Publication Ethics and Policy

The Education in Life Sciences and Mathematics follows the editorial guidelines recommended by the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE). Papers will be accepted or rejected on the basis of importance in the field, originality and clarity of writing. In addition, the alignment with the stated scope and remit of the journal will be evaluated.

The Education in Life Sciences and Mathematics is double blind peer reviewed. The editorial processes follow standard procedures thus:

Call for submissions
Article submissions and acknowledgements
Initial evaluation
Allocation of reviewers based on article content
Reviewing process
Author re-submissions if necessary
Further editing and processing
Evaluation for publication

Code of Conduct for Authors

 Authors must follow the published guidelines as set out on this website [Link].

The submitted article must be unpublished, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Plagiarism checks will be carried out by ELSM, but authors are expected to ensure that originality and correct citation processes are followed.

Copyright for images, etc, are the responsibility of the author.

A copyright transfer form must be completed.

The identity of reviewers will not be disclosed to authors.

Code of Conduct for Reviewers
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Code of Conduct for Editors
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Code of Conduct for Publishers
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Publication Policy

The Education in Life Sciences and Mathematics is a fully peer-reviewed academic journal that highlights pure science or science education and related activities with a particular focus on the ASEAN region. It is a forum for scientist and education scholars who wish to share their research of current science and education issues. Whilst the journal is based in Malaysia, articles with a broad global focus are welcome. We invite submissions of original articles from a wide spectrum of research areas, which may include multiple areas Education fields of Biology, Science, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

Submission of an article to the Education in Life Sciences and Mathematics is held to imply that it represents an original contribution not previously published, and that it is not being considered elsewhere. All submissions must conform to our published guidelines. A flexibility of presentation mode may be accepted for practice-led and based research articles, notwithstanding an imperative of strong academic writing standards.

The Education in Life Sciences and Mathematics has an ongoing submission process and articles can be submitted at any time. Deadlines for each issue for published on the website and with the Call for Submissions distribution. Publication is bi-annual.