Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
☐ The manuscript is original and has not been published previously.
☐ The manuscript is not under review by another journal.
☐ All authors have approved the submitted version.
☐ The manuscript follows the journal's formatting guidelines.
☐ The title, abstract, and keywords have been carefully reviewed.
☐ References are complete, accurate, and cited consistently.
☐ Tables and figures are numbered and properly cited.
☐ Ethical approval has been obtained where required.
☐ Conflicts of interest have been disclosed.
☐ Funding information has been provided where applicable.
☐ Supplementary files have been uploaded if necessary.
☐ The manuscript file has been anonymised for double-blind peer review.
Articles
Academic Achievement Review (AAR) publishes high-quality scholarly contributions that advance knowledge across multidisciplinary academic fields. All submissions must present original work, demonstrate academic rigor, and contribute meaningfully to research, education, policy, or professional practice.
The journal accepts several categories of manuscripts to accommodate diverse forms of scholarly communication.
Recommended manuscript length: 4,000–8,000 words (excluding references, tables, and appendices).
Research Articles
Research Articles present original findings derived from systematic investigation using quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method, experimental, theoretical, or computational approaches.
Manuscripts should clearly describe:
· research objectives;
· literature review;
· methodology;
· analysis and results;
· discussion;
· conclusions;
· implications for future research and practice.
Submissions must demonstrate methodological soundness, originality, ethical integrity, and scholarly significance.
All Research Articles undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process before editorial decisions are made.
Recommended length: 5,000–8,000 words.
Review Articles
Review Articles provide comprehensive, critical, and balanced analyses of existing knowledge within a particular research domain.
Suitable review manuscripts include:
· Systematic Reviews
· Scoping Reviews
· Narrative Reviews
· Meta-analyses
· State-of-the-Art Reviews
Reviews should identify research trends, knowledge gaps, theoretical developments, methodological advances, and future research priorities.
Authors should employ recognised review methodologies wherever appropriate and provide transparent reporting of search strategies and selection criteria.
Recommended length: 6,000–10,000 words.
Short Communications
Short Communications report concise but significant research findings, methodological innovations, preliminary results, technical notes, or emerging ideas deserving rapid dissemination.
These manuscripts should present:
· a clearly defined research question;
· reliable methodology;
· concise analysis;
· meaningful conclusions.
Short Communications undergo the same rigorous peer-review process as full-length articles.
Recommended length: 2,000–3,500 words.
Case Studies
Case Studies present in-depth examinations of significant events, institutional practices, educational initiatives, technological implementations, community interventions, organisational experiences, or policy developments.
Submissions should include:
· contextual background;
· objectives;
· methodology;
· observations or findings;
· critical analysis;
· lessons learned;
· recommendations.
Case studies should demonstrate clear practical relevance and provide insights transferable to broader academic or professional contexts.
Recommended length: 3,000–6,000 words.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews critically evaluate recently published scholarly books relevant to the journal's scope.
Reviews should assess:
· originality;
· contribution to the discipline;
· methodological approach;
· organisation and clarity;
· strengths and limitations;
· relevance for researchers, educators, professionals, and students.
Reviews should maintain an objective, balanced, and constructive tone while offering informed scholarly commentary.
Recommended length: 1,000–2,000 words.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor provide a forum for scholarly discussion, constructive criticism, professional observations, and academic dialogue relating to previously published articles or emerging issues relevant to the journal's scope.
Letters should:
· present reasoned academic arguments;
· maintain respectful and professional language;
· be supported by appropriate references where necessary;
· contribute meaningfully to scholarly discussion.
Letters may be published at the discretion of the Editorial Board and may be accompanied by responses from the original authors where appropriate.
Recommended length: 500–1,500 words.
Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright of their work while granting Academic Achievement Review (AAR) the right of first publication.
Published articles are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License unless otherwise specified.
By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that:
· the work is original and has not been published elsewhere;
· all authors have approved the submitted version;
· the manuscript does not infringe any copyright or intellectual property rights;
· necessary permissions have been obtained for copyrighted material;
the authors have the legal authority to grant publication rights to the journal.
Privacy Statement
The Academic Achievement Review (AAR), published by DaibaBani, is committed to maintaining the highest standards of data protection, privacy, and confidentiality across its digital publishing workflows. The data collected from registered users of this journal site falls within the scope of standard operations for peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journals.
1. Collection and Scope of Personal Data
To facilitate the submission, peer review, and publication processes, AAR collects essential personal data, which may include:
- Full Name, Institutional Affiliation, and Country.
- Contact details (including Primary and Alternative Institutional Email addresses).
- Research profiles, academic interests, metadata keyword tags, and ORCID iDs.
2. Purpose and Processing of Personal Data
The names, affiliations, and email addresses entered into this journal site will be used exclusively for the explicitly stated operational purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or shared with third parties. Specifically, data is collected to:
- Track, evaluate, and guide manuscripts through the Double-Blind Peer Review workflow.
- Communicate editorial decisions, revisions, copyediting requests, and production proofs.
- Accurately publish author metadata alongside final open-access papers to guarantee clear global citation harvesting and discoverability (via Crossref, DOAJ, and Google Scholar).
- Invite qualified registered users to act as domain-specific external peer reviewers.
3. Data Protection and Third-Party Disclosure
The Editorial Office of AAR and the technical administration at DaibaBani enforce strict digital access boundaries. Your data will never be sold, bartered, or leased to third-party marketing entities, commercial networks, or external service providers. Information is only visible to authorized editorial participants (Editors, Section Editors, and Technical Production Managers) strictly on a need-to-know basis to preserve the confidentiality of the peer-review pipeline.
4. Scholarly Integrity and Long-Term Archiving
In accordance with COPE-aligned publication ethics and international open-access infrastructure requirements, basic bibliographic metadata associated with published articles (including author names, affiliations, and ORCID records) forms a permanent historical public ledger. This permanent scholarly record cannot be modified or removed post-publication to protect the tracking integrity of international citation networks and preservation services (such as PKP PN, LOCKSS, or CLOCKSS).
5. User Rights
All registered users maintain full control over their private profile information via their OJS dashboard. You may log in at any time to modify your contact parameters, alter your reviewing preferences, or withdraw your account from active editorial consideration by contacting the Editorial Office directly at info@daibabani.in.