Research integrity, from submission to publication.

Research manuscripts undergo editorial screening, followed by double-anonymous review by at least two independent reviewers. Reviewers consider relevance, originality, methodological quality, transparent reporting and the support for the conclusions. Editorial decisions are made by the handling editor; no acceptance or review-time guarantee is offered.

Authors, reviewers and editors disclose relevant financial, institutional and personal interests. Editors recuse themselves from their own work and submissions involving close collaborators or related interests. An independent handling editor oversees such submissions. Publisher or association roles confer no preferential treatment.

Research reports must explain relevant ethical approval or exemption, informed consent and participant protections. Studies involving children should describe guardian consent, age-appropriate assent where applicable, and safeguards for privacy. Identifiable learner data, audio and video require appropriate permissions.

Authors disclose substantive generative-AI use and remain accountable for their work; AI tools cannot be authors. Editors and reviewers must not delegate scholarly judgement to AI. Any substantive AI assistance in screening, editorial comments or review reports must be disclosed to the handling editor; the handling editor communicates material editorial AI use to affected authors. Confidential manuscripts, reports and participant information must not be uploaded to external AI services without appropriate authorization and safeguards.

Authors retain article copyright. Published articles use CC BY 4.0. Reusers must provide attribution, link to the licence and identify changes. Material excluded from that licence must be clearly labelled. Authors are responsible for securing permissions for lyrics, melodies, recordings and other third-party content.

Manuscripts include a data and materials availability statement. Legitimate restrictions arising from privacy, consent or third-party rights should be explained. Design choices, learning targets, delivery conditions and evaluation procedures should be documented so that the work can be critically examined and, where possible, replicated.

Authors disclose overlapping work, preprints and relevant prior dissemination. Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, citation manipulation and interference with peer review are unacceptable. Reviews should describe how evidence was selected and assessed; empirical reports should distinguish observed outcomes from causal claims.

Send the manuscript or article reference, the decision or conduct being challenged, the reasons and supporting information to the editorial office. An uninvolved editor handles a complaint or appeal concerning the original decision maker; that decision maker does not determine their own appeal. The office may seek responses and relevant records before communicating a reasoned outcome. Authors may request withdrawal by email before publication; the editorial office confirms the manuscript’s status. Withdrawal does not remove the need to address an integrity concern.

There are no submission fees or article processing charges. Articles are made openly available under the stated article licence. The copyright and licence of an article are distinct from the copyright in the journal website.

The journal assesses credible concerns raised before or after publication, requests relevant explanations and records, and uses independent handling where an editor has a conflict. Depending on the evidence, action may include a correction, an expression of concern while an investigation remains unresolved, or a retraction when findings are unreliable or serious publication problems are established. Notices identify their reason and date and link to the affected article. The scholarly record is preserved rather than silently altered.