓ AI disclosure

Material use of artificial intelligence has been transparently declared.

Research data

Supporting data have been preserved and, where ethically and legally possible, deposited in an appropriate repository.

Dataset citations include creators, year, dataset title, repository and persistent identifier where available.

Publication charge confirmation

The authors understand that no payment is required at submission. If the manuscript is accepted, the applicable APC is payable only after official instructions are issued by the Editorial Office.

Payment does not influence editorial decisions and does not guarantee acceptance.

Final author confirmation

By completing the submission, the corresponding author confirms on behalf of all authors that:

  • The submission information is accurate and complete;
  • All authors approved the manuscript;
  • All authors accept responsibility for its content;
  • The journal’s policies have been reviewed;
  • The manuscript complies with the ethical and technical requirements of IJESGE.

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Confirm that every applicable requirement above has been completed before beginning your submission.

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