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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, even those parts produced by GenAI. GenAI cannot be used to write an entire paper or a significant portion of a paper (e.g., method, result and analysis, etc.). All content that falls under the category of scientific contribution or intellectual labor should be finished by the author. If the main content of the paper is completed using GenAI, the editorial office will handle it as academic misconduct. GenAI-related products and developing teams cannot be listed as the author of a paper.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

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Research

Authors should clearly define their research questions, situate the study within the relevant literature, and ground their work in appropriate theoretical frameworks. Research design choices must be justified, and the methodology described in sufficient detail to ensure rigor and reproducibility.

For empirical studies, data analysis should support the interpretation of results, and conclusions should clearly articulate the study’s contribution to advancing research and practice in engineering education.

For conceptual or theoretical papers, arguments should be well supported by literature and present a coherent rationale that demonstrates their significance to engineering education. The main text should be more than 4000 words; the abstract should be less than 400 words; and at least 20 references should be included.

Review

Review articles should clearly state the purpose, scope, and guiding research questions. They must critically analyze and synthesize existing studies to provide new conceptual insights, frameworks, or directions for future research in engineering education.

Authors should specify the review type (e.g., systematic review or meta-analysis) and describe inclusion criteria, search strategies, and analytical methods in sufficient detail to ensure transparency. When conclusions depend on the quality of primary sources, the evaluation criteria must be clearly explained. The main text should be at least 5,000 words; the abstract should be less than 400 words; and a minimum of 20 references should be cited.

Practice

EER encourages the dissemination of exemplary and innovative practices in engineering education across global contexts. Practice articles should document pedagogical innovations, curriculum reforms, program evaluations, or institutional initiatives supported by empirical evidence of effectiveness.

Submissions must synthesize key lessons learned and demonstrate how these practices can be adapted or scaled to other educational settings. The main text should be 3,000-5,000 words; and a maximum of 20 references should be included; no abstract is required.

Editorial and Opinion

This section provides a forum for timely perspectives and critical reflections on emerging issues in engineering education, including both editorials and opinion papers.

Editorials present concise commentaries on current developments or policy debates, either solicited or voluntarily submitted.

Opinion papers offer well-reasoned reflections, conceptual discussions, or informed viewpoints aimed at stimulating dialogue and advancing research or practice. The main text should be less than 1,500 words; and a maximum of 10 references should be included; no abstract is required.

Opinion

This section provides a forum for timely perspectives and critical reflections on emerging issues in engineering education, including both editorials and opinion papers.

Editorials present concise commentaries on current developments or policy debates, either solicited or voluntarily submitted.

Opinion papers offer well-reasoned reflections, conceptual discussions, or informed viewpoints aimed at stimulating dialogue and advancing research or practice.

References are not mandatory but may be included when appropriate.

 

Strategy & Policy

Including but not limited to critical analysis, summary, and evaluation of previous research.

Requirements:

  • No more than 4000 words
  • ≤8 tables and/or figures
  • Structured abstract
  • At least 25 references
  • Follow the recommended outcomes reporting guidelines

Research Article & Research Highlight

Context of research advances current engineering education body of knowledge.

Requirements:

  • 8000 - 10000 words
  • ≤8 tables and/or figures
  • Structured abstract
  • At least 25 references
  • Follow the recommended outcomes reporting guidelines

Letter

Concise, focused reports of original articles.

Requirements:
    • No more than 1400 words
    • ≤4 tables and/or figures
    • No more than 15 references
    • No more than 5 authors
    • Follow the recommended outcomes reporting guidelines

Comment

Customarily, comments refer to content published in the journal within the past year.

Requirements:
    • No more than 1400 words
    • No more than 5 authors

Other

Interview, Forum and Special Topic are solicited by the editorial board.

Inaugural Editorial

 

 

Perspective

 

 

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