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 manuscript is ready for double-blind review and does not contain authors' information.
The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
The manuscript is proofread and original.
Where available, DOI number or URLs for the references have been provided. APA7 style is adopted.
The text is justified and 1.15 spaced; uses a 10-point Arial 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.
The manuscript is prepared according to AsianJDE template.
Authors prepared a title page to upload with the manuscript.
The Asian Journal of Distance Education publishes peer-reviewed articles and other information for researchers and others interested in open learning and distance education in Asia. Manuscripts are welcomed, and elicited, for any of the following Sections in each Issue; Articles, opinion/position papers, and book reviews. These are described in turn, and further details are available from the Editor(s). A Template is available for Authors whose Paper has been accepted, and this is available here at AJDE template.
Authors are especially advised to keep Figures in png. or jpg. /jpeg. format with high resolution. Manuscripts should be in English, typed in Arial 10-point font in a justified single-column format. Writing style should follow where possible the most recent American Psychological Association (APA7): for details see APA guidelines. Alternatively, you can benefit from Purdue Owl Guideline or Scribbr.
Manuscripts from non-native authors should be proofread before submission. Manuscripts that aren't written in proper English or not original (plagiarism) can be rejected at any stage.
We have prepared a template as a guide for prospective authors. Authors are urged to fit their manuscripts to this given template to promote timely publication.
The title page should contain the title, abstract, keywords, authors', ORCID IDs', and their respective current affiliation, and country. Authors are also supposed to add their social media accounts (if applicable).
Please add metadata for all the authors (affiliation, country, ORCHID ID - Please do not add any additional information [e.g., Salutations, suffixes, etc.] to the preferred public name section). Add keywords separately and do not add the references to the submission page.
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