Reviewer Guidelines

JURNAL KEPENDIDIKAN

Reviewer Guidelines

How to review for the journal

Reviewers help editors make fair decisions and help authors improve their work. Jurnal Kependidikan follows the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers.

PEER REVIEW

Peer Review ProcessReviewer GuidelinesEditorial Decisions & Appeals
DEADLINE1 month MODELDouble-blind STANDARDCOPE
01Before accepting an invitation
  • Accept only if the manuscript is within your expertise.
  • Accept only if you can submit your report within one month; otherwise decline promptly or ask for an extension.
  • Decline if you have a conflict of interest: you know or can identify the authors, work at the same institution, have collaborated with them recently, or have a competing interest.
  • Decline if you have reviewed the same manuscript for another journal and feel unable to be objective.
02Confidentiality
  • Treat the manuscript and all related material as confidential.
  • Do not share it, discuss it with others, or use its content for your own work.
  • Do not upload any part of it to AI tools.
  • Do not try to identify the authors. If you recognise them, tell the editor.
03What to assess
Criterion Questions to ask
Relevance Does it fit the journal's scope on learning innovation?
Originality Does it add something new to research or practice?
Problem and aims Are the problem, gap, and aims clearly stated?
Literature Is the review current, relevant, and balanced?
Method Are design, sample, instruments, and analysis appropriate and described in enough detail to replicate?
Results Are results clear and correctly analysed? Are tables and figures necessary?
Discussion Are results interpreted in light of earlier studies, with implications and limitations?
Conclusion Is it supported by the results?
Ethics Are ethics approval, consent, funding, and competing interests reported?
Writing and references Is the English clear? Are references in APA 7th and complete?
04Writing the report
  • Start with a short summary of the manuscript and its main contribution.
  • List major issues, then minor issues, with line numbers where possible.
  • Be specific, constructive, and courteous; avoid personal remarks.
  • Do not ask authors to cite your own work unless it is clearly relevant.
  • Put comments only for the editor in the confidential section.
05Recommendation
Option When to choose it
Accept Ready to publish as it is
Minor revision Small changes; no further review needed
Major revision Substantial changes needed; should be reviewed again
Resubmit Promising but needs major rework; treat as a new submission
Reject Serious flaws, out of scope, or no meaningful contribution
06Ethical concerns

If you suspect plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, or other misconduct, tell the editor confidentially and do not contact the authors. See Allegations of Misconduct.
07How to submit your review

Log in to the journal, open the assignment, download the files, enter your comments and recommendation in the review form, and upload an annotated file if helpful (remove your name from file properties).
08Recognition

Reviewers are listed on the Reviewers page and may request a certificate of review from the editorial office.

Jurnal Kependidikan · Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta · jk@uny.ac.id

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