Peer Review Policy

Journal of Research in Science and Mathematics Education uses the double-blind system for peer-reviews; reviewers do not know the identity of the author(s), nor do author(s) know the identity of the reviewers. Articles are reviewed by three expert peers; two external reviewers and one editor from the journal.

Publication in Journal of Research in Science and Mathematics Education is conditional on submitted articles not having been previously published or currently submitted elsewhere for review towards publication. Contributions submitted to Journal of Research in Science and Mathematics Education for publication must be the author(s) original work. Submitted articles go through an initial editorial screening in terms of format, scope and originality. After the initial screening, all the submissions are checked by Turnitin plagiarism detection software to check a paper's originality before sending out for review. Turnitin plagiarism detection software compares submitted documents to extensive data repositories to create a comprehensive Similarity Report. The submissions which cannot verify content originality are rejected immediately.

A manuscript that has passed this first stage will then be send out for peer review, whereby three experts in the field evaluate the manuscript and write the referee report, and the peer review process is completed in approximately 4-12 weeks.

The peer review process of Journal of Research in Science and Mathematics Education is summarized below:

  • Submission

The corresponding author submits the paper to the Journal of Research in Science and Mathematics Education. Manuscripts should be submitted online at https://journals.eduped.org/index.php/jed/about/submissions

  • Editor assessment

The Editors check the paper’s composition and arrangement against the author auidelines of the Journal of Research in Science and Mathematics Education; and they also check that the manuscript is original and interesting.

  • Invitation to reviewers

The Editor-in-Chief sends invitations to potential reviewers.

  • Response to invitations

Potential reviewers accept or decline the invitation.

  • Review is conducted

After reviewing the article, the reviewers can it accept, request revisions or reject.

  • Editors evaluate the reviews

The Editors consider all the returned reviews.

  • The Decision

The Editor-in-Chief sends an email to the author(s) including reviewers' comments. If accepted, the paper is published. If the paper is rejected or sent back to the authors for revision, the Editor-in-Chief sends a letter with the reviewers' comments.