Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Aims and Focus

AXIOM : Jurnal Pendidikan dan Matematika focuses on research in two areas: mathematics education and applied mathematics. The journal aims to disseminate original, rigorous, and reproducible research that improves the teaching and learning of mathematics and applies mathematical methods to solve real-world problems, for an audience of academics, researchers, educators, and practitioners. Manuscripts must not be under simultaneous consideration by another journal or conference. Accepted manuscripts are published in English.

Scope

The journal publishes original research articles on the following topics, which include, but are not limited to:

A. Mathematics Education

  • Teaching and learning of mathematics in primary, secondary, and higher education, including madrasah, pesantren, and vocational contexts
  • Learning approaches, models, and instructional design (e.g., RME, CTL, problem-based learning, STEM)
  • Technology and digital media in mathematics learning
  • Mathematical thinking and competencies (problem solving, reasoning, critical, creative, and computational thinking, numeracy)
  • Affective aspects of learning mathematics (e.g., self-efficacy, motivation, anxiety)
  • Gender and equity in mathematics learning
  • Ethnomathematics and culturally contextualized learning
  • Assessment and evaluation in mathematics education
  • Curriculum, textbook, and didactical analysis (e.g., learning obstacles, didactical design)
  • Teacher professional development and competencies in mathematics
  • Classroom action research to improve mathematics teaching and learning practices that reports a complete study with clear cycles, data, and reflection

B. Applied Mathematics

  • Mathematical modeling and simulation
  • Optimization and operations research
  • Control theory and automation
  • Statistics, data analysis, and forecasting

Since 2024, AXIOM publishes original research articles only. Literature review papers, including systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses, are not accepted. See Manuscript Type for details. Manuscripts outside the focus and scope of the journal will be rejected at the initial editorial screening.

 

Section Policies

ARTICLE

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Peer Review Process

AXIOM : Jurnal Pendidikan dan Matematika applies a double-blind peer review (reviewers do not know the identity of the authors, and authors do not know the identity of the reviewers). Every manuscript is evaluated in several stages: preliminary check, initial review, peer review, and editorial decision. Only manuscripts that pass the initial review are sent to reviewers, and each is evaluated by at least two independent reviewers.

1. Submission

Authors submit their manuscripts through the journal’s OJS using the AXIOM manuscript template.

2. Preliminary check

The editor checks (a) that the manuscript follows the AXIOM template and author guidelines, (b) the authorship requirement (single-author manuscripts are accepted only from invited authors or authors with a strong reputation in mathematics education research or publication), (c) similarity using Turnitin, and (d) fit with the journal’s focus and scope. Manuscripts that fall outside the focus and scope, or whose similarity index exceeds 30%, are rejected immediately. The editor examines the similarity report to distinguish acceptable overlap from plagiarism.

3. Initial review

Manuscripts that pass the preliminary check are evaluated by a Section Editor against the journal’s initial review criteria, covering the title, length, abstract, keywords, introduction (including research gap, novelty, and objectives), methods, equations, figures and tables, results and discussion, conclusion, in-text citations, and references. The Section Editor then recommends one of the following: (i) send to reviewer, when all mandatory criteria are met; (ii) send back to the author with notes, when some mandatory criteria are not met; or (iii) decline, when the manuscript does not meet the basic criteria of the journal. Authors are given two weeks to return each revision, with up to three reminders. If the requirements are still not met after the third reminder, the manuscript is rejected, and the authors may submit it again as a new submission.

4. Assignment of handling editor and reviewers

When the initial review requirements are met, the Editor-in-Chief assigns a handling editor. Before the manuscript is sent to reviewers, the editor removes all author-identifying information (names, affiliations, acknowledgments, and file properties). Reviewers are selected from the journal’s reviewer database based on subject expertise and the absence of conflicts of interest.

5. Review

Each reviewer is given 14–21 working days. If a reviewer cannot complete the review within this period, the Editor-in-Chief appoints a replacement reviewer. Reviewers evaluate: consistency among title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, and conclusion; novelty and significance; appropriateness of research design, data collection, and analysis; adequacy and recency of references; and clarity of presentation. Reviewers recommend acceptance, minor revision, major revision, or rejection. Starting with Volume 15 Number 2 (2026), reviewers must follow the journal’s AI Use Policy.

6. Editorial decision

The Editor-in-Chief or handling editor makes the decision based on the reviewers’ reports and the editors’ assessment. Decisions are based solely on the scientific merit of the manuscript and are independent of the authors’ identity, institution, or country. If the reviewers’ recommendations differ substantially, an additional reviewer may be invited. Possible decisions are Accept Submission, Revisions Required, Resubmit for Review, and Decline Submission.

7. Revision after review

Authors are expected to return the revised manuscript within one month for each reminder, with up to three reminders. Revisions must be indicated, either by a list of revisions or by highlighting the revised parts in color. If the revision is not returned after the third reminder, the manuscript is rejected, and the authors may submit it again as a new submission. Revised manuscripts may be sent back to the original reviewers.

8. Acceptance and publication

A letter of acceptance ( LoA) is issued only after a manuscript has received a final decision of acceptance. The journal does not offer fast-track acceptance or guarantee acceptance, and payment never influences editorial decisions. The order of articles within an issue is determined by the Editor-in-Chief based on acceptance date and issue composition.

9. Records

Initial review notes, reviewer reports, editorial decisions, and correspondence are archived in OJS.

Indicative timeline

  1. Author submits the manuscript
  2. Preliminary check and initial review: 2–4 weeks (excluding author revision time)
  3. Double-blind peer review: 3–4 weeks
  4. Editorial decision: 1–3 weeks
  5. Author revision after review: up to one month per reminder
  6. Acceptance to publication: 4–6 weeks

 

Publication Frequency

AXIOM : Jurnal Pendidikan dan Matematika is published two times a year, with issues released in June and December.

 

Open Access Policy

AXIOM : Jurnal Pendidikan dan Matematika is an open access journal. All articles are available online immediately upon publication, free of charge to readers, without registration, subscription, or embargo, on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Everyone may read, download, copy, print, search, and link to the full text of the articles.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...