Peer Review

We believe that the scholarship published in IJPE should be independent, unbiased, and of as high a quality as possible. With this in mind, the IJPE utilizes a double-blind review process wherein submitted manuscripts are reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers. Reviewers are required to complete and submit their reviews within a 3-week time frame. Should multiple rounds of review be required, the Journal’s editor-in-chief will arrange additional reviewers, as needed, again with a 3-week deadline for review completion.

Review Criteria

The submitted manuscript will be assessed by at least three reviewers. Authors will receive the reviewers' feedback on their manuscript at the end of the review process. The assessment of the manuscripts will be conducted according to the following two sets of criteria and established measures for each.

The first set of criteriaconcerns the type of research study which addresses the following issues:

  • Review of literature is focused and succinct
  • Presents a well-formulated hypothesis
  • Clearly describes the design, method, including data/measures
  • Presentation (e.g., descriptive statistics, statistical analysis, qualitative results) is organized and clear in its support of the hypothesis
  • Interpretation of result is limited to valid inferences based on the evidence
  • Discusses implications of the findings for educational theory and practice
  • Conclusion ties findings to the PE framework and/or to theory beyond PE

The second set of criteria concerns the publication criteria:

  • Provide a clear, concise, and accurate representation
  • Relevance of topic
  • Appropriateness of title
  • Clarity of focus in abstract and conclusion
  • Evidence of anticipating and addressing critical thinking questions of readers
  • Coherence with past scholarship, both IJPE and external sources
  • Comprehensiveness of citations for backing key content beyond PE
  • Logic of headings for fully developing material to achieve purpose
  • Balance of space dedicated to background, scholarly content, examples, tools/resources, and argumentation
  • Level of insight evidenced in "translating" constructs from other worldviews for meaning within PE
  • Composition quality, including IJPE Style Guide conventions
  • Effectiveness in teaching or convincing the reader
  • Readiness for final editing