Engineering Education Research: Reviewing Journal Manuscripts Fairly, Constructively, Effectively

Authors

Kristina EDSTRÖM, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SwedenFollow
David KNIGHT, Virginia Tech, USAFollow
Joyce MAIN, Purdue University, USAFollow
John MITCHELL, University College London, UKFollow
Jonte BERNHARD, Linköping University, SwedenFollow
Shannon CHANCE, TU Dublin, IrelandFollow
Una BEAGON, TU Dublin, IrelandFollow
Maartje VAN DEN BOGAARD, The University of Texas at El Paso, USAFollow
Rebecca BROADBENT, Aston University, UKFollow
Xiangyun DU, Aalborg University, DenmarkFollow
Greet LANGIE, KU Leuven, BelgiumFollow
Diana MARTIN, TU Eindhoven, The NetherlandsFollow
Jason POWER, University of Limerick, IrelandFollow
Fiona SAUNDERS, Manchester Metropolitan University, UKFollow
Roland TORMEY, EPFL, SwitzerlandFollow

Document Type

Conference Paper

Abstract

Peer review is the mechanism for quality control in academic journals. When a manuscript is submitted to a journal, the editors invite other researchers – peers – to review it anonymously. The reviews should serve to support the journal editors in making decisions, and to support the authors in improving the manuscripts before publication. Therefore, reviews need to be fair and constructive. As reviewing can also take considerable effort, it is useful for the reviewer to consider how to do it effectively. Given the important role of peer review in a field, and the considerable effort it takes, it is valuable to jointly consider all these aspects of reviewing in a dialogue with reviewers, authors and editors. This paper presents the outcomes of such a dialogue with 49 participants in the field of engineering education research.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21427/E3T9-TV19

Recommended Citation

Edström, K., Knight, D., Main, J., Mitchell, J., Bernhard, J., Chance, S., Beagon, U., Van Den Bogaard, M., Broadbent, R., Du, X., Langie, G., Martin, D., Power, J., Saunders, F., & Tormey, R. (2023). Engineering Education Research: Reviewing Journal Manuscripts Fairly, Constructively, Effectively. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI). DOI: 10.21427/E3T9-TV19

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