Peer Reviewer Process

Eduprofer: Journal of Education and Professional Teacher applies a rigorous peer-review process to ensure the quality, originality, academic integrity, and relevance of all published manuscripts. The journal follows a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are kept confidential throughout the review process.

1. Initial Editorial Screening

All submitted manuscripts are first screened by the editorial team to assess their alignment with the journal's focus and scope, originality, basic academic quality, manuscript structure, and compliance with the journal's Author Guidelines.

Manuscripts that do not meet the basic requirements or fall outside the journal's scope may be rejected at this stage without proceeding to external peer review.

2. Reviewer Assignment

Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to qualified reviewers with relevant expertise in the subject area of the manuscript. Reviewers are selected based on their academic expertise, research experience, and absence of conflicts of interest.

The journal normally assigns at least two independent reviewers to evaluate each manuscript.

3. Double-Blind Review

Eduprofer uses a double-blind review system. Reviewers do not know the identity of the authors, and authors do not know the identity of the reviewers.

Authors are therefore expected to ensure that their submitted manuscripts do not contain unnecessary information that could directly reveal their identities during the review process.

4. Review Criteria

Reviewers are asked to evaluate manuscripts based on several criteria, including:

  • relevance to the journal's focus and scope;
  • originality and novelty;
  • clarity of the research objectives and questions;
  • adequacy of the theoretical or conceptual framework;
  • appropriateness and rigor of the methodology;
  • clarity and validity of the results;
  • quality of the discussion and interpretation;
  • relevance and accuracy of citations and references;
  • clarity and organization of the manuscript; and
  • significance of the contribution to education and professional teacher education.

Reviewers are expected to provide constructive, objective, and evidence-based comments that can assist authors in improving their manuscripts.

5. Review Decision

Based on the reviewers' recommendations and the editor's assessment, a manuscript may receive one of the following decisions:

  • Accept
  • Accept with Minor Revisions
  • Revise and Resubmit / Major Revisions
  • Reject

The final editorial decision rests with the Editor-in-Chief or the authorized handling editor and is based on the overall quality of the manuscript, reviewers' recommendations, and the journal's editorial policies.

6. Revision Process

When revisions are required, authors must carefully respond to the reviewers' comments and revise the manuscript accordingly. Authors may be asked to provide a detailed response explaining how each reviewer comment has been addressed.

A revised manuscript may be returned to the original reviewers for further evaluation when necessary.

7. Review Timeline

Eduprofer aims to conduct the peer-review process in a timely manner while maintaining the quality and integrity of editorial decisions. The duration of the review process may vary depending on reviewer availability, manuscript complexity, and the number of revision rounds required.

8. Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest

Reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts throughout the review process and must not use unpublished information for personal or professional advantage.

Reviewers must disclose any potential conflict of interest and decline to review a manuscript when they cannot provide an impartial assessment.

9. Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are made independently and are based on academic quality, relevance, originality, and scholarly contribution. Decisions should not be influenced by the author's nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, institutional affiliation, political views, or other personal characteristics.

The journal is committed to maintaining a fair, transparent, and ethical peer-review process and to ensuring the integrity of the scholarly record.