Focus and Scope

FOCUS AND SCOPE

Journal Focus

The International Journal of Education and Learning Studies (IJELS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal established in 2025 and published by PT. Intelektiva Global Nusantara. The journal publishes high-quality scholarly works that contribute to the advancement of educational theory, research, policy, and practice across diverse educational levels, contexts, and disciplines.

IJELS particularly encourages manuscripts that demonstrate originality, methodological rigor, theoretical relevance, and meaningful implications for teaching, learning, curriculum, educational technology, assessment, teacher development, and educational improvement. The journal seeks to strengthen connections among research, policy, and practice through the international dissemination of evidence-based educational scholarship.

Publication Frequency: IJELS is published three times a year, in April, August, and December.

Manuscript Categories

Original Research Articles

Empirical studies presenting original findings related to educational theory, teaching and learning, curriculum development, educational technology, educational psychology, assessment, policy, leadership, and educational practice. Appropriate quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, experimental, developmental, and other rigorous research designs are welcomed.

Review Articles

Systematic, scoping, bibliometric, integrative, or critical reviews that synthesize existing educational research, identify gaps, evaluate theoretical or methodological developments, and offer directions for future research and practice.

Areas of Scope

IJELS welcomes manuscripts in, but is not limited to, the following areas:

Teaching and Learning
Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Technology and Digital Learning
Teacher Education and Professional Development
Educational Innovation and Learning Design
Educational Psychology
Educational Policy and Leadership
Higher Education Studies
Early Childhood Education
Primary and Secondary Education
STEM Education
Assessment and Evaluation in Education
Inclusive and Special Education
Literacy, Numeracy, and Language Education
Lifelong and Adult Learning

Article Expectations

Manuscripts submitted to IJELS are expected to:

  • Address a clearly defined educational problem or scholarly issue.
  • Present a relevant theoretical, conceptual, or empirical foundation.
  • Apply an appropriate and clearly explained methodology.
  • Provide valid, coherent, and evidence-based findings or synthesis.
  • Demonstrate originality and a meaningful contribution to educational scholarship.
  • Explain relevant implications for research, policy, teaching, learning, or educational practice.

International Orientation

IJELS welcomes submissions from academics, researchers, educators, practitioners, graduate students, and policymakers worldwide. The journal encourages comparative, cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, and contextually grounded studies that contribute to broader scholarly dialogue and the global improvement of education.

Scope Statement
IJELS promotes rigorous, innovative, and ethically responsible scholarship that advances understanding of education and learning while supporting evidence-based improvements in policy and practice at local, national, and international levels.