Collaborative Paper – Phase 1 Validation

Following the initial coordination phase of our collaborative publication, we are now concluding Phase 1 – Journal Strategy and Methodological Alignment.

Over the past weeks, Stylianos Mystakidis, Laia Lluch Molins, and Leonel Morgado have developed a detailed proposal covering:

• journal selection

• writing environment

• manuscript structure

• workflow and timeline

📄 Full proposal available is attached to revision.

Please confirm your agreement on the following points:

1. Target journal
   International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education (Q1, Open Access, no APC) JOURNAL LINK HERE

2. Writing environment
   Google Docs (shared collaborative workspace): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hXAaARxeh4TKE3aXKRpAgUGSejRoOmINpFHFJRTyPEA/edit?usp=drive_link

3. Workflow and timeline
   Task distribution and deadlines as defined in the proposal

4. Authorship criteria
   Based on active contribution (writing and/or revision), as detailed in the participation matrix

📊 Participation matrix:
PARTICIPATION MATRIX LINK HERE

Important note on authorship

Authorship roles, including coordination and first authorship, are defined in the participation matrix.

The coordinator and first author is:
Haline Maia (Coordinator & First Author – responsible for initial research design, data collection, and preliminary analysis)

Deadline

🗓 Please confirm your agreement by Monday, 23 March (end of day)

Once validated, we will proceed with Phase 2 – Methods and Results Drafting.

Thank you all for your collaboration.