Mathematics Education Research Journal - Imortant Notice on Submissions: Statements and Declarations on Title Page

The following statements should be included under the heading "Statements and Declarations" for inclusion in the published paper. Please note that submissions that do not include relevant declarations will be returned as incomplete.

Acknowledgments: Authors may provide an acknowledgment of support they received in the development of the manuscript (e.g., clarification of ideas through work with colleagues, assistance with language editing etc.)

Sources of funding: Authors are required to disclose any sources of funding they were awarded to conduct the relevant research study.

Financial or non-financial interests: Authors are required to disclose financial or non-financial interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Please refer to “Competing Interests and Funding” below for more information on how to complete this section.

Ethical approval: Authors must provide statements related to: 

• study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals (e.g., The research study that underpins this publication was provided by XXXX University, Registration number YYY). If a study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee cannot be provided, authors must provide a reason why this was not necessary and indicate how the research was consistent with national/international standards for conducting research with human subjects. 
• how informed consent was obtained if the research involved human participants
• on the welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate).

Please see the relevant sections in the submission guidelines for further information as well as various examples of wording. Please revise/customize the sample statements according to your own needs.