Submissions

Author Guidelines

Journal of Honai Math (JHM) welcomes original scholarly contributions from researchers, academics, educators, and practitioners worldwide. Submissions should make a clear and substantive contribution to the advancement of mathematical knowledge, mathematics education, or related fields within the journal's stated aims and scope.

Authors are expected to situate their research within the relevant scholarly literature and provide sufficient theoretical, methodological, and contextual information to enable an international readership to understand the significance, originality, and implications of their work. Manuscripts should demonstrate academic rigour, methodological transparency, and a clear contribution to ongoing scholarly discussions.

Types of Manuscripts

JHM considers original research articles that report substantive theoretical, empirical, methodological, or practice-oriented contributions within the journal's scope. Manuscripts should present a clearly defined research problem, an appropriate conceptual or theoretical foundation, a rigorous methodology where applicable, and findings or arguments that advance existing knowledge.

All submissions must be consistent with the journal's aims and scope. Manuscripts that fall outside the journal's scope or do not meet its basic submission requirements may be declined before peer review.

Manuscript Submission

All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the journal's online submission system at https://journalfkipunipa.org/index.php/jhm

Authors should follow the instructions provided by the online submission system and upload all required submission files. The manuscript must be prepared in accordance with the official JHM manuscript template, available here.

Submission of a manuscript implies that all authors have approved its submission, that the work is original, and that the manuscript is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors must disclose any relevant conflicts of interest and ensure that all applicable ethical requirements have been met.

General Manuscript Requirements

Authors must prepare their manuscripts according to the following requirements:

1. Manuscript template. Authors must use the official JHM manuscript template and follow its formatting instructions consistently.

2. Language and academic style. Manuscripts must be written in clear, grammatically correct academic English. Authors should use precise terminology, coherent argumentation, and an appropriate scholarly tone. Language-editing tools may be used to improve readability, but authors remain responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the final manuscript.

3. Length. Research articles should normally contain 4,000–6,000 words, excluding references. Authors should confirm the applicable word limit and any specific requirements stated in the official template. Substantial deviations from the prescribed length should be justified.

4. Formatting. Authors must follow the font, font size, margins, line spacing, heading hierarchy, paragraph indentation, and other formatting specifications provided in the template.

5. Page numbering. Pages should be numbered consecutively where required by the template.

6. Abbreviations and terminology. Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently throughout the manuscript. Mathematical notation, symbols, variables, and technical terms must be clearly defined where necessary.

7. Tables and figures. All tables and figures must be numbered consecutively, provided with descriptive titles or captions, and explicitly cited in the main text. They should be legible, appropriately formatted, and placed according to the template. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material when required.

8. Mathematical expressions. Equations should be prepared using an appropriate equation editor, numbered consecutively when they are referred to in the text, and accompanied by clear explanations of the symbols and notation used.

9. Supplementary materials. Any supplementary files must be relevant to the manuscript, clearly identified, and submitted in an appropriate electronic format.

Manuscript Structure

Unless the research design or article type requires a justified alternative, original research articles should follow a logical structure that enables readers to understand the research problem, methodological approach, findings, and contribution.

1. Title

The title should be concise, informative, and specific to the central focus of the study. It should accurately reflect the research problem, principal concepts, population, or context where relevant. Unnecessary abbreviations and overly general expressions should be avoided.

2. Abstract

The abstract should be approximately 150–250 words, unless otherwise specified in the official template. It should be self-contained and communicate the essential elements of the study, including:

• The research problem and purpose.

• The methodological approach, including the research design and data sources where applicable.

• The principal findings or theoretical arguments.

• The main conclusion and the study's contribution.

The abstract should be written in a clear and direct style. It should not contain unnecessary background information, undefined abbreviations, or references unless essential. For empirical studies, authors should report the actual findings rather than merely stating what the study intends to investigate.

3. Keywords

Authors should provide three to six keywords that represent the principal concepts, methods, and subject areas of the manuscript. Keywords should complement rather than simply repeat the title and should use terminology that facilitates indexing and retrieval in scholarly databases.

4. Introduction

The introduction should establish the research context, explain the significance of the problem, and critically engage with relevant scholarly literature. It should identify the limitations or unresolved issues in existing research, articulate the research gap, and clearly state the study's purpose and research questions or objectives.

Authors should explain how the study advances existing knowledge and why the contribution matters to the relevant research community. Claims regarding novelty should be supported by an appropriate analysis of previous studies.

5. Literature Review or Theoretical Framework (If any)

This section should critically synthesise relevant literature and establish the conceptual or theoretical foundation of the study. Rather than presenting a descriptive list of previous studies, authors should identify patterns, debates, limitations, and relationships among existing findings.

The selected framework should be appropriate to the research problem and should inform the research questions, analytical procedures, interpretation of findings, or development of theoretical propositions. This section may be integrated into the introduction when appropriate to the manuscript and the template.

6. Research Methodology

The methodology section should provide sufficient detail for readers to evaluate the rigour, appropriateness, and transparency of the research. Depending on the nature of the study, authors should describe:

• The research design and its justification.

• The research context, participants, data sources, or materials.

• Sampling procedures, participant selection, or case selection, where applicable.

• Instruments, tasks, protocols, or data-collection procedures.

• Data-analysis methods and the rationale for their selection.

• Measures taken to support validity, reliability, trustworthiness, or analytical rigour, as appropriate.

• Ethical approval, informed consent, and other relevant ethical safeguards, where applicable.

For design-based or design research, authors should explain the theoretical rationale, design principles, intervention or design process, iterative cycles, and analytical procedures as relevant. For theoretical or mathematical studies, the methodology should instead provide a clear account of the assumptions, definitions, analytical strategies, proofs, or argumentation used to establish the results.

Methodological descriptions must be sufficiently detailed to allow readers to assess how the findings or conclusions were derived.

7. Results and Discussion

The results should be presented clearly and systematically in accordance with the research questions or analytical objectives. Authors should report the principal findings and use tables, figures, mathematical expressions, or other appropriate representations where these improve clarity.

The discussion should interpret the findings in relation to the research questions, theoretical framework, and relevant previous studies. Authors should explain the significance of the results, identify similarities or differences with existing research, and articulate the study's theoretical, methodological, or practical implications.

Results should be distinguished from interpretation where this improves clarity, although the two may be integrated when appropriate to the research design and manuscript structure. Claims and interpretations must be supported by the evidence presented. Limitations should be acknowledged where relevant.

8. Conclusion

The conclusion should directly address the research purpose and questions and synthesise the principal contributions of the study. It should not merely repeat the abstract or reproduce the results section.

Authors should explain the implications of the findings for relevant theory, research, or practice, as appropriate. Limitations and directions for future research may also be included. All conclusions must be consistent with the evidence and arguments presented in the manuscript.

9. Declarations

Authors should include the declarations required by the journal, such as funding, conflicts of interest, data availability, ethical approval, informed consent, and contributions of individual authors, where applicable. If a declaration is not applicable, authors should state this explicitly where required by the journal's submission system or policy.

10. References

All sources cited in the manuscript must appear in the reference list, and every entry in the reference list must be cited in the text. References must be accurate, complete, and consistently formatted according to the citation style specified in the official JHM template.

Authors should prioritise relevant and credible primary sources, including original research articles and authoritative scholarly publications. References should be selected for their relevance and scholarly value rather than to increase citation counts. Authors must verify author names, publication years, article titles, journal titles, volume and issue numbers, page ranges or article numbers, and DOI information where available.

Tables, Figures, and Mathematical Notation

Tables and figures should contribute directly to the presentation or interpretation of the research. Each item must have a clear purpose, an appropriate title or caption, and a number corresponding to its first mention in the text.

Authors should avoid duplicating the same information in the text, tables, and figures. Figures must be of sufficient resolution for publication, and all labels, legends, symbols, and annotations must be readable. Adapted or reproduced material must be appropriately attributed, and permission must be obtained when required.

Mathematical notation should be consistent throughout the manuscript. Equations, propositions, lemmas, theorems, and proofs should be presented in a logical sequence and numbered consistently where necessary.

Citation and Referencing

JHM requires consistent citation and referencing in accordance with the style prescribed in its official manuscript template. Authors must ensure that citations accurately represent the original sources and that all borrowed ideas, data, quotations, mathematical results, and adapted materials are properly acknowledged.

Authors should use primary sources whenever possible and avoid excessive reliance on secondary citations. Direct quotations must be identified appropriately, and the original meaning of cited work must not be misrepresented. DOI links should be provided where available and verified for accuracy.

Publication Ethics and Research Integrity

JHM expects all authors to adhere to recognised standards of publication ethics and responsible research conduct.

Submitted manuscripts must represent original scholarly work. Plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabricated or falsified data, inappropriate image manipulation, citation manipulation, and other forms of research misconduct are unacceptable.

Authors must ensure that:

1. The manuscript is not under consideration by another journal at the time of submission.

2. All sources and contributions from other individuals are appropriately acknowledged.

3. All listed authors meet the journal's authorship criteria and have approved the submitted version.

4. Research involving human participants, identifiable personal data, or other ethically sensitive materials complies with applicable ethical requirements.

5. Any relevant funding sources, financial relationships, or other potential conflicts of interest are disclosed.

6. Corrections to significant errors discovered after submission or publication are communicated promptly to the journal.

JHM may screen submissions using plagiarism-detection software and other appropriate integrity checks. Manuscripts that raise concerns about originality, research integrity, or compliance with ethical requirements may be returned, rejected, or referred for further investigation in accordance with the journal's policies.

Authorship and Author Contributions

Authorship should be based on substantial scholarly contributions to the conception or design of the work; the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data; the development of the manuscript or its substantive intellectual revision; and approval of the final version, together with accountability for the integrity of the work.

All authors must approve the submitted manuscript and agree to be accountable for their respective contributions. Individuals who do not meet the authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately, with their permission, where relevant.

One author must be designated as the corresponding author and must provide a valid email address and any additional contact information required by the submission system. Changes to authorship after submission must be justified and approved by all affected authors, subject to the journal's editorial policy.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

Authors who use generative artificial intelligence or other AI-assisted tools in preparing a manuscript must remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and scholarly validity of the submitted work.

AI tools must not be listed as authors. They cannot assume responsibility for the research, verify the accuracy of claims, or provide accountability for the final publication.

Where required by the journal's AI policy, authors must disclose substantive use of generative AI tools in manuscript preparation or research activities, including the tool used and the nature of its contribution. Routine spelling, grammar, and reference-formatting assistance may be treated differently under the journal's policy.

Authors must not use AI tools to fabricate data, references, research findings, or scholarly evidence, or to misrepresent the conduct or results of research. Authors are responsible for verifying all AI-assisted content and ensuring that confidential, personal, or otherwise protected information is not disclosed to unauthorised services.

Data Availability and Research Transparency

Authors should provide a data availability statement where required by the journal. Where ethically and legally permissible, supporting datasets, research instruments, analytical procedures, code, or other materials should be made available through an appropriate repository or other transparent means.

Restrictions arising from confidentiality, participant privacy, intellectual property, or legal obligations should be explained. Authors must not disclose sensitive or identifiable research data without appropriate authorisation.

Peer Review and Editorial Decisions

Manuscripts are subject to an initial editorial assessment to determine their relevance to the journal's scope, compliance with submission requirements, originality, and suitability for peer review.

Manuscripts that pass the initial assessment may be evaluated through the journal's peer-review process. Editorial decisions are based on the scholarly quality, originality, methodological rigour, clarity, relevance, and contribution of the manuscript.

Authors may be asked to revise their manuscripts in response to reviewers' and editors' comments. A revision request does not guarantee acceptance. Final publication decisions rest with the responsible editor in accordance with the journal's editorial policies.

Submission Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript, authors should ensure that:

• The manuscript falls within the aims and scope of JHM.

• The official JHM template has been used.

• The title, abstract, keywords, and manuscript structure meet the stated requirements.

• The manuscript has been checked for language, consistency, and formatting.

• All tables, figures, equations, and supplementary materials are appropriately labelled and cited.

• Every in-text citation has a corresponding reference-list entry and vice versa.

• All authors have approved the submitted version and agreed to the submission.

• Required declarations and ethical documentation have been provided.

• The manuscript is original and is not under consideration elsewhere.

• Any required permissions for third-party material have been obtained.

Submissions that do not comply with the journal's basic requirements may be returned to the authors for correction before editorial assessment.

Correspondence

All submission-related correspondence should be conducted through the journal's online submission system or the official contact channels provided on the JHM website at https://journalfkipunipa.org/index.php/jhm