Authors are invited to contribute to Frontiers of Digital Education by submitting research articles that are related to Chinese education and its global interconnections in the following areas. Other topics are also welcome and innovative methods are highly recommended, including quantitative, qualitative, experimental and interdisciplinary methods.
–Theoretical Explorations in Digital Education;
–Digital Media Literacy;
–Virtual Simulation Learning Systems;
–Educational Big Data ;
–Digital Transformation;
–Innovative Learning Models;
–E-Learning;
–Educational Data Insights AI in Education;
–Assessment of Digital Education;
–Smart Class;
–Educational Informatization Transformation;
–Analysis of the Digital Educational Policies in China.
Authors are requested to submit their articles electronically by using the following website:
https://journal.hep.com.cn/fde/
This journal has adopted a double-blind reviewing policy, meaning both the referees and author(s) remain anonymous throughout the process. Authors are therefore requested to submit two documents—a title page and a blinded manuscript—at the same time of their submission. The detailed requirements for these two documents can be found in the section of Submission (see below)."
Authors submitting to the journal should not simultaneously submit the manuscript to another journal, nor should the manuscript have been published elsewhere in a substantially similar form or with substantially similar content.
Authors publishing in Frontiers of Digital Education will be asked to sign a Copyright Transfer Statement. In signing the statement it is assumed that author(s) have obtained permission to use any copyrighted or previously published material. Authors shall agree to the conditions outlined in the statement, and co-authors must sign a Power of Attorney commissioned to the first author. Articles cannot be published until a signed Copyright Transfer Statement and/or a Power of Attorney (if any) is received by the publisher.
The submitted documents should be in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx, any recent version). PDFs are not acceptable.
The submitted documents must be typed on a standard 8""×11"" (21.0×27.9 cm, size A4) white paper with 1"" margins (2.54 cm) on all sides. Please use 12-point Times New Roman for the text and the lines should be double-spaced.
The title page should include:
– complete contact information for all authors on a separate title page file which includes the name, affiliation*, complete street address, e-mail address, and phone numbers;
– the article title;
– a short form of the title as a suggested running head;
– an abstract of 100–120 words;
– 3 to 5 keywords.
* The affiliation information should include both the name of the university and the department/institute/center where the author is based.
E.g., Department of Education, XX University.
The blinded manuscripts are accepted for review under the following conditions:
– manuscripts must run between 20 and 50 pages;
– all author-identifying information in the body of the text, endnotes, and references must be removed;
– manuscripts should follow APA 6th style;*
– tables and figures should be included at the end of the manuscripts following the references cited.
*A special requirement from our journal:
For non-English references, please write it in double languages as below.
E.g.,
Note. All the punctuations in the references should be in English style.
To uphold academic integrity and standardize manuscript preparation, all submitting authors shall comply with the following rules regarding Large Language Models (e.g., ChatGPT) and AI tools:
1. Authorship Rule
Large Language Models (LLMs) do not meet the journal’s authorship criteria. Authorship entails full accountability for all research contents, data, arguments and conclusions, which cannot be undertaken by AI systems. No LLM or AI tool shall be listed as an author.
2. Mandatory Disclosure of AI Usage
If LLMs or generative AI are applied in research design, data analysis, manuscript drafting, literature sorting and other core research procedures, authors must clearly document the AI tool, usage scope and generated content in the Methods section. If no Methods section is available, a dedicated AI disclosure statement shall be placed in acknowledgments or at the end of the manuscript. Failure to declare AI use will result in desk rejection or retraction, and relevant institutions will be notified.
3. Exempted Scenarios for Disclosure
AI tools used merely for basic copy-editing do not require disclosure. “AI-assisted copy-editing” refers to polishing readability, writing style, grammar, spelling, punctuation and tone based on original human-written texts, as well as minor wording and formatting adjustments. It excludes generative creation of core arguments, research contents and original analysis.
4. Responsibility Statement
All human authors bear complete academic accountability for the final manuscript. All co-authors must confirm that all AI-edited materials are consistent with original research without AI-generated core viewpoints, distorted data or altered conclusions.
Standard AI Disclosure Templates for Manuscripts
Template 1: Only for linguistic polishing
Declaration on the Use of Artificial Intelligence
During manuscript preparation, only [Name of AI tool] was used for grammar and stylistic revision. No research frameworks, data, core arguments or analytical contents were generated by AI. All research ideas and findings are original works of the authors, who take full responsibility for the authenticity and academic compliance of this paper.
Template 2: AI involved in drafting/research support
Declaration on the Use of Artificial Intelligence
[Name of AI tool] was adopted for [research framework construction/literature review/first draft drafting]. All AI-generated passages have been fully reviewed, revised and fact-checked by all authors. The research design, raw data and core conclusions are independently completed by the authors, who assume full accountability for the entire manuscript.
Template 3: No AI tools adopted
Declaration on the Use of Artificial Intelligence
No generative AI, large language models or AI writing tools were used throughout the whole process including topic selection, experiments, writing and revision. All contents are independently created by the authors.