INFORMATICS IN EDUCATION (INFEDU) publishes peer-reviewed research in informatics (computer science) education and related "computing in education" studies. The journal is published in English. No formal limit is placed on manuscript length, but the Editors may recommend shortening of a long paper.
INFEDU is a Diamond Open Access journal: there are no submission fees and no APCs. Articles are published under CC BY 4.0.
Submission system and peer review
INFEDU uses the Electronic Journal Management System (EJMS) to manage submissions and the entire review process. Authors can track progress by logging in and using the "Author" role.
INFEDU uses a blind peer-review process. All manuscript files submitted for review must be anonymised (no author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, or other identifying information).
Revisions deadline: If revisions are requested, authors should submit the revised manuscript and a point-by-point response within 30 days (minor revisions) or 60 days (major revisions) from the decision date, unless the handling editor specifies otherwise. If you need more time, please request an extension before the deadline. If the deadline is missed and no extension has been granted, the submission will be withdrawn.
Two-step submission process
Step 1 - Initial submission (for peer review)
Goal: fast, low-friction submission for review.
Format: a single, anonymised PDF is sufficient for the review stage.
Required files (Step 1)
1) Manuscript (ANONYMISED) - PDF
Include all content needed for review:
- title (without author names)
- abstract (70-150 words)
- 4-6 keywords
- main text (with clear headings, no word count limit)
- references (APA format)
- tables/figures (embedded in the PDF or placed at the end)
Note for double-blind review: do not include any identifying information (author names, affiliations, ORCID, emails, acknowledgements, funding, or ethics committee/institution names) in the anonymised manuscript PDF submitted for review.
2) Title page (NOT for review) – PDF or DOCX
This file is for the Editorial Office only (not sent to reviewers). It may include:
Author(s) details
- Full title of the manuscript.
- For each author: full name, institutional affiliation(s) (department/institution, city, country), and ORCID iD (required; provide a valid, publicly accessible ORCID link).
- Optional identifiers: Web of Science ResearcherID / Publons / other persistent identifiers (recommended).
- Corresponding author: clearly mark one corresponding author and provide one email address (this is the only author email normally published in the article).
- Submission metadata: please also enter each co-author’s email in the EJMS submission system for editorial communication and authorship verification (co-author emails are not published).
Author statements
- Acknowledgements and funding information (if any).
- Conflict of interest statement (or “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”).
- Ethics approval & consent statement (required when human participants / minors / school settings / identifiable personal data are involved; see ethics guidance below).
- Data/materials availability statement (if applicable).
- Generative AI disclosure statement (if applicable; per INFEDU policy).
- Author contributions statement.
Author declaration
Include the following short declaration in the Title page:
“By submitting this manuscript, the corresponding author confirms that:
- (i) the work is original and not under consideration elsewhere;
- (ii) all authors have approved the submission and the author list;
- (iii) any conflicts of interest and required ethics approvals are disclosed;
- (iv) any use of generative AI tools is declared as required by INFEDU policy.”
Anonymisation checklist (Step 1)
Please ensure the anonymised manuscript PDF:
- does NOT contain author names, affiliations, emails, ORCID, acknowledgements, funding details, or institutional identifiers;
- removes identifying information from file properties/metadata where possible;
- avoids self-identifying wording (e.g., replace "in our previous work..." with neutral phrasing; cite your own work in a standard third-person way);
- removes identifying information from figures, appendices, and supplementary materials (if any).
Step 2 - After acceptance (final files, within 2 weeks)
Goal: provide production-ready source files for copy-editing, metadata, DOI, and publication.
After a paper is accepted, authors will be asked to submit the final materials within two weeks:
Required files (Step 2)
A) Final editable manuscript source (choose ONE)
1) Microsoft Word (.docx)
- Please provide an editable, clean .docx (not a scanned PDF).
- We strongly recommend using a reference manager (e.g., Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote) to avoid citation/reference mismatches.
- Use APA 7th edition (author-date) referencing style consistently.
- Ensure all in-text citations have matching reference entries and vice versa.
- INFEDU Microsoft Word demos are available here files.infedu.lt
OR
2) LaTeX bundle (single .zip) using INFEDU template
Use the INFEDU LaTeX package (infedu.cls / infedu.bst). Submit one ZIP that includes:
- your main .tex file
- compiled PDF
- .bib and/or .bbl
- all figure files (EPS/PDF/PNG as appropriate)
- any additional style files you used (if not standard)
Template and instructions are available here: files.infedu.lt
B) Figures and tables (if applicable)
- Provide figures in publishable quality. Raster images should be at least 300 dpi.
- Preferred formats: PNG/TIF for raster, PDF/EPS for vector figures (where applicable).
- Tables should be editable (not embedded as images) whenever possible.
C) Final front-matter (only after acceptance)
The accepted final version must include:
- full author names and affiliations (including emails for the corresponding author)
- acknowledgements (if any)
- author biographies (short; optional unless requested by the Editors)
D) Author’s guarantee form (signed)
Please complete and sign the “Author’s guarantee form” (may be signed by one author on behalf of co‑authors). Template:
References (APA 7, author-date)
- Use author-date citations in the text, e.g. (Surname, 2020), (Surname & Surname, 2021), (Surname et al., 2022).
- Provide a complete reference list in alphabetic order.
- Include DOIs where available.
- Use Latin characters in the reference list.
Research integrity and policy statements
Originality
Submissions must contain original, unpublished work and must not be under review elsewhere.
Plagiarism screening
All submissions may be screened for plagiarism (e.g., using iThenticate): https://www.ithenticate.com/
Generative AI policy (mandatory disclosure)
The use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools in writing, editing, or data analysis must be declared in the manuscript. Authors remain fully responsible for the content and integrity of their work. AI tools cannot be credited as authors.
Ethics approval
If your study involves human participants (including minors and school settings) or uses identifiable personal data, you must include an ethics statement. The statement should specify:
- the name of the approving ethics committee / IRB (and institution, country);
- approval number / protocol ID (if available) and date of approval (if available);
- how informed consent was obtained (written / verbal / online consent), and for minors: parental/guardian consent and participant assent (as applicable);
- if approval was waived or the study was exempt: the name of the authorised body granting exemption and the reason for exemption;
- whether data were anonymised/pseudonymised and key privacy safeguards.
Ethics approval/exemption documentation is not published, but the Editors may request a redacted copy for verification (for example, if required by publisher policies or in case of concern).
Contact
Institute of Data Science and Digital Technologies, Vilnius University
Akademijos St. 4, 08412, Vilnius, Lithuania
E-mail: editorial@infedu.lt