Peer Review Process

The Journal of World Knowledge: Education uses an Open Peer Review process to enhance transparency and trust in scholarly publishing. The following principles guide this process:

  1. Transparent Reviewer Identities
    Reviewer identities are disclosed to authors, promoting accountability and constructive feedback.
  1. Publicly Accessible Review
    Review reports are publicly available alongside published articles, allowing readers to view the peer evaluation process and understand the strengths and weaknesses identified by reviewers.
  1. Interactive Review
    Authors and reviewers can engage in open dialogue throughout the review process, fostering collaboration and improving the quality of manuscripts.
  1. Reviewer Acknowledgement
    Reviewers have the option to sign their reviews and receive recognition for their contributions to the peer review process.
  2. Ethical Standards
    All participants are expected to adhere to ethical guidelines, ensuring that the review process is fair, respectful, and free from bias.

The Open Peer Review Model aims to improve the transparency, accountability, and overall quality of the peer review process, benefiting authors, reviewers, and the broader academic community. The key characteristics of the Open Peer Review Model for all research articles published in journals are outlined below:

The names of reviewers are disclosed to authors, fostering transparency and accountability in the review process. Review reports are published alongside the article, providing readers with insight into the peer review process and reviewers' evaluations. It allows direct interaction between authors and reviewers, facilitating constructive dialogue to improve the quality of the manuscript. Reviewers can choose to sign their reviews and receive public recognition for their contributions to the peer review process. It emphasizes adherence to ethical guidelines, ensuring that the review process is conducted fairly, respectfully, and without bias. Editorial decisions and their rationale are shared openly with authors, enhancing credibility and trust in the publication process.

Stages of the Review Process:

  1. Submission and Technical Review
    After submission, manuscripts undergo a technical review to ensure they meet the journal's formatting and ethical guidelines.
  1. Initial Editorial Review
    The editorial team conducts an initial review to assess the manuscript's suitability and alignment with the journal's scope.
  1. Assignment to an Editor
    If deemed appropriate, the manuscript is assigned to an Editor who oversees the peer review process.
  1. Reviewer Selection
    The Editor identifies and contacts reviewers with expertise in the relevant field to evaluate the manuscript.
  1. Review Process
    Reviewers provide detailed feedback and recommendations regarding the manuscript's quality, validity, and contribution to the field.
  1. Author Revision
    Based on reviewer feedback, the author may be asked to revise the manuscript. This step may involve several rounds of revision and reevaluation.
  1. Final Decision
    The Editor makes a final decision based on the reviewer recommendations and the author's revisions. Possible outcomes are:
  • Accepted as-is: The journal will publish the paper in its original form.
  • Accepted with Minor Revisions: The journal will publish the paper and ask the author to make minor corrections within a specified timeframe.
  • Accepted with Major Revisions: The journal will publish the paper provided the author makes the changes suggested by the reviewers and/or editor within a specified timeframe.
  • Resubmit (conditional rejection): The journal is willing to reconsider the paper in another decision-making round after the author makes major changes.
  • Rejected (outright rejection): The journal will not publish the paper or reconsider it even if the author makes major revisions.
  1. Publication
    Accepted manuscripts will be processed to the publication stage, where they will be edited, formatted, and published in the journal.

Plagiarism checking of submitted texts is performed using the Turnitin application.