PsychologyOPEN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION
OPEN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION
INVITATION FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION
Field: Educational Psychology | Cross-National Research
Dear Lecturers, Researchers, and Academics,
We are pleased to invite lecturers, researchers, and academics from universities worldwide to participate in an International Research Collaboration initiated by a researcher from Universitas Harkat Negeri, Indonesia.
This collaborative initiative aims to strengthen international academic networks, advance high-quality cross-national research, and develop scientific publications with strong theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions.
1. RESEARCH TITLE
“Cross-National Differences in Academic Adjustment: A Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling Study of Social Support, Academic Resilience, and Academic Self-Efficacy”
This study aims to investigate cross-national differences in the psychological mechanisms associated with academic adjustment among university students.
The proposed research model consists of:
* Social Support (X1): First independent variable.
* Academic Resilience (X2): Second independent variable.
* Academic Self-Efficacy (M): Mediating variable.
* Academic Adjustment (Y): Dependent variable.
The study will employ a quantitative research approach using Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling (MG-SEM) to examine direct and indirect relationships among variables and compare structural relationships across countries.
2. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF COLLABORATORS
The research initiator will provide the initial research instruments and study protocol. Collaborators from participating countries are expected to undertake the following responsibilities:
1. Research Instrument Adaptation
Translate and culturally adapt the questionnaires to the language and sociocultural context of their respective countries while maintaining the conceptual equivalence and validity of the measured constructs.
The adapted instruments will be reviewed collaboratively before data collection.
2. Ethical Clearance
Obtain research ethics approval (ethical clearance) from the appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB), Research Ethics Committee, or other authorized ethics body in their respective countries, in accordance with applicable institutional and national regulations.
3. Submission of Research Documents
Submit copies of the ethical approval documentation and culturally adapted questionnaires to the research initiator for documentation, coordination, and cross-national instrument evaluation.
4. Questionnaire Distribution
Distribute the adapted questionnaires to university students in their respective countries according to the agreed participant eligibility criteria and research procedures.
5. Data Collection
Coordinate the collection of data from a minimum of 300 university students with valid responses per participating country.
This is a collective target for each country. If multiple researchers participate from the same country, they may work together to achieve the required sample size.
6. Research Ethics and Data Protection Compliance
Ensure that data collection begins only after all required ethical approvals have been obtained and that the research adheres to informed consent procedures, participant confidentiality, data security standards, and applicable data protection regulations.
7. Research Coordination and Communication
Maintain active communication with the research initiator to ensure consistency in research procedures, data quality, and effective implementation of the cross-national collaboration.
3. BENEFITS FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATORS
Researchers who actively participate in this international collaboration will have opportunities to receive the following benefits:
1. Scientific Publication Co-Authorship
Collaborators who make substantial scholarly contributions and meet the applicable authorship criteria will be included as co-authors of the resulting research manuscript.
Eligible collaborators will also participate in manuscript drafting or critical intellectual revision, final manuscript approval, and scholarly accountability in accordance with publication ethics standards.
2. Opportunities for Publication in Reputable International Journals
Participate in the preparation and submission of a high-quality scientific manuscript targeting a Scopus-indexed international journal, preferably ranked Q1 or Q2.
3. International Academic Networking
Establish and strengthen professional relationships with lecturers, researchers, and academics from universities across different countries.
4. Academic and Research Portfolio Development
Gain valuable experience in international collaborative research, contributing to academic career development, research portfolios, and scholarly publication records.
5. Opportunities for Future Research Collaboration
Develop long-term partnerships for future international research projects, joint publications, and other academic initiatives.
6. International Interdepartmental Collaboration through an Implementation Agreement (IA)
This research collaboration also offers opportunities to establish formal academic cooperation between the Psychology Study Program at Universitas Harkat Negeri, Indonesia, and Psychology or related academic programs at participating universities worldwide.
Such cooperation may be formalized through an Implementation Agreement (IA) focusing on international joint research and collaborative scientific publications.
The IA may serve as an institutional document outlining the implementation of collaborative research activities, the responsibilities of participating academic programs, and mutually agreed academic outcomes.
This initiative is expected to support the internationalization of academic programs, strengthen global academic partnerships, and enhance the quality of higher education, research, and community engagement.
The development and signing of an IA will be subject to mutual agreement and official approval from the respective institutions.
4. EXPECTED RESEARCH OUTCOMES
The collaboration aims to achieve the following outcomes:
1. Produce a cross-national study with clearly established scientific novelty and meaningful theoretical and empirical contributions to Educational Psychology.
2. Collect research data from multiple countries, with a minimum target of 300 valid university student responses per country.
3. Examine mediation mechanisms and cross-national differences in structural relationships using MG-SEM.
4. Prepare and submit a high-quality research manuscript to a reputable Scopus-indexed international journal, preferably Q1 or Q2.
5. Establish sustainable international research networks and academic partnerships.
6. Explore the establishment of formal interdepartmental cooperation through an Implementation Agreement (IA) between the Psychology Study Program at Universitas Harkat Negeri and academic programs at participating universities.
5. RESEARCH COLLABORATION MECHANISM
The research initiator will provide the research framework, initial questionnaires, and data collection protocol, and coordinate statistical analysis and manuscript preparation.
Collaborators in each participating country will be responsible for supporting instrument adaptation, obtaining the necessary ethical approvals, and coordinating data collection according to the agreed research protocol.
Ethical approval documents and adapted questionnaires must be submitted to the research initiator before data collection begins. Instrument use and cross-border data sharing will comply with applicable ethical requirements, instrument permissions, and data protection regulations.
Authorship contributions and author order will be determined transparently based on each researcher’s scholarly contributions and the requirements of the target journal.
For universities interested in institutional cooperation, the development of an Implementation Agreement (IA) may be coordinated with the relevant academic programs and institutional authorities.
6. CONTACT INFORMATION AND COLLABORATION REGISTRATION
Lecturers, researchers, and academics interested in joining this international research collaboration are warmly invited to contact:
Ahmad Fadil
Universitas Harkat Negeri, Indonesia
Email: ahmad.fadil@harkatnegeri.ac.id
We welcome researchers from various countries to contribute to innovative cross-national research, strengthen international academic networks, and advance scientific knowledge in Educational Psychology.
We hope this collaboration will not only contribute to high-quality international scientific publications but also serve as a foundation for productive and sustainable institutional academic partnerships.
Thank you for your interest and consideration. We look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with you.
Sincerely,
Ahmad Fadil
Universitas Harkat Negeri
Indonesia
Let’s Collaborate, Innovate, and Publish Together!
