The Global Educational Research Review (GERR) is committed to conducting all direct marketing activities in an ethical, professional, and unobtrusive manner. Our marketing efforts are carefully targeted to relevant audiences and aim to provide accurate, truthful, and valuable information about the journal, its scope, and submission opportunities.
Key Principles of Direct Marketing
- Appropriate and Targeted Communications
- Direct marketing efforts, including calls for papers and journal promotions, are directed toward researchers, academics, and practitioners whose work aligns with the journal’s aims and scope.
- Communication is tailored to ensure relevance and avoid spam or intrusive messaging.
- Accuracy and Transparency
- All marketing materials provide truthful and accurate information about the journal, including its policies, submission process, and indexing status.
- No misleading claims or exaggerated metrics are included in any promotional content.
- Respect for Privacy and Regulations
- Marketing activities comply with applicable data protection regulations, including GDPR and similar frameworks, ensuring recipients’ privacy and consent are respected.
- Recipients are provided with the option to opt-out of further communications at any time.
- Solicitation of Manuscripts
- Invitations to submit manuscripts are issued selectively, based on the alignment of the recipient’s research interests with the journal’s focus.
- Solicitation emails are crafted to be professional and informative, encouraging potential authors to explore GERR as a trusted platform for publishing their work.
Ethical Commitment
The Global Educational Research Review (GERR) ensures that all direct marketing activities are conducted independently of editorial decisions. Manuscripts submitted in response to marketing campaigns are evaluated solely on their academic merit and relevance to the journal’s scope, following a rigorous double-blind peer-review process.
Continuous Improvement
Feedback from recipients is actively sought and used to refine marketing strategies, ensuring that communications remain respectful, relevant, and aligned with the needs of the academic community.