Bahir Dar Journal of Education
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General

Bahir Dar Journal of Education is a peer-reviewed open-access journal that seeks to broaden our understanding of the processes that advance issues related to education from an educational perspective. It welcomes the submission of original research articles, systematic reviews, reflections, document reviews, letters to the editor, book reviews, and short communications on issues pertaining to education in general and teaching and learning practices in particular from all corners of the world. It accepts manuscripts focusing on educational issues at all levels of education.

 

As a peer-reviewed academic journal, we particularly welcome submissions that improve the conceptual understanding of the field of education in which the College of Education, Bahir Dar University, has been making every effort to be a center of excellence. We understand education to be an ongoing process that affects all communities and societies at large. We, therefore, do not have a geographical bias, but wherever possible prospective authors should seek to highlight how their study has relevance to researchers and practitioners studying and actually practicing education and related areas in different classroom settings and academic environment contexts.

Other websites associated with the journal: https://journals.bdu.edu.et/index.php/bje

 

Abstracting and Indexing

Bahir Dar Journal of Education is abstracted/indexed in:

1. African Journals Online (AJOL)
2. Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
3. Directory of Research Journals Indexing (DRJI)
4. Ethiopian Journals Online (EJOL)
5. Google Scholar
6. Root Indexing

 

Accreditation

Bahir Dar Journal  of Education is accredited by:

1. The Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Ethiopia (2020)
2. The Ministry of Education, Ethiopia (2024).

 

Publisher

Bahir Dar Journal of Education is a publication of the College of Education (CoE) at Bahir Dar University. The CoE, formerly known as the Faculty of Educational and Behavioral Sciences and later the College of Educational and Behavioral Sciences, is responsible for the administrative and budgetary aspects of the journal.

Collaborating with relevant entities within Bahir Dar University, the college is also responsible for appointing editorial and advisory board members and approving and overseeing the journal’s editorial policies.

 

Sources of Support

The journal is funded by the College of Education, Bahir Dar University.

 

Peer Review

All research articles submitted to this journal will undergo a rigorous peer-reviewing process, based on initial editorial screening and refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. The purpose of the review is to ensure the research is properly verified before being published thereby improving the quality of the research. 

 

All manuscripts with the required style and format should be submitted to the Editor-in-chief. Authors are required to use the standard format of BJE as indicated in “Author guideline”. Manuscripts will be considered for publication provided that they have not been previously published and are not simultaneously submitted for publication elsewhere. BJE publishes only original research and investigations. This does not refer to papers presented orally at symposia or other proceedings.

 

The Editorial Board reserves the right of final acceptance, rejection, and editorial correction of papers submitted. Authors are responsible for all statements made in their work including changes made by the copy editor. Priority and time of publication are governed by the Editorial Board’s decision.

 

BJE follows a Double-blind Peer Review process.  A full double-blind refereeing process is used that comprises the following steps.

1. The paper is sent to 3 reviewers for review.
2. The reviewers' recommendations determine whether the paper will be accepted/accepted subject to change/subject to re-submission with significant changes/rejection.
3. For papers that require changes, the editorial team will ensure that the comments by the reviewers are duly considered.
4. If the paper is accepted by the reviewers, the author(s) will be immediately notified.
5. The author/corresponding author will be notified about the possible date of publication
6. Upon publication of the article, the PDF document of the manuscript will be sent to the authors.

 

The review process takes a maximum of three months. In general, the following steps shall be followed for submission

1. Manuscripts are first submitted to the editors of BJE.
2. Manuscripts are registered and will be given serial numbers.
3. Authors receive notification of receipt of articles.
4. Manuscripts are presented to the Editorial Board for preliminary assessment and assessment of the relevance of the theme. The Board will screen the manuscripts and decide for possible consideration in the BJE publication.
5. In accordance with the Board’s decision, manuscripts will be sent to three anonymous reviewers who have a thorough understanding of the theme/topic and specialize in the area covered in the article. In the meantime, contributor/s will be asked to send a filled and signed copyright form that the article is their own and original.
6. After reviewed manuscripts are received the Editorial Board reviews the referees’ comments and decides on the status of the manuscript.
7. The decision of the Editorial Board will be communicated to the respective authors through the Editor-in-chief
8. Shall the Editorial Board decide the manuscripts are not of an acceptable standard for BJE publication, the corresponding authors will be informed about the status of their articles, and rejected manuscripts will be sent back. If the manuscript meets the required standard, the author is further requested to revise the manuscript according to the comments suggested.
9. After revision, the author will send back the manuscripts to the editor-in-chief.
10. The Editorial Board will reevaluate the revised manuscripts as to whether the revisions made were in accordance with the referees’ comments. Then, the Board will give its final decision on the publication of the manuscripts.
11. Respective Authors will be notified of the decision of the Board through the Editor-in-Chief.
12. Authors whose revised manuscripts were finally accepted will be notified when their manuscripts are to be published, including the volume and the Journal Number.
13. Authors will be requested to make a final proofread before the manuscripts are sent to printing.

 

Open Access Policy

Bahir Dar Journal of Education is an open-access journal. Hence, it 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.

All contents of the journal are freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open aces.

 

Publication Scheduling

Bahir Dar Journal of Education is a bi-annual journal. It publishes two issues in January and July each year. 

 

Licensing 

The articles published in this journal are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

 

Copyright 

Authors who publish in this journal agree to the following terms:

1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access)