What "Online First" means

• Online First means your article is publicly published — it has a working DOI and anyone can cite it
• The article is at its final article URL — that URL stays permanent, even though volume/issue/pages will be added later
• The article counts toward your publication record — Google Scholar, DOAJ, Crossref will all pull its metadata
• Online First is a formal publication — it is NOT a preprint

Your DOI

• Format: 10.62219/cjes.YYYYNNN (e.g. 10.62219/cjes.2026042)
• Full link: https://doi.org/10.62219/cjes.YYYYNNN
• The DOI goes live within 24 hours of Online First publication — during that brief window the link may 404; it starts working as soon as Crossref ingests the metadata
• This DOI is permanent — you can cite it on your CV, your institution's page, LinkedIn, and it will always resolve to CJES

Timeline from acceptance to Online First

• Typical window: 2–4 weeks
• Stages: typesetting (5–7 days) → copyedit (3–5 days) → Author Proof (3–5 days) → final approval and publication (1–2 days)
• The usual bottleneck is Author Proof — if you respond quickly, your paper publishes quickly

How to cite your Online First article

Until an issue is assigned, use this format (APA 7 example):

*Surname, A. B., & Surname, C. D. (Year). Title.* Cambodian Journal of Educational Studies, *Advance online publication*. https://doi.org/10.62219/cjes.YYYYNNN

Once the issue is assigned (usually 1–6 months later), replace "*Advance online publication*" with *4*(1), 23–45 (for example). The DOI and everything else stays the same.

Issue assignment (later)

• Your Online First article remains "Online First" until it is linked to a numbered issue
• CJES publishes quarterly — your article will be assigned to the next issue with available space
• Issue assignment adds Volume, Number, and Pages — everything else (DOI, article URL, content) stays the same
• You receive an email notification when it happens — you don't need to do anything
• If you already cited your article as "Advance online publication", that citation is still valid — updating to the issue form is optional

Promotion and sharing

• Every CJES article is published under CC BY 4.0 — you and anyone else may share, redistribute, or adapt, provided authors are credited
• You may deposit the PDF on your institution's website, ScholarGPS, ResearchGate, or Academia.edu
• You may post on LinkedIn, Facebook, X, with the DOI link
• You may include the DOI on your CV, in grant proposals, in job applications
• If your institution has a repository (OpenAIRE, Zenodo), you may deposit the article there

Indexing and metrics

• Google Scholar ingests CJES articles within 2–4 weeks of Online First
• Crossref ingests the metadata immediately (within 24 hours)
• DOAJ ingests metadata every 2 weeks
• ORCID is linked automatically if you provided your ORCID iD at submission — the article appears on your ORCID profile
• Citation counts start showing in Google Scholar after 1–2 years, once other articles begin citing yours

Related guides

• Workflow

  Submission process

  What to prepare before submitting, the stages your manuscript will move through, and the timelines you can expect at each step.

• Guidelines

  Author guidelines

  Manuscript structure, formatting, reference style, and specific requirements for each article type accepted by CJES.

• Fees

  Publication charges

  CJES is a diamond open-access journal — authors pay no charges of any kind, and readers access all articles freely. There are no APCs, no submission fees, and no hidden charges.

• Templates

  Manuscript templates

  Download pre-formatted Word templates for every CJES article type. The templates include the required structure and font choices for both Khmer and English.

• Workflow

  While your paper is under peer review

  What happens after you press submit, how long each stage usually takes, which emails you can expect from the platform, and when it is OK to nudge the editorial office.

• Workflow

  Preparing a revision

  How to respond to reviewer comments, format a point-by-point response letter, use Word Track Changes correctly, and what to do if you disagree with a reviewer.

• Workflow

  Author proof review

  After acceptance, the final gate before publication is your author proof. What to check, which corrections are allowed, which are not, and the timeline.