Articles of Organization for the Editorial Committee of the Bulletin of Educational Research
(Effective from January 1, 2026)
Dates of Revision
August 16, 2001
June 27, 2013
April 24, 2015
January 20, 2017
February 21, 2022
January 15, 2025
March 11, 2025
I. Organizational Structure
Article 1
The Editorial Committee of the Bulletin of Educational Research (hereinafter referred to as the the Committee) is responsible for the formulation of editorial policies, the solicitation and review of manuscripts, the handling of disputes, and other editorial-related matters. The purpose is to ensure the academic quality of the journal and enhance its contribution to educational theory and practice. The Editorial Committee shall consist of 29 to 31 members, including one Editor-in-Chief, one Deputy Editor-in-Chief, two Executive Editors (collectively referred to as the Editorial Team), four internal editorial members (excluding the Editorial Team), 12 to 14 external members based in Taiwan, eight overseas members, and one member specializing in research methodology if needed. The proportion of either gender among the editorial members shall not be less than one-third.
Article 2
Editorial committee members shall be appointed based on the journal's main solicitation areas: curriculum and instruction, educational policy and administration, educational philosophy and history, and sociology of education. For each area, two members (including the Editorial Team) shall be appointed internally, three to four externally within Taiwan, and two from overseas. Selection shall consider members’ academic expertise, research performance, review quality, and impartiality.
Article 3
The Editorial Committee is divided into the General Editorial Committee and the Subfield Editorial Committee. All editorial members form the General Editorial Committee, while those grouped by solicitation area form the Subfield Editorial Committee (e.g., Educational Philosophy and History Subfield Editorial Committee). For interdisciplinary submissions, the Editor in Chief shall assign the appropriate subfield. The General Editorial Committee oversees editorial policies, operations, and standards, as well as the journal’s quality, reputation, and impact. Subfield Editorial Committee are responsible for the review of manuscripts in their respective fields.
II. Duties
Article 4
Editor in Chief: An ex officio editorial member responsible for: 1. Presiding over, participating in, or attending relevant editorial meetings; 2. Planning and coordinating editorial policies and affairs; 3. Collaborating with the department chair to appoint editorial members; 4. Preliminary review of submissions; 5. Initial recommendation of reviewers; 6. Handling manuscript appeals; 7. Reviewing accepted manuscripts to ensure alignment with the journal's aims and academic standards.
Article 5
Deputy Editor in Chief: An ex officio editorial member responsible for: 1. Assisting the Editor in Chief in planning and coordinating editorial policies and affairs; 2. Participating in or attending relevant editorial meetings; 3. Preliminary review of submissions; 4. Initial recommendation of reviewers; 5. Acting on behalf of the Editor in Chief when necessary.
Article 6
Editorial Members: Responsible for: 1. Participating in relevant editorial meetings; 2. Jointly deciding on editorial policies, publication decisions, and editorial operations; 3. Handling manuscript appeals.
Article 7
Responsible Editors: Each submission shall be assigned one Responsible Editor designated by the Editor in Chief based on academic expertise. Duties include: 1. Preliminary review of manuscripts in the assigned area; 2. Recommending reviewer lists; 3. Evaluating review quality and revision outcomes, providing recommendations for publication decisions after discussion with the Subfield Editorial Committee; 4. Handling appeals as assigned by the Editor in Chief.
Article 8
Executive Editors: Ex officio editorial members responsible for: 1. Preliminary review of submissions; 2. Initial recommendation of reviewers; 3. Handling editorial administrative tasks.
Article 9
Research Methodology Member: Participates in the General Editorial Committee and may be invited by Subfield Editorial Committee to provide advice on the methodological soundness of submissions, ensuring the quality of the journal's articles.
Article 10
Editorial Assistants: Responsible for assisting with editorial administrative tasks.
Article 11
Editorial Team: Composed of the Editor in Chief, Deputy Editor in Chief, Executive Editors, and Editorial Assistants, responsible for the journal's editorial operations. Key duties include: 1. Organizing and convening relevant editorial meetings; 2. Ensuring effective editorial operations and maintaining the journal's quality, reputation, and impact; 3. Compiling editorial records for internal review; 4. Reviewing manuscript quality and scheduling publication based on editorial decisions.
III. Appointments
Article 12
The Editor in Chief shall be a professor appointed by the department chair. The Deputy Editor in Chief and two Executive Editors shall be invited by the Editor in Chief and appointed with approval from the department chair.
Article 13
Editorial members serve a two-year term and may be reappointed. If a vacancy arises, the department shall recommend twice the number of candidates for internal members, four times for external, and four times for overseas members in the relevant solicitation areas. Final appointments are made by the department chair in consultation with the Editor in Chief. Adjustments may be made for balance and expertise. The Research Methodology Member shall be nominated by the Editor in Chief and appointed by the department chair.
Article 14
One full-time Editorial Assistant shall be appointed using designated funding. Part-time Editorial Assistants may also be appointed as needed.
Article 15
The terms of the Editor in Chief, Deputy Editor in Chief, Executive Editors, and Editorial Members are two years and may be renewed. To ensure continuity, the terms of Executive Editors and Editorial Members should ideally overlap by one year.
IV. Operations
Article 16
Editorial meetings (General or Subfield) shall require a quorum of more than half of the members to proceed. Decisions require the consent of more than half of those present.
Article 17
Each Subfield Editorial Committee shall meet before each issue is published. Meetings may be omitted if there are no manuscripts to review. The General Editorial Committee shall meet at least once a year.
Article 18
Each Subfield Editorial Committee shall elect a chair from among its members to preside over meetings. Meeting minutes must be submitted to the Editorial Team within one week to facilitate publication. The Editorial Team shall consolidate decisions, review manuscript quality, and finalize publication arrangements.
Article 19
To improve efficiency and broaden participation, meetings may be held in-person, via video conferencing, or in hybrid formats. Subfield Editorial Committee may also reach decisions through written communication, provided that the requirements in Article 16 are met.
Article 20
Editorial Members, Editorial Assistant, and Part-time Editorial Assistants must maintain confidentiality regarding all matters related to manuscript review and may not disclose any such information externally in any form.
V. Supplementary Provisions
Article 21
Matters related to the journal's submission guidelines, review procedures, and workflow shall be governed by regulations established by the General Editorial Committee.
Article 22
These regulations shall take effect upon approval by the General Editorial Committee and the Department Affairs Meeting. The same procedure shall apply to any amendments.
《教育研究集刊》編輯委員會組織辦法
（2026年1月1日起適用）
90.08.16 編輯委員會會議通過
102.06.27 編輯委員會會議修正通過
104.04.24 編輯委員會會議修正通過
106.01.20 編輯委員會會議修正通過
111.02.21 編輯委員會會議修正通過
114.01.15編輯委員會會議修正通過
114.03.11系所務會議修正通過
第一條
《教育研究集刊》編輯委員會（以下簡稱編輯委員會）負責集刊編輯政策之訂定、稿件之徵集與審查、爭議事件之處理等編輯相關業務，以確保集刊學術品質，提升對教育理論與實務之貢獻；編輯委員會由二十九至三十一位編輯委員組成，其中總編輯一人，副總編輯一人，執行編輯二人（以上合稱編輯小組），校內編輯委員四人（不含編輯小組），校外編輯委員十二至十四人，臺灣以外編輯委員八人，並得視需要聘請研究方法專長之委員一人。編輯委員會委員任一性別比例不得少於三分之一。
第二條
編輯委員依本刊之主要徵稿領域：課程與教學、教育政策與行政、教育哲史、教育社會學，各領域於校內聘請二人（含編輯小組），校外聘請三至四人、臺灣以外聘請二人。編輯委員之聘請需考量委員之學術專長、研究表現、審查品質、公正客觀性。
第三條
編輯委員會分為總編輯委員會及分組編輯委員會。全體編輯委員參加者稱為總編輯委員會，依徵稿領域分組參加者稱為分組編輯委員會（如哲史分組編輯委員會），跨領域文章由總編輯指定分組歸屬。總編輯委員會負責編輯政策，編務運作與規範，以及期刊品質、聲望與貢獻之確保，分組編輯委員會負責該領域文章之審查業務。
第四條
總編輯：為當然編輯委員，負責1.主持、參與或列席相關編輯委員會會議；2.規劃及協調各項編輯政策與編輯事務；3.與系主任共同商聘編輯委員；4.預審投稿文章；5.初步推薦審查名單；6.處理文稿申訴事宜；7.檢視擬刊登文章，確保符合本刊宗旨與學術品質。
第五條
副總編輯：為當然編輯委員，負責1.協助總編輯規劃及協調各項編輯政策與編輯事務；2.參與或列席相關編輯會議；3.預審投稿文章；4.初步推薦審查名單；5.總編輯因事不能執行職務時，得由副總編輯代理之。
第六條
編輯委員：負責1.參與相關編輯會議；2.共同決定編輯政策、稿件刊登決議及編輯作業等相關事項；3.處理文稿申訴事宜。
第七條
責任編輯：每一稿件均分配一位負責之責任編輯，由總編輯依編輯委員學術專長指定，主要工作包括：負責1.預審每期徵稿領域稿件；2.推薦審查名單；3.檢核審查品質與論文修改情況，作成審查結果建議，並提交分組編輯委員會討論後，作為最後刊登決議之參考；4.經總編輯指定，處理申訴稿件。
第八條
執行編輯：為當然編輯委員，負責1.預審投稿文章；2.初步推薦審查名單；3.處理與編輯相關之行政業務。
第九條
研究方法委員：研究方法委員參與總編輯委員會，並得受分組編輯委員會邀請，就投稿文章研究方法之正確性提供建議，以確保本刊文章品質。
第十條
助理編輯：負責協助處理相關編輯行政業務。
第十一條
編輯小組：由總編輯、副總編輯、執行編輯、助理編輯組成，負責期刊編務運作。主要工作包括1.籌備及召開相關編輯委員會；2.確保編務有效運作，維護期刊品質、聲望與貢獻；3.整理編務相關資料，以利期刊自我檢視；4.檢視文稿品質，根據相關編委會建議，安排出刊工作。
第十二條
總編輯一人，由本系系主任聘請教授擔任之；副總編輯一人及執行編輯兩人，由總編輯邀請，報請系主任聘任之。
第十三條
編輯委員任期兩年，得連聘之。編輯委員如有出缺，四個主要徵稿領域之校內編輯委員，由本系對應學群就出缺數推薦兩倍名單，就校外編輯委員推薦四倍名單，就國外編輯委員推薦四倍名單，由系主任與總編輯共同商議名單後，送請系主任聘任之。總編輯與系主任考量編輯委員之均衡性、專業性，得予以調整；研究方法委員一名由總編輯提名，送請系主任聘任之。
第十四條
專任助理編輯一人，由專款聘任之。另得視編務需要聘任兼任編輯助理協助。
第十五條
總編輯、副總編輯、編輯委員與執行編輯之任期為兩年，得續任；惟為顧及編務之延續性，執行編輯及編輯委員之任期以重疊一年為原則。
第十六條
總編輯委員會或分組編輯委員會開會時須達應出席委員半數以上出席，始得開會，決議事項須達出席委員二分之一以上同意，始得通過。
第十七條
各分組編輯委員會應於每期出刊前召開會議討論出刊事宜，惟若無文稿需討論則可免開。總編輯委員會每年應至少召開會議一次。
第十八條
各分組編輯委員會召開時，由分組編輯委員互推一人擔任主席。分組編輯委員會會議紀錄需於會後一週內送交編輯小組，以利出刊作業。編輯小組彙整分組編輯委員會決議，檢視文稿品質，做成期刊文章刊登與出刊相關決定。
第十九條
為加速運作效率，擴大參與，總編輯委員會及分組編輯委員會得以實體、視訊、混成方式召開；分組編輯委員會除上述召開方式外，亦得以通訊討論做成決議，所有會議召開仍需符合第十六條規定。
第二十條
編輯委員、助理編輯、兼任編輯助理對於所接觸或知悉之審查相關事宜，負保密之責，不得以任何形式對外傳播。
第二十一條
有關本刊《徵稿辦法》、《審稿辦法》、作業流程等規定，授權總編輯委員會制訂。
第二十二條
本辦法經總編輯委員會討論通過，送系所務會議通過後實施，修正時亦同。
