Focus and Scope

Acca: Journal of Academic Culture, Curriculum, and Assessment publishes scholarly work in education within its broader institutional, cultural, curricular, evaluative, professional, social, and policy contexts.

Academic culture, curriculum, and educational assessment constitute the journal's principal areas of emphasis. However, these areas do not function as exclusive limitations on the journal's scope. Acca also welcomes interdisciplinary and context-responsive studies that contribute to the development of educational theory, policy, research, institutions, and professional practice.

Main Areas of Focus

Acca welcomes manuscripts addressing the following areas:

  • academic culture and academic integrity;
  • academic literacy and research culture;
  • curriculum theory and curriculum development;
  • curriculum design, reform, and innovation;
  • curriculum implementation and evaluation;
  • educational assessment and assessment literacy;
  • test development, validation, and measurement;
  • classroom, institutional, and system-level assessment;
  • program evaluation;
  • educational policy;
  • educational leadership and management;
  • school administration;
  • higher education;
  • teacher education and professional development;
  • educational psychology;
  • sociology of education;
  • philosophy of education;
  • history of education;
  • vocational and technical education;
  • inclusive and special education;
  • religious and Islamic education;
  • character education;
  • early childhood education;
  • primary and secondary education;
  • guidance and counseling;
  • student development and student affairs;
  • educational quality assurance;
  • accreditation and institutional evaluation;
  • 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.

Types of Scholarly Contribution

Acca welcomes manuscripts that offer theoretical, empirical, methodological, policy-oriented, evaluative, institutional, or professional contributions. The journal accepts:

  • 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.

Scope Considerations

Manuscripts should demonstrate a clear contribution to educational knowledge, policy, institutional development, curriculum, academic culture, assessment, or professional practice.

Studies should present a clear research problem, appropriate theoretical or conceptual grounding, sound methodology where applicable, and a meaningful discussion of their scholarly or practical implications.

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

Intended Contributors and Readers

Acca provides an academic platform for:

  • researchers;
  • lecturers and university faculty members;
  • teachers and education practitioners;
  • educational leaders and administrators;
  • curriculum developers;
  • assessment and evaluation specialists;
  • policymakers;
  • students;
  • institutional quality-assurance professionals; and
  • other professionals concerned with education.

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 title, abstract, and keywords.

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

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