International Journal of Educational Assessment and Evaluation

Peer Review

Peer review involves the examination of an author's scholarly research by other experts in the same field to verify its validity and assess its suitability for publication. The Journal of Educational and Management Studies follows a double-blind peer-review process involving at least two reviewers (one external and one internal). This method ensures a fair, impartial, and critical evaluation of submissions, conveying expert assessments to authors, readers, and other stakeholders (subject to the corresponding author's agreement).

The primary goal of peer review is to enhance the accuracy, clarity, and comprehensiveness of published manuscripts and aid editors in determining which manuscripts are suitable for publication. Reviewers do not guarantee manuscript quality or detect scientific misconduct; instead, they offer advice to editors on potential improvements and the manuscript's priority for publication. Reviewers evaluate the soundness and coherence of the research, the significance of the topic, and the quality of writing. When possible, decisions are reached based on reviewer consensus, or when there is no strong dissenting opinion. In cases of disagreement, input may be sought from an editorial board member or a researcher of similar expertise.

Editors are not obligated to subject all manuscripts to external review; some may be returned or declined without external review to expedite submission to another journal.

Editors regularly publish statistics describing their journal's review process, including the number of submissions, acceptance rate, average time to initial and final decisions, and time from acceptance to publication.

IJEAE accepts submissions through the journal's Online Submission Form. Authors must include a cover letter explaining why the manuscript should be considered and confirming compliance with IJEAE editorial policies. Authors are also required to submit a declaration of competing interests with their manuscript.

The key characteristics of the IJEAE peer-review process will include:

• All decisions are made by editors who are actively engaged in research.
• There are no artificial limitations on the number of articles published or a predetermined acceptance rate.
• Editors engage in discussions with reviewers regarding manuscripts that receive "major revision" recommendations before making a decision; additional experiments are only requested if they are deemed essential and can be completed within approximately two months.
• Following peer review, decision letters are sent to authors, and accepted manuscripts are published upon the authors' response.

The objective is to enhance the efficiency and fairness of peer review by minimizing revision rounds and requesting additional experiments only when necessary.

Review/Decisions/Processing

Initially, all manuscripts undergo scrutiny using plagiarism detection software. For non-plagiarized papers, IJEAE adopts a double-blind reviewing model. Each manuscript is then edited and reviewed by an English language editor and at least two reviewers (one external and one internal), selected by the section editor of IJEAE. Additionally, reviewers fill out a result form to guide authors. Possible decisions include acceptance as is, minor revision, major revision, or rejection. A sample evaluation form is available for reference. Authors are required to submit their revisions within 14 days for minor revisions or 30 days for major revisions.

Open Access policy

IJEAE will function as an open-access journal, meaning its articles will be freely available worldwide upon publication without any restrictions or charges. Typically, contributions meeting this criterion will be published under a Creative Commons license, as granted by the authors, with IJEAE retaining only a non-exclusive right of use. This model, known as gold open access, ensures that articles in IJEAE achieve maximum dissemination and are readily accessible and reusable by scholars, scientists, and other interested parties. By adopting gold open access, IJEAE aims to enhance the visibility of research results and increase their citation frequency, facilitating the rapid sharing and utilization of knowledge