Authorship Definition and Responsibilities

Authorship is based on a single individual assuming personal responsibility for carrying out each of the following

  • Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work
  • Drafting the work or reviewing it critically for important intellectual content
  • Final approval of the version to be published
  • Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved

The corresponding author's specific responsibilities include:

  • Manuscript correction and proofreading. Handling the revisions and re-submission of revised manuscripts up to the acceptance of the manuscripts
  • Agreeing to and signing the Author Publishing Agreement on behalf of relevant co-authors and/or arranging for any third-party copyright owners’ signature
  • Acting on behalf of all co-authors in responding to queries from all sources post-publication, including questions relating to publishing ethics, reuse of content, or the availability of data, materials, resources etc.

Intellectual Property

This section outlines the rights and responsibilities for all content published in the International Journal of Process Education (IJPE), ensuring wide dissemination while protecting author rights.

Manuscript Specifications

This section offers the IJPE Style Guide as well as a checklist that authors should use to ensure their manuscript is ready for submission.

Peer Review

This section describes our double blind peer review process.

Authorship Frequency & Issue Diversity

This section shares policies intended to promote a diversity of perspectives in IJPE content.

Intellectual Property

Here you will find detailed IJPE policies on copyright, licensing, authorship accountability, and policies with respect to third party material or previous publication.

Data Sharing & Reproducibility

This section explains the IJPE privacy-first data sharing policy.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

This section shares IJPE policies with respect to the use of Generative AI.

Ethical Oversight

This section explains the IJPE standards of ethical conduct in research and scholarly publishing, outlining the ethical requirements for all submissions and the responsibilities of authors, reviewers, editors, and publisher.

Complaints & Appeals

Here we share IJPE policy and procedures for appealing editorial decisions and/or raising a general complaint.

Corrections & Retractions

This section explains IJPE policy regarding corrections and retractions.

Post-Publication Discussions

IJPE supports post-publication discussion and critique of published content. We require that discussion and critiques be submitted for peer review and decision regarding publication in the IJPE.

Submit Manuscript

Submit your manuscript here.