Format your manuscript to the Journal of International Students requirements — abstract, references, and required declarations — and submit without a formatting rejection.
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HyeJin Tina Yeo
Nara M. Martirosyan
Jeevan Khanal
Hans De Wit
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 26 August, 2026
Submitting to Journal of International Students goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Journal of International Students 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 Journal of International Students. 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 Journal of International Students 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 Journal of International Students 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 Journal of International Students 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 author guide / editorial office.
| Element | Journal of International Students requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Not specified in the official author guidelines |
| Main text | Organize sections for the chosen article type; no single overall word limit is stated in the accessible guide |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Not specified in the official author guidelines |
| References | APA reference style |
| Peer review | double-anonymous (double-blind) peer review |
| Submission | www.ojed.org/jis/about/submissions |
Read the Journal of International Students 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 Journal of International Students in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Journal of International Students 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 Journal of International Students journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Journal of International Students guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal author guide / editorial office.