About the Journal

Acca: Journal of Academic Culture, Curriculum, and Assessment is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by Malebbi Global Care, Indonesia. The journal provides an academic platform for researchers, lecturers, teachers, educational leaders, policymakers, students, and practitioners to publish and discuss research and scholarly perspectives on education.

The name Acca represents intelligence, scholarship, knowledge, wisdom, and the responsible use of learning. This identity reflects the journal’s commitment to strengthening academic integrity and culture, promoting relevant and responsive curriculum development, and advancing fair, valid, and meaningful educational assessment.

Aims

Acca aims to:

disseminate high-quality research and scholarly work in education;
strengthen academic culture, integrity, literacy, and research practices;
support the development, implementation, and evaluation of educational curricula;
advance educational assessment, evaluation, testing, and quality assurance;
promote critical discussion of educational policy, leadership, institutions, and systems;
encourage interdisciplinary and context-responsive approaches to educational issues;
connect educational theory, policy, research, and professional practice; and
support innovation and sustainable development in education.

Focus and Scope

Acca focuses on education in its broader institutional, cultural, curricular, evaluative, professional, social, and policy contexts. Academic culture, curriculum, and assessment constitute the journal’s principal areas of emphasis but do not function as exclusive limitations on its scope.

The journal welcomes manuscripts addressing:

academic culture and academic integrity;
academic literacy and research culture;
curriculum theory and curriculum development;
curriculum implementation and evaluation;
educational assessment and assessment literacy;
test development, validation, and measurement;
program evaluation;
educational policy;
educational leadership and management;
school administration;
higher education;
teacher education and professional development;
educational psychology;
sociology and philosophy of education;
history of education;
vocational education;
inclusive and special education;
religious and Islamic education;
character education;
early childhood education;
primary and secondary education;
guidance and counseling;
student development;
educational quality assurance and accreditation;
institutional development;
community and nonformal education;
education and society;
educational innovation;
digital transformation in education;
artificial intelligence in education;
education for sustainable development; and
contemporary educational issues.

Manuscripts whose primary contribution concerns classroom teaching techniques, instructional media, learning materials, classroom action research, or specific teaching practices may be more appropriately submitted to Lontara: Journal of Learning, Teaching, and Research.

Article Types

Acca welcomes the following types of manuscripts:

original research articles;
review articles;
systematic literature reviews;
meta-analyses;
conceptual papers;
theoretical papers;
policy analyses;
program evaluations;
case studies;
research and development articles;
perspectives; and
practitioner-oriented scholarly papers.

Editorials may be published by invitation or at the discretion of the editorial team.

Publication Languages

Acca accepts manuscripts written in English or Indonesian. Every manuscript must include an English title, abstract, and keywords. Manuscripts written in Indonesian may also include an Indonesian abstract.

English-language manuscripts should consistently follow American English conventions. Authors are responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts are written in clear, accurate, and appropriate academic language.

Publication Frequency

Acca is published twice a year, in March and September.

The journal applies continuous publication within each active issue. Articles that have completed editorial screening, peer review, revision, copyediting, layout, and proofreading may be published immediately in the active issue without waiting for all articles in the issue to be completed.

Peer-Review Process

All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine:

conformity with the journal’s focus and scope;
compliance with submission requirements;
originality and academic quality;
completeness of manuscript metadata;
ethical compliance; and
suitability for external peer review.

Manuscripts that pass the initial assessment are evaluated through a double-anonymous peer-review process. Authors and reviewers do not know each other’s identities during the review process.

Each manuscript should normally be evaluated by at least two independent reviewers with relevant academic expertise. Reviewers assess the relevance, originality, theoretical basis, methodology, findings, discussion, contribution, organization, references, ethical compliance, and publication readiness of the manuscript.

The final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief or an authorized editor based on the reviewers’ recommendations, the quality of the revised manuscript, and compliance with the journal’s policies. Submission does not guarantee acceptance or publication.

Originality and Similarity Screening

All submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal.

Submitted manuscripts are screened using Turnitin before proceeding to the main editorial assessment. Bibliographies, properly formatted direct quotations, and minor matching phrases may be excluded when evaluating similarity.

A similarity score is not the sole basis for determining plagiarism. Editors evaluate the source, location, extent, pattern, and significance of matched material. Manuscripts containing plagiarism, duplicate publication, unattributed paraphrasing, fabricated references, or manipulation of similarity results may be rejected.

The maximum acceptable similarity level is: 30%

Publication Fees

Acca does not charge a submission fee.

An Article Processing Charge may apply only to manuscripts that have been accepted for publication.

Article Processing Charge: IDR 200.000,00

The amount, payment procedure, waiver conditions, and components covered by the charge must be stated transparently on the journal website before the journal begins accepting paid publications.

Payment does not influence editorial assessment, peer-review results, or publication decisions.

Artificial Intelligence Use

Artificial intelligence tools cannot be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical compliance of a manuscript.

Authors remain fully responsible for all content submitted to the journal. Any material use of generative artificial intelligence in preparing, revising, translating, or analyzing a manuscript must be transparently disclosed.

Artificial intelligence must not be used to:

fabricate or alter research data;
generate false findings;
create fictitious references;
conceal plagiarism;
misrepresent research procedures;
replace the scholarly responsibility of the authors; or
violate participant confidentiality.

Editors and reviewers must not upload confidential manuscripts, unpublished data, review reports, author information, or other protected materials to publicly accessible artificial intelligence platforms.

Research Ethics

Research involving human participants, identifiable personal information, vulnerable groups, or sensitive data must comply with appropriate ethical standards.

Authors must provide ethical approval information when required by the research design, institution, law, or disciplinary standard. Informed consent must be obtained and reported where applicable.

Authors are responsible for protecting participant anonymity, confidentiality, dignity, safety, and rights throughout the research and publication processes.

Publication Ethics

Acca is committed to maintaining integrity, fairness, transparency, confidentiality, independence, and accountability throughout its publication process.

Authors must:

report research accurately and honestly;
acknowledge all relevant sources;
avoid plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification;
avoid simultaneous and duplicate submission;
disclose funding and conflicts of interest;
comply with authorship criteria;
obtain ethical approval and consent where applicable; and
respond appropriately to editorial and reviewer comments.

Reviewers must:

maintain manuscript confidentiality;
provide objective and constructive assessments;
avoid personal criticism;
disclose conflicts of interest;
respect intellectual property; and
report suspected ethical problems to the editor.

Editors must:

make decisions based on academic merit;
preserve confidentiality;
manage conflicts of interest;
ensure fair and independent peer review;
investigate credible ethical concerns; and
issue corrections, retractions, or other notices when required.

Privacy Statement

Names, email addresses, affiliations, and other personal information entered into the journal website will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal and its editorial and publishing processes.

Personal information will not be used for unrelated purposes or disclosed to other parties except where required for legitimate editorial, technical, ethical, archival, or legal purposes.

Sister Journal Relationship

Acca and Lontara: Journal of Learning, Teaching, and Research are sister journals published by Malebbi Global Care.

Manuscript placement is determined primarily by the manuscript’s principal contribution and compatibility with each journal’s scope. A manuscript must not be processed simultaneously by both journals.

A manuscript may be offered for transfer to the sister journal when:

the manuscript is more suitable for the receiving journal;
the author provides written consent;
processing at the original journal has been formally closed; and
the receiving journal independently agrees to assess the manuscript.

Transfer does not guarantee acceptance or publication.

Publisher

Malebbi Global Care
South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Journal Website

https://journal.malebbi.org/acca/index

Official Contact

Email: accajournal@gmail.com
WhatsApp: +62 853-7354-5484
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