Author Guidelines jeXed

Thank you for choosing to submit your article to jeXed (Journal of ExoTechnology and Education)!

Please note the following:

1. General Guidelines

Authors are requested to adhere to the following guidelines when preparing their academic manuscript for submission:

• For reasons of typesetting, articles should be submitted via the website of jeXed on the UJ Press OJS (Open Journal System) at the University of Johannesburg (https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jexed/login?source=%2Findex.php%2Fjex ed%2Fsubmissions), using Microsoft Word or any other format fitting for the document. (Articles submitted in printed form or handwriting will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.)


• The submission of an article implies that it has not been previously published and is not simultaneously considered for publication elsewhere. The responsibility for opinions expressed and for the accuracy of facts published in articles (and reviews) rests solely with the individual author. The preferred length of articles is between 5,000 and 8,000 words, for reviews between 1,000 and 3,000 words, and for snippets between 1,000 and 5,000 words or two pages of pictures with added captions.


• The author must provide their preferred title and e-mail address, the institution of higher education with whom they are affiliated (if any), and their ORCID link.


• Submit the electronic copy in normal Microsoft Word or any other format fitting for the document.


• After the heading, a submitted academic article must have an abstract of approximately 250 words, summarising the main contentions of the article, and between 5 and 10 keywords.


• An article should have a clear purpose.


• The article must be based on original research.


• The research methodology must be clear and accurate, and reflected inside the contents of the article.


• The structure and systematisation of the manuscript could be in any logical order.


• An article must be submitted in full, containing a completed Reference list, as well as all the figures, tables, videos, podcasts, apps, animations, clips, screenshots, data sets, robotics, coding, etc. (alternative formats). All the alternative formats should be named according to their placement (e.g., Figure 1 page 3 after second paragraph). (The copyeditor will not redraw any figure unless the author pays for the cost of such work.)


• The quality and quantity of the sources in the Reference list must be acceptable – preferably within the critical five-year window (the five past years).


• The copyeditor will subject the article to a plagiarism detection software programme to ensure that the manuscript is free from plagiarism.


• jeXed supports the use of non-biased, gender-inclusive language.


• Please use footnotes and not endnotes.


• If AI or generative AI has been used in the development or writing of the article, it must be clearly stated and indicated through referencing (but not as a co-author).


• Spelling, punctuation, capitalisation, and abbreviations should be consistent.


• UK English (not US English) should be used, except in direct quotes and source references where other languages could be used (if not in English, please give the translation in a footnote).


• The Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, section editors, and copyeditor reserve the right to copyedit and proofread all articles accepted for publication. Authors will first receive their copyedited manuscripts in Word or any other accepted format and finally in PDF format (should it be applicable).


• Article processing fees: Before accreditation, documents will be published for free, but after accreditation, manuscripts which are published in jeXed will be subject to an article processing fee (or page fee) of R500.00 per A5 page. On acceptance, the author of the article will receive an invoice for the amount due. Should the author experience difficulties to afford these fees, they may contact the Editor-in-Chief for arrangements.

2. Fonts and Formats

• The Journal will be published in A5 format.


• The Journal will be published in single spacing.


• Main text font: Arial 11pt; footnotes font: Calibri light 10pt.


• Section heading levels: 


• Level 1 – bold, 13pt: 1. Introduction for Everyone


• Level 2 – bold, 11pt: 2.1 Methodology of Article


• Level 3 – italics, 11pt: 2.1.1 Conspiracy Theories


• Level 4 – italics, 11pt: 2.2.1.1 We saw aliens


• Use caps after a colon.


• Refrain from starting a sentence with ‘And’ or ‘But.’


• Do not manually insert hyphens at the end of a line. Do not use automatic hyphenation.


• Use only one space after a punctuation mark (such as a full stop at the end of a sentence).


• All numbers above 10 should be written in numerals and not words; but, two million.


• Ellipsis: Use word, three dots, word/punctuation mark (e.g., sea…goodness; what now…?).


• In direct quotes containing emphases, please indicate whether it is ‘original emphasis’ or ‘emphasis added’ together with the reference.


• Put all foreign languages (such as per se or baie dankie) in italics, except when it is used in a direct quote.


• Use single quotation marks for direct quotations or direct speech, after the punctuation (e.g., ‘done.’).


• In interviews, please reference inside text: (Interview Nasiru Isa 2014); in the Reference list: Interview with Nasiru Isa. 25 November 2014. Nairobi.


• Please try to avoid the abbreviation etc.


• All acronyms should be written out in full with the abbreviation in brackets after it upon initial use, for example: United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU). Thereafter the author may use the abbreviation.

3. Referencing

Referencing is mostly done according to the Harvard Method.

3.1      Referencing Inside Text

All data, programme codes, or anything else used inside the article must be cited appropriately, using the Harvard Method as adapted by jeXed. The citation must be done inside the text as indicated below, as well as in the Reference list – also indicated below. Each listed source in the Reference list must have (if available) a doi (digital object identifier). The easiest way to obtain a doi is on https://apps.crossref.org/SimpleTextQuery.

Referencing inside the article

• One author: (Settler, 2022); Settler (2022).


• Two authors: (Simmonds and Roux, 2023, p. 28); Simmonds and Roux (2023, p. 28).


• Three to four authors: First time: (Simmonds, Shires, and Roux 2023); from there on: (Simmonds et al., 2023); first time: Simmonds, Shires, and Roux (2023, p. 28); from there on: Simmonds et al. (2023, p. 28).


• More than four authors: (Davis et al., 2019); Davis et al. (2019). Please give all the authors in the Reference list.


• Multiple citations: (Singh, n.d., pp. 23-24; Davidson, 2015; Harding, 2018).


• Original date: (Luther, [1725] 2022); Luther ([1725] 2022).


• Online source: (Zille, 2011); Zille (2011).


• WhatsApp messages: (Sunni Ulema Council, 2023); Sunni Ulema Council (2023).


• Any direct quote needs a page number in the reference. Also, if you include the ideas of another scholar from a specific page range or page in a source, rather than direct quotation, Harvard requires you to include a page number. For the other quotes you only need an author and a date.


• Sources with no page numbers: Use an alternate locator such as a subheading or paragraph number if you need to specify where to find the quote: (Cronjé, 2024, para. 4).


• Short quotations (up to 3 lines):

It was reported that ‘findings show children have a high level of enjoyment, while exercising with the system as indicated by the positive responses to all three questions’ (Fitzgerald et al., 2008, p. 66).

• Long quotations (longer than 3 lines):

The fourth question collected some feedback from children and while most provided positive comments a small number of children (n=13) mentioned that the wobble board was ‘difficult to control’ or ‘hard to use.’ We must therefore investigate some easier methods to control the game as an option for some children. Future research is needed to investigate the benefits of the system as an exercise intervention for children and to examine how training using Wobbleball could be integrated into the existing physical education curriculum in schools. (Fitzgerald et al., 2008, p. 66)

• Text is justified. Paragraphs follow on each other with 1 cm indentation.

3.2      Format for References in Reference list (not justified)

• Definition: A Bibliography is a list of all sources used in your research, even if you did not cite them.


• Definition: A Reference list is a list that only includes sources cited in your work. We work with a Reference list.


• List all sources alphabetically by author surname.


• List multiple works by the same author chronologically.


• Provide the names for all listed authors, no matter how many there are.


• Use italics for titles of standalone works, such as books and journals.

Journal article by one author

Settler, F.C. (2022) ‘Frantz Fanon’s ambivalence towards religion and politics,’ Journal for the Study of Religion, 25(2). 8 pages. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057070.2010.527639

Journal article by two authors

Simmonds, S. and Roux, C.H. (2023) ‘Engaging with human rights and gender in curriculum spaces: A religion and education (RaE) perspective,’ Alternation Special Edition, 10(4), pp. 76-99. https://doi.org/10.1081/03257070.2023.527638

Book by one author

Chidester, D. (1997) Savage systems: Colonialism and comparative religion in Southern Africa. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Press. https://doi.org/10.1280/03257070.1997.527439

Book by two or more authors

MacKinnon, M.H., McIntyre, M. and Blantyre, D.T.M. (no date) Readings in ecology and feminist theology. Kansas City: Sheed and Ward.

Book by one editor

Webb, G.M., ed. (2000) Windows of faith: Muslim women’s scholar activists in North America. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. https://doi.org/10.1080/03457070.2000.52469

Book by two or more editors

Eaton, H. and Lorentzen, L.A., eds. (2003) Ecofeminism and globalization: Exploring culture, context and religion. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1057/03367870.2003.516789

Chapter in an edited book

Ter Haar, G. (2011) Religion and development: Introducing a new debate. In: Ter Haar, G. and Ter Haarem, G.M. eds. Religion and development: Ways of transforming the world. 5 vols. London: Hurst & Company, pp. 88-101. https://doi.org/10.1256/03476070.2011.547839

Translated book

Foucault, P.-M. [1945] (1977) Discipline and punish. Sheridan, A. (trans.). New York: Pantheon.

Edited book

Luther, M. (1725) Sola Scriptura. Wolff, A. (ed.). New York: Pantheon.

Book or article in press

Settler, F. (2025) ‘Frantz Fanon’s ambivalence towards religion and politics,’ Journal for the Study of Religion. In press.

Dissertation or thesis

Amaechi, K.E. (2019) Violence and political opportunities: A social movement study of the use of violence in the Nigerian Boko Haram. Thesis (or Dissertation), Department of Religious Studies and Arabic, UNISA, Pretoria.

Conference paper

Politis, Y. (2024) The blueprint for success: Action mapping in curriculum development. Paper presented at the 16th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma, Spain. 1 July 2024.

E-book

Levine, L.E. and Munsch, J. (2021) Child development: An active learning approach [online]. 4th ed. London: Sage. Available at: https://books.google.ie/books?id=zlrZzQEACAAJ&dq. (Accessed 25 March 2022).

Online source

Zille, H. (2011) The case against appointing Judge Mogoeng CJ - Helen ZIlle. PoliticsWeb. 26 June 2022. Available at: https://www.politicsweb.co.za. (Accessed 30 July 2025).

Album or YouTube

Badenhorst, N. (2019) FOR SA Roadshow May 2019 – Part 1. YouTube. 12 June 2019. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= _VkQwVyS57I&feature=youtu.be. (Accessed 11 October 2022).

WhatsApp message

Sunni Ulema Council, Gauteng. (2023) Press release: Adherence to the lockdown. 7 April 2023. WhatsApp message. (Accessed 9 April 2023).

Webpage

Dundalk Institute of Technology. (2022) Research support [online]. Available at: https://www.dkit.ie/research/research-support.html. (Accessed 25 March 2022).