For Authors

All manuscripts are submitted through OJS.

Who May Submit?

• At least one author must be an active undergraduate or graduate student.
• Co-authored work is welcome when contribution and authorship are represented clearly.
• The corresponding author must ensure that every listed author approves the final submitted version.

Manuscript Preparation

• The manuscript must be written in English.
• The main text must use Times New Roman, 12-point font.
• Main section headings should use 14-point type.
• All paragraphs must use single line spacing; 1.5 spacing should not be used.
• The abstract must be between 250 and 400 words.
• The manuscript must include at least 5 keywords.
• All citations and references must follow APA 7.
• The submission must remain below a 20% similarity rate.

Content Expectations

• Research articles should define a clear problem, method, source base, and conclusion.
• Literature reviews should offer analytical synthesis rather than descriptive summary alone.
• Book reviews and interviews should include scholarly framing, contextualization, and academically appropriate references where relevant.
• Figures, tables, appendices, and interview materials must be accurate, legible, and properly attributed.

Artificial Intelligence and Disclosure

• Artificial intelligence tools cannot be listed as authors.
• AI-based language editing, copyediting, and editorial rewriting are not accepted as substitutes for human scholarly writing or editorial preparation.
• If any AI-assisted process contributed to the work in a limited technical way, that use must be disclosed transparently in the manuscript.
• Authors remain fully responsible for every sentence, citation, interpretation, and factual claim in the submitted text.

Before Uploading to OJS

• Prepare the manuscript file, title, abstract, keywords, author details, and any required supplementary files in final form.
• Check permissions for images, figures, interview material, or third-party content.
• Ensure that the manuscript reflects the final author-approved version.
• Download and sign the JEMUR Copyright Transfer Form; upload the signed form as a supplementary submission file in OJS.

Copyright Transfer Form

Authors must submit a signed Copyright Transfer Form with their OJS submission. The form confirms authorship, originality, permissions for third-party material, the transfer of publication rights needed by JEMUR, and publication under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Download the JEMUR Copyright Transfer Form (.docx)