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Author Guidelines

Comprehensive Author Guidelines

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS - READ BEFORE STARTING

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • 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.

Articles

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Copyright Notice

©️License & Copyright

Journal of Early Childhood Education Research allows authors to retain full copyright and publishing rights without restrictions. All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, as long as proper attribution is given to the original work.

Open Access and Licensing Strategy

Journal of Early Childhood Education Research is committed to advancing open-access principles. The journal adopts the following priorities:

Free access is better than priced access
1. Libreaccess is better than free access
2. Libreaccess under CC BY 4.0 is better than under more restrictive licenses
3. Free access should not be delayed in pursuit of libre access
4. Free access should be upgraded to libre whenever possible

Rights Granted Under the CC BY 4.0 License

Under the CC BY 4.0 license, you are free to:

1. Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
2. Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially

These rights:

 a. Are granted without restriction
 b. Cannot be revoked, as long as the license terms are followed
 c. Require that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source

3. Author Rights

Journal of Early Childhood Education Research grants the following rights to authors:

a. Authors retain full copyright
b. Authors retain publishing rights
c. Authors are permitted to:

(1) Share the submitted version of the article at any time
(2) Post the accepted version on personal websites, departmental pages, or institutional repositories
(3) Use the published version for teaching or individual distribution, including for commercial purposes

(a) When sharing or reusing the article, always include a direct link to the DOI of the final published version in Journal of Early Childhood Education Research.

4. Author Responsibilities

a. The submitted manuscript must not contain proprietary material that is unprotected or unpermitted
b. The corresponding (first) author is responsible for:

(1) Ensuring all co-authors have reviewed and approved the final version
(2) Securing written permission for any copyrighted content (e.g., images, figures, or tables) before submission
(3) Guaranteeing that the content does not violate any third-party rights or ethical norms

(4) The editorial board of Journal of Early Childhood Education Research is not responsible for any copyright issues arising from the submission.

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