Revolutionizing Education: A Journal of Education Policy and Practice is currently recruiting peer reviewers.
Peer reviewers play a vital role in ensuring that the work is rigorous, coherent, uses existing research, and contributes to the discipline while maintaining high-quality research. Peer review is integral to the process of scholarly publishing, providing authors with valuable feedback on their work, acting as a quality control and safeguards for integrity, and informing the editorial team’s decision-making process.
This role is a great opportunity for those with extended experience in the public education system (prekindergarten to higher education), be it as a practitioner, research scholar, educator, organizer, activist, parent/guardian or student. We are seeking peer reviewers who have the commitment, drive and ability to help develop the journal and advance the field of education.
The journal aims for the highest standards in its published material. All material submitted to the journal is subject to a process of assessment and evaluation through the editors, and a group of assessors drawn from a wide range of expertise. It is most important that all contributions reflect values promoting equality, anti-oppressive practice and educational justice.
In recognition of these efforts, the reviewers will be listed in the journal’s yearly ‘Thank You’ list of active reviewers contributing to the journal over the previous 12 months.
The Revolutionizing Education journal follows a double-blind review process: the manuscript author and reviewer(s) remain anonymous to each other throughout the review process. Reviewers are asked to evaluate the manuscript based on set guidelines outlined below and to make publishing recommendations, which go to the editors for the final decision.
Application Instructions
To apply, please click the button above. If you have any questions about the role, please contact the editorial team.
Revolutionizing Education’s commitment to ethical peer review
We are committed to upholding the integrity of the work we publish. We encourage our peer reviewers to refer to the set of Guidelines for Peer Reviewers that the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) has published and we recommend all reviewers to read the guidelines prior to beginning a review.
Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers
Peer reviewers must follow these ethical guidelines when reviewing for Revolutionizing Education journal articles:
Reviewers must give unbiased consideration to each manuscript submitted.
Reviewers must declare any conflict of interest before agreeing to review a manuscript.
Reviewers must keep the peer review process confidential. They must not share information or correspondence about a manuscript with anyone outside of the peer review process without the explicit permission of the editor. They must not enter unpublished manuscript files, images or information into databases or tools that do not guarantee confidentiality, are accessible by the public and/or may store or use this information for their own purposes (for example, generative AI tools like ChatGPT).
Reviewers must prepare their report by themselves, unless they have permission from the journal to involve another person. They must also not impersonate others during the review process.
Reviewers must not use artificial intelligence tools to generate manuscript review reports, including Large Language Model based [MM1] tools like ChatGPT.
Reviewers should provide a constructive, comprehensive, evidenced and appropriately substantial peer review report. Reviewers are responsible for ensuring any references included within their report are accurate and verifiable.
Reviewers must avoid making statements in their report which might be interpreted as questioning any person’s reputation.
Reviewers should make all reasonable effort to submit their report and recommendation on time. They should inform the editor if this is not possible.
Reviewers should call to the journal editor’s attention any significant similarity between the manuscript under consideration and any published paper or submitted manuscripts of which they are aware.
Frequently Asked Questions
This section brings together questions you may need answered before you review.
What is peer review and why is it important?
Peer review brings academic research to publication in the following ways:
Evaluation – Peer reviewing research helps publications select the highest quality articles.
Integrity – Peer review ensures the integrity of the publishing process and the scholarly record.
Quality – The filtering process and revision advice offered by verified experts within the academic field, educators on the frontlines, and those most impacted improves the quality of the final article, as well as providing the author with new insights into their research.
To learn more about how peer review works, download Peer Review: The nuts and bolts by Sense about Science. This short guide is aimed at early career researchers and explains how peer review works and outlines its various limitations. It also includes useful information on different types of peer review.
What type of peer review does the journal use?
This journal uses a double-anonymous peer review. In this form of review, the reviewers don’t know the identity or identities of the article author(s). The author(s) also don’t know who the reviewers are. The reviewer remains anonymous if the article is published.
You can learn more about double-anonymous peer review.
I would like to be a peer reviewer, but I don’t know if I’m fully equipped for the task. Do you offer any reviewer training?
We provide our peer reviewers with training on the Janeway platform that the reviewers will use to submit a review.
To learn more about peer review, visit Elsevier’s free e-learning platform Researcher Academy.
For a step-by-step guide to help you review a manuscript and make your recommendation, read the How to write a peer review report guide provided by Taylor & Francis.
I have received an invitation to review, but my expertise only covers part of the study. Should I still accept the invitation?
Editors do not expect reviewers to be an expert on everything, and multiple reviewers will be involved in each submission. However, please let the editor know about any aspects you cannot cover, and mention in your review any parts of the work that you were unable to verify.
I have received an invitation to review, and I would like to accept, but can I request a longer deadline?
Yes, please contact the editorial team. A longer deadline can be set in the system.
Can I recommend someone else to review?
Yes, we welcome alternative reviewer recommendations from reviewers, at the editorial team’s discretion. Please include your suggestions in your reply to the invitation to review, so that the editorial team can consider your suggestions, and we thank you for your support.
Can I forward the invitation to a colleague who might be interested in reviewing?
No, you should treat the invitation as confidential. Instead, please recommend the colleague to the journal editor by replying to your invitation to review.
I have received an invitation to review; if I accept, how will I be paid/rewarded?
In recognition of the efforts, the reviewers will be listed in the journal’s yearly ‘Thank You’ list of active reviewers contributing to the journal over the previous 12 months.
I received an invitation to review but never registered for the journal. Can you please remove my account from the system?
Please contact the editorial team. A team member will remove your details in compliance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Can I see the full paper before agreeing to review?
To safeguard the confidentiality of papers submitted to our journal, we do not send reviewers copies of complete manuscripts prior to their agreeing to review the paper in question. We understand that this can cause some frustration for reviewers, particularly given that they must decide whether to review this manuscript based upon an abstract alone, but we hold a duty to authors to safeguard their research while it is under review.
This section brings together questions you may need answered during your review.
I accepted an invitation to review a double-anonymous manuscript, but I think I know who the author is – what should I do?
Please get in touch with the editor to explain the situation, as you may need to withdraw if you cannot remain impartial. In general, you shouldn’t review a manuscript where past or present work or personal relationships could affect your review. If for any reason you are worried that you will have difficulty remaining impartial (whether positive or negative), you almost certainly have a conflict of interest, and you should withdraw. If your relationship is more distant, the editor may be happy to proceed, but you should still confirm with them. Please read this document for more information on competing interests in peer review.
Who should I contact if I am unable to access the manuscript or important supporting documents?
Please contact the editorial team. It will ensure you have access to the necessary documents or be able to relay them to you.
Who should I contact if I need access to data or code generated in the study?
Please contact the editorial team. A team member will make sure the author is contacted to retrieve the information you need (in compliance with the journal’s peer review anonymity model).
I need more information regarding the author’s research. Who can I contact?
Please contact the editorial team. A team member will contact the author to retrieve the information you need (in compliance with the journal’s peer review anonymity model).
I am unable to access the report form or have difficulty submitting my comments. What should I do?
Please contact the editorial team. A team member will help you submit your review comments.
Can I extend my review deadline?
Yes, please contact the editorial team. A longer deadline can be set in the system, with the editor’s approval.
I can no longer carry out my review – what should I do?
Please contact the editorial team and ask to be withdrawn as a reviewer for the manuscript in question.
I was late in submitting my report and the review process is closed. Can I pass along my comments anyway?
Please send your comments to the editorial team. If the decision has not already been processed, a team member will be able to pass your comments on to the editor.
How do I update my peer review system account details?
Please contact the editorial team, who will see that your account is updated.
Can I cite the work I’m reviewing, or share information about it with colleagues?
No, you must not disclose, publish, or publicize anything about the work or the process of peer review without the consent of the author(s). This includes details of the manuscript, supplementary information and any correspondence from the journal relating to it. This applies whether the study is eventually published or not. If the author(s) have put the work in a pre-print server, this implies permission for citation and discussion. However, all aspects of the peer review process must remain confidential.
What should I write about in my review?
For advice on what to include in your review comments, please see the ‘How to write a peer review report’ section on the peer review checklist page. Make sure your comments are polite and constructive, even if you have serious concerns about the validity of the work.
What should I do if I have concerns that the work may not have been carried out with appropriate ethics or integrity?
P Please contact the editorial team. It will ensure that this is further investigated.
Can I sign my report?
Signing the report will reveal your identity as the reviewer because it is included in the comments of the author’s section of the report. As a publisher we make a commitment to keep the reviewers’ identities confidential in line with our journal’s policy. However, if you choose to reveal your identity you are usually free to do so.
Will my report be made public?
The journal operates a closed peer review policy, in which the reports are not made public. In general, you can assume that your comments will only be shared with those who are a party to the peer review process. If this is not the case, the journal will clearly state so.
This section brings together questions you may need answers to after submitting your report.
Why did the editorial team make a different decision than my recommendation?
The editorial team’s role is to weigh the reports received, along with its members’ own subject knowledge and their understanding of the journal’s aims and scope and reach a balanced decision. This means that sometimes they may make a different decision than that recommended by the reviewer, particularly on aspects such as novelty and level of advancement.
However, if you think an editor has disregarded an important point which may impact the validity of a piece of research, please contact the editorial team, and a member will ensure the correct team is contacted to investigate further.
What should I do if I have a complaint about the process?
Please contact the editorial team, and a member will further investigate your complaint.
What communications should I expect to receive from the journal?
If a revision is submitted, you will most likely be invited to review it again.
We will notify reviewers of the final decision on a paper they reviewed.
You will periodically receive a survey about your satisfaction with the review process
Will I need to re-review the study?
If a revised version of the manuscript is submitted after you have made comments on it, you may be invited to review the paper again. Though you are not required to do so, we would be very grateful for your continued contribution to the research.
Why have you sent me a survey?
The survey is to ask about your satisfaction with the review process. This helps us identify any areas we can improve upon or make more convenient for future reviews by you and other reviewers. It also helps us to understand our peer reviewer community better so that we can offer you the right support in future.
In the review form, I opted out when asked if I wanted to be recognized in the journal’s end-of-year reviewer ‘Thank You’ list. How can I be included in this?
Please contact the editorial team, and we will ensure your name is included in the reviewer ‘Thank You’ list.
Can I rescind a completed review?
Yes, please contact the editorial team. and a team member will ensure that your review is removed.
Additional resources:
How to Conduct Peer Review – Sage Journals EMEA – LibGuides at SAGE Publications, Inc.
Peer review checklist – Editor Resources
What are the different types of peer review? – Author Services