It is well known that improving the quality of education requires education research. Indeed, it is by exploring new horizons and being part of logic of reflection and self-criticism on our practices that we can move forward to put in place strategies for our professional development and contribute to development of the education sector. In this context, the CPRS publishes the Journal of Pedagogical Studies and Research in order to offer a space of fruitful exchange to all the academicians to make their scientific contributions.
Publication Request
Are you a researcher in education interested in publishing a research?
Read the terms and conditions below and complete the request for publication
Submission Guidelines
Authors are required to comply with all of the following guidelines. Submissions may be returned to authors who do not adhere to these items.
General Guidelines
(1) The Principal Researcher shall make a signed undertaking (on behalf) of all the participating researchers (if any) that the research has not been published, that it is not submitted for publication and will not be published in another area until the arbitration proceedings have been completed and published in the Journal.
(2) The researcher shall ensure that the research language is free from linguistic and grammatical errors.
(3) The research, without the name of the researcher or researchers, shall be sent within three weeks of its submission to three referees specialized in its scientific domain for showing the eligibility of the research for publication within a period of one month. Then, observations of the referees are sent to the researcher to be taken into consideration, sent again to the referees, to ensure that the researcher made the changes required.
(4) The journal shall notify the researcher of the result of the arbitration.
(5) The researcher is given a maximum period of one month to apply the changes proposed by the referees or by the editorial board.
(6) The editorial board shall have the right to preliminary examination of the research, and to determine its eligibility for arbitration, or reject it.
(7) In the event that the research is accepted for publication, all the copyrights of the publication shall be reserved to the journal and it must not be published in any other publication outlet, either paper or electronically, without the written permission of the editor.
(8) The opinions expressed in the published papers reflect the views of the researchers only and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the journal.
(9) Research is provided electronically by e-mail:
The researcher (s) shall fill out two copies (2) of the “submission form” and submit them to the head of the concerned unit to submit them in the administrative sequence to the president of the center and the researcher shall keep a copy of it.
(10) Sections of the journal: basic articles, educational technology, teaching methods, readers’ responses, summaries, and networks
Ø Basic articles (25 pages): these articles should address the educational issues (theory and practice) relevant to the Mauritanian educational system. These articles must also comply with the research guidelines adopted by the journal.
Ø Educational Technology: This section includes short articles (15 to 25 pages) that provide an overview of educational techniques, facilities, and integration into educational practice. These applications, programs, devices, and resources can be available on the Web.
Ø Teaching Methods: Do you have an approach of teaching or a special activity that others should know? This section (15 to 25 sheets) provides teachers with an opportunity to share their ideas and practical activities. Presentations must provide details of the activities as well as the contexts of their use.
Ø Summaries: This section (15 to 25 sheets) is devoted to summaries of recent textbooks or educational programs on CDs or videos where evaluations should focus on aspects of curriculum and content and their applicability in the context of Mauritanian education.
Ø Readers’ responses: This section (5 to 15 sheets) gives readers an opportunity to respond to articles published in previous issues.
Ø Forum: This section (from 2 to 10 pages) reports on Congresses, seminars and national and international conferences on education. These reports should provide readers with an overview of professional activities, concerns and educational projects in the region.
Research guidelines
Among the topics that the journal is interested in:
- Educational policies
- Educational technology
- Management and organization of educational institutions
- Education Finance
- Educational curriculum
- Teaching methods
- Preparation and training of teachers
- Preparation and training of administrative groups in educational institutions
- Institutional effectiveness
- Quality standards in education
- Student Affairs
- Equal opportunities
- The role of civil society in education
- Evaluation
- Academic Accreditation
- Educational Research
(1) The research must be written either in Arabic, French or English
(2) The submitted research should not exceed 25 pages, including the abstracts: Arabic, French or English, and references.
(3) The title of the research should be brief and expressive of the content of the research.
(4) Two summaries, each of which does not exceed one hundred and fifty words, the first in the research language and the second in Arabic language, if not the language of the research, on two separate pages, each containing the title of the research, the name of the researcher and scientific title, correspondence address in both Arabic and foreign language. Each summary is followed by keywords on the same page.
(5) The dimensions of all four page margins (upper, lower, right, left) (3 cm), and the distance in between lines is single.
(6) The type of font in the text of the Arabic research (Simplified Arabic), size (16), and French or English (Times New Roman), size (12).
(7) The type of font in the tables in Arab Research is (Simplified Arabic), size 10, and in French or English research is (Times New Roman), size (8).
(8) The Arabic numerals (1-2-3 …) are used throughout the research.
(9) The research pages are numbered in the middle of the bottom of the page.
(10) Do not use footnotes
(11) Use vertical orientation only (i.e. no pages are inserted in landscape orientation)
(12) In writing the research, the name of the researcher or researchers should not be mentioned in the research body explicitly, or by any sign that reveals identity or hobby. Rather, the use of the word researcher or researchers instead of the name is mandatory throughout the text and the bibliography.
The structure of the research may include an the title, 2 summaries, key words, introduction, literature review, methodology, results and discussion, recommendations, limitations and bibliography.
- Introduction
This section should include a summary of the problem or underlying issue that the researcher wishes to address. It should also include the general framework of the study, its objectives and the reasons for its implementation, including the nature of its local need.
- Literature review
This section should contain a presentation of previous studies on the subject of the research, explain the deficiencies in it, and how the proposed study contributes to filling this gap and to academic advancement in the field of study and in the scientific specialization that comes within it.
- Methodology
This section should contain a description of the theoretical or intellectual framework in which the study falls, and the hypothesis derived from this intellectual framework or the questions that the study seeks to answer . The key variables to be examined and relationships should be identified. The way in which variables are to be converted into measurable elements, the proposed method of collecting empirical data and the methods of classification and analysis should be explained.
- Results and discussion
This section should contain a detailed analysis of the data collected in the research framework using available comparison tools such as tables and graphs.
The results should be discussed in light of both the studies on the issue of treatment and the educational and social contexts in Mauritania.
- Recommendations
This section should contain suggestions on the issue addressed that will improve the course of practice and study. The section should also include specific directives linking the aspects of the studied issue to the educational and social context in Mauritania.
- Research Limitations
This section should include references to aspects of the studied issue that the study could not address due to time, logistics or objective reasons.
- References
This section should include all sources used directly or indirectly, in accordance with the American Psychological Association Regulation, Version 6:
(American Psychological Association – APA – 6th Ed.)
A list of Arabic references must follow the text directly, in alphabetical order by the last name of the first author, according to the method of documentation adopted in the journal.
Following the list of Arabic references is the list of foreign references according to their alphabetical order according to the last name of the first author, according to the method of documentation adopted in the journal.
Books: Author’s name – Publication date – Title of the book underlined- Place of publication – Publishing House.
If this part is in a book for a non-author, the title shall be written between the quotation marks followed by the word (in) and then the remaining elements of the documentation for this paragraph shall be fulfilled.
Research: Researcher Name – Publication Date – Research Title – Journal Title – Issue Number – Publishing Pages.
Theses and dissertations: Name of the author – Date – Thesis title – Thesis (MA / PhD) – Name of the faculty – University name.