Information For Librarians

Peer review is essential to scholarly quality, editorial fairness, and research integrity. EduRE welcomes qualified reviewers who can provide objective, constructive, and evidence-based evaluations of submitted manuscripts.

Reviewing is both a professional service and a scholarly development opportunity. It helps reviewers remain current with emerging research, strengthen critical judgment, and contribute to the advancement of the field.

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1. How to Become a Reviewer

We welcome qualified experts to join the EduRE reviewer pool.

For New Users

  1. Click Register on the journal website.
  2. When completing your profile, select the option indicating that you would like to be contacted with requests to review submissions to this journal.
  3. Enter your expertise in the Reviewing Interests field using clear and specific keywords (for example: STEM Education, Educational Psychology, Assessment, Qualitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Technology-Enhanced Learning).
  4. We encourage you to add your ORCID iD to support accurate professional attribution.

For Registered Users

  1. Log in and open your profile settings.
  2. Under roles, ensure that Reviewer is selected where applicable.
  3. Update your Reviewing Interests regularly so that manuscripts can be matched more accurately to your expertise.

2. Before Accepting a Review Invitation

Before accepting an invitation, please consider the following:

Suitability and Expertise

  • Accept a review invitation only if the manuscript falls sufficiently within your area of expertise to allow a fair and informed evaluation.
  • If the topic is outside your expertise, please decline promptly so that another reviewer can be invited without unnecessary delay.

Conflicts of Interest

  • Please decline the invitation if you have a financial, professional, institutional, or personal conflict of interest that could reasonably affect your objectivity.
  • If you are unsure whether a conflict exists, contact the editor before accepting the review.

Availability and Timeline

  • Please accept review invitations only if you can complete the review within the requested timeframe.
  • If a delay becomes unavoidable after acceptance, inform the editor as soon as possible.

Confidentiality

  • Manuscripts under review are confidential documents and must not be shared, discussed, or distributed without editorial permission.
  • Do not use manuscript content for personal advantage or for any purpose unrelated to the review.

Use of Generative AI

  • Do not upload manuscripts, excerpts, figures, tables, or reviewer materials to external generative AI tools or systems.
  • Doing so may breach confidentiality, compromise intellectual property, and undermine the integrity of the double-blind review process.

Double-Blind Integrity

  • If you believe you have identified the authors or institutions, continue only if you can remain objective and impartial.
  • If anonymity appears compromised, please inform the editor.

3. Conducting the Review

EduRE values reviews that are constructive, specific, respectful, and evidence-based.

Constructive Feedback

  • Focus on how the manuscript can be improved.
  • Avoid personal remarks, dismissive language, or assumptions about the authors.

Evidence-Based Evaluation

  • Support your comments with specific examples from the manuscript.
  • Where relevant, refer to appropriate methodological, reporting, or disciplinary standards.

Recommended Review Structure

  • Brief summary: 2–4 sentences summarizing the paper’s purpose and contribution.
  • Major comments: Key issues affecting rigor, validity, interpretation, contribution, or ethical compliance.
  • Minor comments: Clarity, organization, terminology, formatting, language, and smaller factual issues.
  • Recommendation: Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, or Reject, as requested by the journal system.

Reporting Integrity Concerns

  • If you suspect plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabricated or falsified data, unethical research, inappropriate image manipulation, or other integrity concerns, report the matter confidentially to the editor.
  • Please do not include direct accusations to the authors in the comments intended for authors.

Co-Reviewing and Mentoring

  • If you wish to involve a junior colleague or doctoral student for mentoring purposes, you must first obtain editorial permission.
  • Any approved co-reviewer must also comply fully with confidentiality and conflict-of-interest requirements.

4. After Submitting Your Review

  • The editor may contact you for clarification or for a follow-up assessment of a revised manuscript.
  • If the manuscript returns after revision, please focus on whether the authors have addressed the major issues raised in the previous review and whether any new concerns have emerged.

5. Professional Recognition

EduRE values the time, expertise, and professional service provided by reviewers.

  • Reviewers are encouraged to record their reviewing activity in their professional profiles, including ORCID where appropriate.
  • Reviewers may request a formal Reviewer Certificate after completing a review.

For additional guidance, please consult COPE’s Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers. If you have questions or experience technical difficulties, please contact the editorial office through the journal’s Contact page.