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1. Introduction

Jurnal Inovasi dan Riset Pendidikan Dasar (JIRPD) publishes original scholarly contributions addressing theoretical, empirical, methodological, and practical developments in elementary education.

The journal provides an academic platform for researchers, educators, teachers, and educational practitioners to disseminate research findings, educational innovations, critical analyses, and evidence-based practices that contribute to the advancement of elementary education.

JIRPD accepts two principal manuscript categories: Original Research Articles and Review Articles.

2. Original Research Articles

Research approaches may include:

• Quantitative Research: Experimental, quasi-experimental, correlational, survey, and comparative studies examining educational phenomena.
• Qualitative Research: Case studies, phenomenology, ethnography, grounded theory, and other qualitative approaches investigating educational experiences and processes.
• Mixed-Methods Research: Studies integrating quantitative and qualitative evidence to investigate complex elementary education issues.
• Educational Design Research: Studies involving the systematic design, development, implementation, and evaluation of educational innovations.
• Research and Development: Research-based development and validation of instructional models, learning media, educational materials, or assessment instruments.
• Classroom Action Research: Systematic research aimed at improving instructional practices, classroom processes, and student learning outcomes.
• Educational Evaluation Research: Studies assessing educational programs, learning interventions, curriculum implementation, or instructional effectiveness.
• Comparative and Longitudinal Research: Investigations examining educational differences, developments, or changes across contexts or time.

Original Research Articles should present an appropriate scholarly structure consisting of an introduction, literature review where relevant, methods, results and discussion, conclusion, and references.

Manuscript length: Approximately 5,000–8,000 words, including tables, figures, and references.

3. Review Articles

Accepted review approaches may include:

• Systematic Literature Review: A transparent and reproducible synthesis of research using explicit eligibility criteria and systematic procedures.
• Scoping Review: A systematic mapping of research evidence, concepts, thematic developments, and knowledge gaps within elementary education.
• Bibliometric Review: Quantitative analysis of scholarly publications, citation networks, research trends, and thematic evolution.
• Integrative Review: Integration of theoretical and empirical studies to develop broader conceptual or practical understanding.
• Critical or Theoretical Review: Analytical examination of educational theories, conceptual frameworks, methodological perspectives, or academic debates.

Review manuscripts must clearly describe their objectives, information sources, literature selection procedures, review methods, analytical or synthesis approaches, principal findings, and scholarly contributions.

Manuscript length: Approximately 5,000–8,000 words, including tables, figures, and references.

4. Subject Areas

JIRPD welcomes scholarly contributions addressing, but not limited to:

• Elementary school teaching and learning.
• Curriculum studies and educational innovation.
• Instructional models and pedagogical approaches.
• Educational technology and digital learning.
• Artificial intelligence in elementary education.
• Elementary teacher education and professional development.
• Educational assessment and learning evaluation.
• Literacy, numeracy, and mathematical learning.
• Science, social studies, language, and interdisciplinary elementary education.
• Computational thinking and higher-order thinking skills.
• Inclusive education and differentiated instruction.
• Educational psychology and elementary student development.
• Character education and citizenship education.
• Elementary school leadership, policy, and management.
• Learning environments and instructional design.

5. General Publication Standards

• Manuscripts must be original, scholarly, and relevant to elementary education.
• Articles may be written in Bahasa Indonesia or English using appropriate academic language.
• Manuscript length should be approximately 5,000–8,000 words, including tables, figures, and references.
• Article titles must contain no more than 20 words.
• Abstracts must be provided in both Indonesian and English, each containing no more than 150 words.
• Authors must provide 3–5 keywords, separated by semicolons.
• The main manuscript text must use Arial, 12 pt, in accordance with the journal's formatting guidelines.
• All in-text citations and references must follow APA 7th Edition.
• Research and review methods must be clearly described and academically justified.
• Findings, interpretations, and conclusions must be supported by appropriate scholarly evidence.
• Authors must disclose relevant ethical considerations, funding, competing interests, and substantive generative AI use.
• All manuscripts must comply with the journal's publication ethics and peer-review requirements.

6. Manuscripts Generally Not Considered

The following submissions generally fall outside the journal's principal manuscript categories:

• Manuscripts without clear relevance to elementary education.
• Non-research essays or opinion articles lacking a substantive scholarly contribution.
• Literature summaries without a transparent review approach or meaningful critical synthesis.
• Descriptive classroom activity reports without systematic research or scholarly analysis.
• Educational development reports lacking adequate methodological explanation, validation, or evaluation.
• Previously published manuscripts or simultaneous submissions to other journals.
• Submissions containing fabricated, falsified, or misleading research information.

7. Manuscript Preparation and Submission

Authors are not required to follow a rigid journal-specific article layout template during initial submission. However, manuscripts must comply with the journal's Author Guidelines, academic structure, basic formatting requirements, citation style, and publication ethics policies.

All submissions must include three separate documents:

• Cover Letter: A formal submission letter explaining the manuscript's originality, scholarly contribution, relevance to JIRPD, and confirmation of approval by all authors.
• Title Page: A separate document containing author names, institutional affiliations, corresponding author details, ORCID identifiers, author contributions, and required declarations.
• Anonymous Manuscript: The complete scholarly article without author-identifying information for double-blind peer review.

JIRPD provides standard document formats for the Title Page and Anonymous Manuscript to assist authors in preparing their submissions.

Further instructions are available in the Author Guidelines.