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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • 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, RTF, or WordPerfect 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, which is found in About the Journal.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Author Guidelines

Carefully read the submission guidelines as follows:

A. Manuscripts

QuasiPrime publishes high-quality research articles, conceptual papers, and methodological reflections that employ qualitative approaches to explore teaching, learning, and educational experiences in primary school settings. The journal encourages contributions from diverse cultural and socio-economic contexts to broaden the global conversation on primary education. The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to: (1) Ethnographic studies of classroom culture, school practices, and community engagement, (2) Phenomenological research on the lived experiences of teachers, students, and parents, (3) Narrative inquiry focusing on storytelling, life histories, and autobiographical accounts in primary education, (4) Discourse and conversation analysis of classroom interaction, policy texts, and teacher-student communication, (5) Case studies and grounded theory research that generate deep insights into teaching practices, curriculum implementation, and school leadership, (6) Arts-based and visual methodologies, including photovoice, creative writing, and performance as research tools, (7) Action research and reflective practices aimed at improving the quality of early-grade education, (8) Critical qualitative studies exploring inclusion, equity, gender, and identity in primary education, (9) Policy and curriculum analysis approached through qualitative interpretive frameworks. (10) Cross-disciplinary qualitative perspectives (education, psychology, anthropology, linguistics, cultural studies) with direct relevance to primary education. The journal values methodological rigor, reflexivity, and innovative interpretations of educational phenomena, while also welcoming papers that push the boundaries of traditional qualitative inquiry. Submissions may take the form of original research articles, methodological essays, or thought-provoking reviews that enhance understanding of primary education.

B. Expectations for Authors

Prior to submitting an article, please make sure that your article is: (a) adequately situated in the Qualitative Studies in Primary Education literature; (b) meets the appropriate word limit, (c) has been carefully proofread; and (d) adheres to IEEE Style. All work must be original and cannot have been published or be under review elsewhere. Portions of text that are identical or near-identical to previously published work by authors should be properly noted and cited, and, if necessary, permission to reproduce the text from the publisher needs to be obtained in advance of submitting the article.

C. Stylistic Conventions

All articles are expected to adhere to the stylistic conventions of IEEE Style. Articles should conform to the standards of spelling, grammar, and punctuation for British English and will be converted accordingly during the editorial process.

D. Review process

Once a manuscript has been submitted, it will undergo a preliminary review from the managing editor (to assess fit and adherence to the journals guidelines). The paper will then be assigned to the editor and an associate editor who will provide an additional assessment of fit. Papers that fail to adhere to the journals guidelines or lack fit based on the preliminary review of the editor and/or associate editor will be rejected. If a paper passes preliminary review, it will then be assigned to at least two reviewers for double-blind review. Authors invited to engage in a revision will be provided with 30 days to submit their revision; otherwise, the paper may be automatically rejected. Authors can request an extension from the Associate Editor managing the paper. QuasiPrime typically provides no more than two rounds of review for papers. If a final decision (accept/reject) has not been made after the first round, a final decision (accept/reject) will be rendered after the second round.

E. Corrections and Final Copy

If the manuscript is accepted for publication, a copy of the final form of the paper in PDF is requested. Corrections should be clearly identified and returned within five working days of receipt. Major alterations cannot be accepted. The author is required to submit a statement that the submitted paper has not been published or approved for publishing elsewhere. The editors will not return submitted materials to the authors. The authors will not receive gratification for publishing their papers. Papers that do not fulfil basic linguistic correctness requirements will not be accepted.

F. General Requirements

Carefully read the submission guidelines as follows:

A. General Requirements

The minimum standard requirements of the QuasiPrime: Qualitative Studies in Primary Education must be

  1. Written in English.
  2. The length of the submitted paper is at least six pages and no more than 20 pages. Editors will evaluate if an article is needing more than 20 pages.
  3. Use a tool such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote for reference management and formatting, and choose IEEE Style.
  4. Make sure that your paper is prepared using the QuasiPrime: Qualitative Studies in Primary Education Template.

B. Structure of The Manuscript

The manuscript must be qualified and suggested present follow the structure:

  1. Title. The title of the paper should describe the research aims, method/model, and objective without Acronyms or abbreviations.
  2. Abstract. The Abstract has a maximum of 250 WORDS; No citation. State in the abstract a primary goal, research design, methodology, main outcomes and results, and conclusions.
  3. Section structure. Authors are suggested to present their articles in the following section: Introduction - Method - Results and Discussion- Conclusion.
  4. References. Expect a minimum of 30 references, primarily with a minimum of 90% to international journal papers.
  • Introduction
    The introduction should clearly situate the study within the field of primary education and qualitative inquiry. Authors are expected to concisely review the relevant literature and theoretical perspectives that frame the study. Conclude this section with a clear articulation of the research aim, questions, or purpose.
  • Method
    This section should describe the qualitative approach and methodological orientation employed in the study (e.g., ethnography, phenomenology, narrative inquiry, case study, grounded theory, etc.). Describe the research context, participants, data collection techniques (e.g., interviews, observation, document analysis), and data analysis procedures. Detailed justifications for methodological choices are encouraged, but technical explanations may be replaced with appropriate references to established sources.
  • Findings and Discussion
    Present the key findings with clarity, using thematic, narrative, or interpretive formats appropriate to qualitative research. Visuals such as figures or tables may be used selectively to support meaning, not replicate text. In the discussion, relate your findings to the literature, highlight their significance, and reflect on how they contribute to understanding voices, stories, and inquiry in primary education.
  • Conclusion
    Provide a concise summary of the study’s contributions to knowledge, its implications for practice or future research, and possible limitations. Avoid repeating data or interpretations already discussed.
  • Acknowledgments
    Acknowledge individuals who contributed meaningfully to the development of the manuscript (e.g., transcription assistance, validation partners, translation support), but who do not meet the criteria for authorship. Limit acknowledgments to those whose support had a substantial impact on the research process.

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License and Copyright Agreement

In submitting the manuscript to the journal, the authors certify that:

  • They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements.
  • The work described has not been formally published before, except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, thesis, or overlay journal. Please also carefully read QuasiPrime: Qualitative Studies in Primary Education Posting Article Policy at https://ejournal.ressi.id/index.php/quasiprime/about/submissions
  • That it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere,
  • That its release has been approved by all the author(s) and by the responsible authorities “tacitly or explicitly“ of the institutes where the work has been carried out.
  • They secure the right to reproduce any material that has already been published or copyrighted elsewhere.
  • They agree to the following license and copyright agreement.

Copyright

Authors who publish with QuasiPrime: Qualitative Studies in Primary Education agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-SA 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. 
  2. Authors can enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or edit it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) before and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

Licensing for Data Publication

QuasiPrime: Qualitative Studies in Primary Education uses a variety of waivers and licenses that are specifically designed for and appropriate for the treatment of data:

Other data publishing licenses may be allowed as exceptions (subject to approval by the editor on a case-by-case basis) and should be justified with a written statement from the author, which will be published with the article.

Open Data and Software Publishing and Sharing

The journal strives to maximize the replicability of the research published in it. Authors are thus required to share all data, code, or protocols underlying the research reported in their articles. Exceptions are permitted but have to be justified in a written public statement accompanying the article.

Datasets and software should be deposited and permanently archived in appropriate, trusted, general, or domain-specific repositories (please consult http://service.re3data.org and software repositories such as GitHub, GitLab, Bioinformatics.org, or equivalent). The associated persistent identifiers (e.g., DOI, or others) of the dataset(s) must be included in the data or software resources section of the article. Reference(s) to datasets and software should also be included in the reference list of the material with DOIs (where available). Where no domain-specific data repository exists, authors should deposit their datasets in a general repository such as ZENODO, Dryad, Dataverse, or others.

Small data may also be published as data files or packages supplementary to a research article. However, the authors should prefer, in all cases, a deposition in data repositories.

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