Instructions for Authors

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check their submission's compliance with all the following items. Submissions may be returned if authors do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it currently under consideration by another journal.
  • The text adheres to the structure and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word format and prepared to ensure double-blind review.
  • The text is formatted according to the journal template.
  • All in-text citations and the references list are in APA format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references are provided.
  • Authors have, before submission, identified that the foci of the paper are aligned with the journal’s overall scope and themes.

Author Guidelines

CIWIL accepts submissions twice per year, in the middle of the spring and fall semesters.  For special issues, the deadlines for submission are stated in the call for papers. Accepted manuscripts are normally published within 3 months of submission.

CIWIL accepts original research articles that use all forms of theoretically-oriented and empirical research, and which are in alignment with the scope and focus of the journal.

All articles submitted to CIWIL are screened for plagiarism.

Publication with CIWIL is free of charge at all stages.

Authorship

Submitting author(s) are required to provide the following information for all authors of the article:

Name, affiliation, ORCID, email.

Authorship Policy

Each author, and any co-authors, must meet the following criteria:

  • All must have made a significant contribution to the design of the study, the collection of data, or the analysis and interpretation of data.
  • All must, either by writing or by helping to edit the manuscript, have contributed to the design of its intellectual content to a significant degree.
  • All must have approved the submitted manuscript.
  • Each author must be able to take responsibility for part of the article's content and be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for the remaining parts.

Those who do not meet these criteria but who nevertheless contributed significantly to the final manuscript should be included in the acknowledgments section. It is the author's responsibility to obtain the written approval of persons named in the acknowledgments section.

Language

CIWIL accepts submissions in American or British English, not to be mixed. Before submission, make sure that the manuscript has been properly proof-read and that the language is of a high academic standard.

Formatting Text and References

The text should be submitted as a Microsoft Word file and formatted according to the journal template.

References should be formatted according to APA style 7th edition. 

Double-Blind Peer Review

Follow these instructions to ensure the integrity of the blind peer-review process. All effort should be made to prevent the identities of the authors and reviewers from being known to each other.

  • The authors of the document have deleted their names from the text, with "Author" and year used in the references and footnotes, instead of the authors' name, article title, etc.
  • With Microsoft Office documents, author identification should also be removed from the properties for the file.

Article Guidelines

The complete manuscript should be maximum 10,000 words, including references.

The authors are encouraged to organise content as suggested below and address the issues specified under each heading.

Abstract

The abstract (up to 250 words) should present a comprehensive overview of the study, including a clear rationale for the study, its aim and research questions, methodology, results, and conclusions.

Introduction

The introduction should position the study within the research field. This section should include information about the study’s focus and its relevance to the field of WIL, the research question or problem statement that the study addresses.

Conceptual/Theoretical Discussion

The conceptual/theoretical discussion should position the research in the context of work by other researchers, identify needed advances, and establish justification for the present study.

Aim and Research Questions

The aim and research questions should be clearly related to the conceptual/theoretical discussion.

Research Methodology

The method section should describe how the study was executed and aligned with the study’s aim and research questions. The structure should typically include information on design, data collection, and analytic method. When describing the method, the authors should provide information about the following aspects, as appropriate for the study:  

  • Authors should provide a description of the general study design and position the study within known and developing research methodologies.
  • Authors should identify the methods used in the study and the aims of these methods. They should describe the kind of information collected, with qualification established as necessary to aid later discussion.
  • When applicable, authors should include a section indicating that the study has followed ethical research guidelines (e.g. those at vr.se) and was either approved by a Research Ethics Committee or exempted from approval by a Research Ethics Committee.
  • Authors should describe how the data was analysed and provide justification for the analytic methods used.

Results

The results section should address the research questions. Results should be reported accurately and comprehensively using appropriate graphics if needed. When applicable, categories of evidence related to fairness, validity and reliability and application should be addressed.

Discussion

The discussion section should provide interpretation, use, and consequences of the results. Attention should also be given to claims, warrants, qualifications and applications of the results as well as implications for practice, policy and research.

Conclusions

The conclusion should provide justification that the results have answered the research questions with necessary qualifications (and limitations, if applicable). Authors should conclude the section with directions for further research intended to advance the body of knowledge and research reported in the study. 

Reviewers’ Expectations

Please see the research article review guidelines used by reviewers.

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding your submission, formal complaints, disputes, or appeals, authors should contact the editor-in-chief: ulrika.snis@hv.se