Get your Contemporary Educational Technology paper right the first time: a ready-made structure with the right abstract and citations, so editors see your science, not formatting slips.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 7 August, 2026
Submitting to Contemporary Educational Technology goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Contemporary Educational Technology guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Contemporary Educational Technology. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the Contemporary Educational Technology journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the Contemporary Educational Technology guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the Contemporary Educational Technology guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through the journal's submission system.
| Element | Contemporary Educ Technology requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | 150-200 words. Unstructured. For research papers, should include the purpose, methodology, and results. Should be self-contained and make no reference to the bibliography. Should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references |
| Main text | Articles exceeding 8,000 words (about 30 double-spaced or about 20 journal pages) in length are unlikely to be published unless they are of exceptional significance. Submissions that successfully present the research in 5,000 words are particularly welcome |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 4-6 keywords required for indexing purposes. The keywords will also help identifying the relevant sub-field of the article within educational technology |
| References | APA Style Manual. References should be cited in the text by last name and year in parentheses. For quotations, page number should be indicated after the year of the publication. The last name, year, and page number should be separated with commas. Reference list entries should be in alphabetical order by the last name of the first author of each work |
| Peer review | Double-blind. All submissions go through a strictly double-blind review process as stated on the journal homepage |
| Submission | www.editorialpark.com/cedtech |
Read the Contemporary Educational Technology guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to Contemporary Educational Technology in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Contemporary Educ Technology papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the Contemporary Educational Technology journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Contemporary Educational Technology guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.