Content
1. Review Policy
2. Initial Manuscript
Evaluation
3. Field / Section Editor
4. Type of Peer Review
5. How the referee is selected
6. Review Reports
7. How long does the review
process take?
8. Final report
9. Editor’s Decision is final
10. Becoming a referee for IJPES
1. Review Policy
IJPES will continue to be published online four times
a year (January, April, July and October) starting in January 2021. Manuscripts
can be submitted in English. All manuscripts submitted for publication will
undergo rigorous peer review, based on an initial editor screening (format of
the manuscript, originality of the study, language used) and then a double
blind review process by at least two anonymous reviewers.
The reviewers are usually chosen from either the
Editorial Board, or the Reviewers Panel. Typically, the editor will seek
reviewers’ feedback before considering your submission for publication. In that
case, the editor will wait until he/she receives all reviewer comments on your
submission. The editor will then email you directly with a decision. Editorial
Board is the only authority to enable the communication between the author(s)
and the manuscript reviewers.
Manuscripts submitted to the International
Journal of Psychology and Education Studies (IJPES) undergo
a process of “Desk Review “and “Peer
Review” before they are accepted and published. Our referees who are
experts in the field of psychology, education and educational sciences play a
vital role in maintaining the high standards for IJPES, and all manuscripts are
peer-reviewed following the procedure outlined below.
2. Initial Manuscript Evaluation
When a manuscript is submitted to the International
Journal of Psychology and Education Studies (IJPES), it first undergoes a
preliminary check known as a desk review. The Administrative Editor
first evaluates all manuscripts submitted to journal. It is rare, but an
exceptional manuscript or an invited paper can be accepted at this stage by
Editor-in-Chief. The manuscript that do not follow the format
specified by the IJPES will be rejected at this stage are;
· Inappropriate to IJPES Guidelines (i.e. Manuscript
format is not appropriate),
· Lack of originality, novelty, or significance (i.e.
Results that are not generalizable,
· Mismatch with the aims and scope of the journal (i.e.
Topics that are not of interest to the journal’s readership)
· Have poor grammar or English language
· Flaws in study design (i.e. Choice of a weak or
unreliable method)
· Poor Writing and Organization (i.e. insufficient
explanation of the rationale for the study, inadequate description
of methods)
3. Field
/ Section Editor
Field/Section Editor initially assigned to a
submission by an Editor. Filed/Section Editors manage the Review Process of
submissions of those that are accepted. Editors send requests to Field/Section
Editors to see a submission through the editorial process. Submissions to the
IJPES that are assigned to the Section Editor by the Editor appear in that
Section Editor's Submissions In Review queue. Section Editors have access to
only those submissions to which they have been assigned. Section Editors can
reject
4. Type
of Peer Review
International Journal of Psychology and Education
Studies (IJPES) uses double blind reviewing, where both the referee and author remain
anonymous throughout the review process. Therefore, it is very important, all
the manuscript files (including any supplemental Files for Review) has to be
anonymised to allow for blinded review? Author/s should remove personal
information, especially names from the main documents.
5. How is
The Reviewer selected?
Referees are chosen by the editors or by field/
section editors or members of the editorial board to whom the task has been
delegated. Field/Section editors are responsible for assigning manuscripts to
reviewers. Reviewers are matched to the manuscripts according to their
expertise. IJPES journal management system allows field editors to choose from
our database or add new reviewers.
6. Review
Reports
Reviewers are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript
meets the criteria under the following dimension:
1. Presentation
2. The merit of the study
3. Introduction to manuscript
4. Methodology
5. Results
6. Relevance & Significance
7. Discussion and Conclusion.
8. References
9. Supplementary Materials
7. How Long Does the Review Process Take?
The time required for the review process is mainly
dependent on the referees' response. The review process usually takes 3 to 8
months to complete depending on the number of rounds the reviews need to take
place. Please do expect a slight delay if the review period overlaps with a
long holiday or Summer/Winter break.
All manuscripts submitted for publication in IJPES
will undergo rigorous peer review, based on an initial editor screening and
then a blind review process by at least two anonymous referees. The section
editors usually choose the reviewers from the journal reviewer pool. Normally,
the editor will seek reviewer’s feedback before considering the authors’
submission for publication. In that case, the Editor will wait until he/she
receives all reviewer comments on submission. If the reviewer’s reports
contradict one another or a report is unnecessarily delayed, a further expert
opinion will be sought? In rare cases for which it is extremely difficult to
find a second referee to review the manuscript, or when the one referee’s
report has thoroughly convinced the Editor, decisions at this stage to accept,
reject or ask the author for a revision are made on the basis of only one
referee’s report.
8. Final
Report
The Editor’s decision will be sent to the author with
the referees' recommendations, which usually includes verbatim comments by the
referees. Recommended actions:
§ ACCEPT: No revision is needed,
§ ACCEPT: Minor Revision is needed,
§ MAJOR REVISION: Suggest revision and resubmit
§ REJECT: (Provide reasons in the comments to the editors and authors)
9. Editor’s
Decision is final
Based on the Reviewers report Section Editors advise
the Editor who is responsible for the final decision to accept or reject the
article.
10. Becoming a referee for IJPES
If you are not currently a referee for IJPES but would
like to be considered as a referee, please contact the Editor. The benefits of
refereeing for IJPES include the opportunity to read see and evaluate the
latest work in your research area at an early stage and contribute to the
overall integrity of scientific research and its published documentation.
Contact: editor@ijpes.com