The International Journal of Birth and Parent Education (IJBPE) recognises that parent education is a global movement. While the transition to parenthood is affected by personal, social and cultural factors, there is, nonetheless, a core human experience which women and men share when they become mothers and fathers. Therefore, the work undertaken by practitioners in one part of the world will have relevance to those working elsewhere.
The IJBPE is published in the UK, in English. Articles will be edited with sensitivity and a proof sent to the author for approval before publication.
The IJBPE is not a magazine. It is a serious, professional Journal that aims to be respected as authoritative and to be cited by researchers, academics and practitioners across the world. To this end, the tone of articles needs to be formal without being ponderous. Authors should assume that their readers are well-educated, highly motivated practitioners accustomed to reading referenced articles and interested in the latest research in their field.
Below are guidelines for authors. They are merely guidelines and individuals’ creativity is welcome. The Editor is happy to support authors who may be new to writing but have important messages to convey.
Please submit articles electronically to the Editor: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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The Editor will decide whether an article submitted for publication needs to be peer-reviewed. Peer review will normally be undertaken by a member of the Editorial Board. If no member of the Editorial Board has the required expertise, the Editor will submit the article to an external reviewer.
Authors will be informed whether their article has been accepted for publication within 6 weeks of its submission.
Acceptance for publication is conditional on the author assigning copyright to the International Journal of Birth & Parent Education and its Publisher: Birth and Parent Education Ltd.
We are a ‘green’ publisher, as we allow self-archiving of articles.
PERSONAL WEB PAGE E.g. personally created webpage, not university profile page, or Facebook or other social media |
Department or institutional repository |
Non-commercial subject repository (e.g. PubMed) |
Commercial repository or social media site (e.g. ResearchGate, Academia.edu, SSRN) |
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AoM | Yes - at any time* | Yes - at any time* | Yes - at any time* | Yes - at any time* |
AM | Yes – on acceptance* | Yes, but 12 months after publication* |
Yes, but 12 months after publication* |
No - abstract only plus link to VoR or AM on other repository |
VoR | Yes, but 12 months after publication | Yes, but 12 months after publication* |
Yes, but 12 months after publication* |
No - abstract only plus link to VoR or AM on other repository |