Announcements

Fraudulent/Predatory Journal Alert

We have learned that a fraudulent entity has copied content from the International Journal of Multicultural Education (IJME) open journal system and is purporting to be IJME. This fraudulent journal is predatory in that it charges a substantial publication fee, does not index “published” articles, and does not require blind peer review. They use the website ijmejournal.org (no hyphen between "ijme" and "journal").

This false journal is using the contact information editor@ijmejournal.org and Whatsapp: +1 605-824-1953 [sic]. Messages originated from these addresses are fraudulent and may include requests to submit articles as well as promises to quickly publish submissions using an expedited peer review. Printing your work with this entity will cost you money and may damage your scholarly reputation. Please be very skeptical and cautious when dealing with journal opportunities that seem too good to be true.

Be assured that the genuine IJME is free, relies on blind peer review, and remains open access with the mission of being an accessible, high quality, peer-reviewed, and reputable journal with a 25 year history. IJME’s official website remains https://ijme-journal.org/index.php/ijme/index and we use the email address: sherry.marx.ijme@usu.edu. Fraudulent/predatory journals are becoming more prevalent, particular those with an international focus and audience. Please assess journal websites carefully before submitting your work and use extreme caution if your paper has been accepted with minimal peer review and/or you are being asked to pay a fee to the journal.

2025 Reviewers of the Year

It is our pleasure at IJME to announce the winners of our first annual Reviewer of the Year Award. These reviewers gave timely, detailed, and thoughtful feedback on manuscripts in ways that helped us at the journal make decisions and guided authors in improving their papers. We are very grateful for their exceptional service to IJME.

Wenyang Sun
Assistant Professor
Department of Education, Culture, and Society 
The University of Utah, USA

Karen Washburn
Assistant Professor
Social Studies
Montana State University Billings, USA

Troy Crawford
Professor, Retired
Language Department
University of Guanajuato, Mexico

Ana María de las Heras
Tenured Lecturer
Didactics and School Organization
Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

Ailyn Grace Pantaleon Buquid
Associate Professor
Department of General Teacher Training
North Eastern Mindanao State University-Lianga Campus, Philippines