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.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Author Guidelines
Authors submitting to LENS (Learning, Education and New Studies) are required to follow the guidelines below to ensure consistency, academic quality, and adherence to publication standards.
1. General Requirements
Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration in other journals. Submissions should be relevant to the focus and scope of LENS, particularly in the field of educational technology, instructional design, digital learning, artificial intelligence in education, and related educational studies.
Manuscripts may be written in English or Indonesian.
2. Manuscript Structure
Authors should organize manuscripts as follows:
Title
Author(s) name and affiliation
Abstract (150–250 words)
Keywords (3–5 terms)
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgements (if any)
References
3. Formatting Standards
Font: Times New Roman (or similar academic serif font)
Font size: 12 pt
Line spacing: 1.5
Paper size: A4
Margins: 2.5 cm (all sides)
Word count: 4,000–8,000 words (excluding references)
4. Citation and Reference Style
LENS uses APA Style (7th Edition) for all submissions.
In-text citation examples:
Single author: (Smith, 2020)
Two authors: (Smith & Jones, 2021)
Three or more authors: (Smith et al., 2022)
Reference examples:
Journal Article: Smith, J. (2020). Digital learning transformation in education. Journal of Educational Technology, 15(2), 45–60. https://doi.org/xxxx
Book: Jones, A. (2019). Learning theories in modern education. Springer.
Conference Paper: Brown, R. (2021). AI in classroom learning. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Education (pp. 100–110).
Titles must be placed above tables and below figures
High-resolution images (minimum 300 dpi) are required
Authors must ensure all visuals are original or properly cited
6. Submission Requirements
Authors must submit:
Manuscript file (Word format, .docx)
Figures (if any) in separate high-resolution files
Author information form (if required by journal system)
7. Peer Review Process
All manuscripts undergo a double-blind peer review process. Authors may be asked to revise their manuscripts based on reviewer feedback. Final acceptance is based on editorial decision.
8. Publication Ethics
Authors must adhere to ethical standards of scholarly publishing, including originality, proper citation, avoidance of plagiarism, and disclosure of conflicts of interest.
9. Open Access Policy
LENS provides immediate open access to its content under the principle that making research freely available supports greater global knowledge exchange.
10. Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright of their work and grant LENS the right of first publication. Articles are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
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Copyright Notice
By submitting to LENS (Learning, Education and New Studies), authors agree to the following terms:
Authors retain copyright of their work and grant LENS the right of first publication of the manuscript.
Published articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Authors are permitted to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal’s published version of the work (e.g., posting it to an institutional repository or publishing it in a book), with acknowledgment of its initial publication in LENS.
Authors warrant that the manuscript is original, does not infringe any existing copyright, and is not under consideration elsewhere.
LENS is not responsible for any legal issues arising from the content of published manuscripts. Responsibility for the content remains entirely with the authors.
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