Presentation

The International Journal of Education for Social Justice is an academic journal peer-reviewed and edited by the UNESCO Chair on Education for Social Justice of the Autonomous University of Madrid and the Autonomous University of Madrid Publications Service in collaboration with the Iberoamerican School Effectiveness and Improvement Research Network (RINACE). The Journal was born in October 2012 due to the need to have a channel for the dissemination of quality research that understands Education as an engine of social transformation.

The aims of the Journal are:

  • Collaborate in the diffusion of educational research based on this topic.
  • Promote the application of results obtained in research in order to achieve the improvement of educational systems, schools and classrooms in terms of Social Justice.
  • Stimulate the development of further quality research in education related to this topic.
  • Collaborate in the debate on contemporary educational research and social justice in education.
Features

The International Journal of Education for Social Justice publishes unpublished and original manuscript related to Social Justice and its implications in all educational levels written in Spanish, Portuguese or English. Articles that may be:

  • Empirical research based on different methodological techniques and focused on diverse disciplinary fields (Education, Psychology, Sociology, Economy, History, etc.) all related to Social Justice in Education.
  • High quality literature reviews (especially meta-analysis).
  • Descriptions of different experiences related to Social Justice in Education.
  • Theoretical articles on education for social change.
  • Texts reviews of books, articles or any other type of contribution related to the topics of the Journal.
Organization

The International Journal of Education for Social Justice has one Director, two Editors, a Executive Committee and Scientific Board.

The Director will be assumed by an academic of the Autonomous University of Madrid, and will have as functions:

  • The general coordination of the Journal, the Executive Committee and Scientific Board.
  • Hiring, supervising and evaluating the editors.
  • Ensuring the quality of the Journal and its sustainability.

The Editors will have an important background of knowledge and experience in editing, as well as solid expertise in the scientific, social and educational fields. The Editors will be reporting directly to the Director of the Journal and their main responsibilities will be:

  • Editing and producing the Journal.
  • Organizing its archives and correspondence.
  • Updating the Journal desing.
  • Sending the materials to the examining committee and communicating their final resolution to the authors.
  • Keeping in touch with the authors.
  • Prepare the annual report of the Journal.
  • Prepare the annual list of expert reviewers who have collaborated in the review of the articles.

The Executive Board will be made up by prestigious researchers. Their main responsibilities are:

  • Making recommendations for the editing politics of the Journal.
  • Planning the annual issues of the Journal.
  • Reviewing and defining the editorial criteria periodically.

The Scientific Committee will be made up by prestigious researchers in the educational field and Social Justice. Their main responsibilities will be:

  • Collaborating with the articles´ evaluation.
  • Inviting high quality researchers to participate as referees to ensure the quality and appropriate evaluation of the works subject to publication.
  • Collaborating in the planning of the Journal.

Monographs numbers of the Journal may have a Guest Coordinator, and his/her main responsibilities are:

  • Writing down the call for papers.
  • Invite prestigious researchers to provide articles on the topic.
  • Suggesting specific researchers for the review of the articles.
  • Collaborating with the Editors by sending the original papers for their evaluation.
  • Writing down the presentation of the thematic section and indicating the order in which the articles are to be published.
Publication Frequency

The International Journal of Education for Social Justice publishes with a periodicity of 2 issues per year, appearing punctually on June 1 and December 1 of each year.

The period of publication of the numbers is January-June and July-December.

Open Acess Policy

The International Journal of Education for Social Justice provides immediate open access to its content, based on the principle that offer the public free access to research support to a greater global exchange of knowledge.

The submissions, editing or publication process of the manuscript involves no cost to the authors.

To guarantee the maximum diffusion of the contents, the Journal publishes on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Red.RINACE/) and on Twitter (https://twitter.com/red_rinace) the publication of the issues of the Journal.

Copyright Notice

All authors should send the Letter of originality, conflict of interest and assignment of copyright signed.

Papers published in this Journal are subject to the following terms:

1. The International Journal of Education for Social Justice retains property rights (copyright) published works, and encourages and allows the reuse of the same under the license indicated in point 2.

2. The works are published under a Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Spain. You can copy, use, distribute, transmit and publicly display, provided that: i) the authorship and the original source of publication (magazine, editorial and URL of the work) is acknowledged; ii) not used for commercial purposes; iii) mentioned the existence and specifications of this license.

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3. Conditions of self-archiving. is allowed and the authors are encouraged to electronically disseminate versions pre-print (version before being evaluated) and / or post-print (assessed version and accepted for publication) of their works prior to publication, as it encourages its circulation and earlier and thus a possible increase in your citation and scope between the academic community outreach.

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in the Journal will be used exclusively for the purposes set out in it and not be provided to third parties or use for other purposes.

Ethical Issues

The International Journal of Education for Social Justice only publishes original and unpublished manuscripts.

In case any article was already published or in case the editorial committee detect plagiarism in whole or in part of the manuscript, the paper will be remove. In its commitment to originality, the Journal uses the TURNITIN anti-plagiarism tool.

The International Journal of Education for Social Justice adheres to the international code of ethics of the Committee on Publication Ethics - COPE (Code of Conduct and the Best Practices Guidelines for Journals Editors). The authors are expected to comply with ethical research standards, including:

  • While describing experiments that were developed with human beings, authors must indicate if the procedures were carried out according to the Committee of Human Expermentation Ethical Standards´ (in their institutional or regional version), and to the Helsinki Declaration dated 1975 and reviewed in 2000. Real names, initials or hospital numbers must never be used.
  • Have permission to publish by the institution that funded the research.
  • The authors are responsible for obtaining the corresponding permits to reproduce partial material (such as tables, texts or figures) from other publications and cite their source.
  • The International Journal of Education for Social Justice expects the authors to declare any commercial association that may induce a possible conflict in relation to the article.

The list of signing authors should only include people who have contributed intellectually to the paper. Those who have helped with data recollection or participated in any special process are not supposed to sign as authors. In general, in order to be included as such certain requirements should be taken into account:

  • Participation in the conception and development of the work that resulted in the final manuscript.
  • Participation in writing and revision processes of the manuscript.
  • Approval of the final version that will be published.

Authors must attach to the manuscript the Letter of originality, conflict of interests and assignment of copyright provided by the Journal fully completed with their data and signed.

The International Journal of Education for Social Justice will not take any responsibility for published material. Neither the Journal, nor the UNESCO Chair on Education for Social Justice of the Autonomous University of Madrid, nor the Autonomous University of Madrid Publications Service, nor the Iberoamerican School Effectiveness and Improvement Research Network (RINACE) guarantee or support any product announced in the Journal or the statements implied by the producer of the service or product. All judgments and opinions expressed in the articles and communications published by the Journal belong to the authors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Editorial Committee.

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