Peer Review Process

Blind review is a method used to make sure scientific publications are produced with the highest quality. This method is fundamental to the objective review of scientific studies and is preferred by many scientific journals. Reviewer views are determinant in the publication quality of Journal of Social and Educational Research. All manuscripts submitted to Journal of Social and Educational Research are blind reviewed according to the steps below:

Blind Review Method

Journal of Social and Educational Research uses the double blind review method in the review process of all studies. In this method the identities of the authors and reviewers are confidential.

Initial Review Process

The studies submitted to Journal of Social and Educational Research are reviewed by the editors first. At this stage, the studies which are not related with the journal's aim and scope, weak in terms of language and wording, lack originality, contain critical scientific mistakes and do not meet the publishing criteria are rejected. 

In the initial-review process, the editors evaluate the introduction, method, results and discussion parts of the studies in detail with respect to the publishing policies and scope of the journal as well as originality. As a result of this process, those studies that are found unacceptable are returned within one week the latest together with the field editor report. And the studies which are deemed appropriate are assigned to reviewers.

Assigning Reviewers

Reviewers are assigned according to the content of the studies and their subject of expertise. The field editor who reviews the study recommends at least two reviewers, based on their subject of expertise. Reviewers are obligated to guarantee that they will not share any document or detail about the study they review.

Reviewing Process

Reviewers are given 4 weeks for review. It is compulsory for the authors to complete the editing of their work within one (1) month. Reviewers may ask multiple editing of a study if they deem necessary.

Review Result

The editor evaluates the review by reviewers within one week. In this process the studies that are not accepted for publication are returned without request for plagiarism detection. The final decision about the accepted studies is made based on the results of the plagiarism detection report. The editor ultimately decides whether to accept or reject the article.

How long does the Publication Review Process last?

It is anticipated that the publication review process of the studies submitted to Journal of Social and Educational Research be completed in four (4) to eight (8) months. However, the period during which editors or reviewers ask the author(s) to do editing and the author(s) complete the editing is not included in this time frame.