Faith Maina Ph.D. (SUNY Oswego) Kefa Otiso Ph.D. (Bowling Green) Francis Koti Ph.D. (Northern Alabama)

 Purpose  Overview of peer review process  Elements included in quality review  Practice review

 Overview of Peer Review Process Editor in Chief Associate Editor Managing Editor

 Review Process Associate Editor Reviewer 1 Reviewer 2 Reviewer 3

  Specific (differentiate from the thousands of articles in the area)  Concise (15 words or less)  Variables (what exactly is being studied)  Participants (who is in the study)  Main title and subtitle (specific variables) Titles

  Concise ( words)  Purpose of study  Research methodology (qualitative)  Instruments (interviews, surveys, content analysis, observations)  Results (only highlights) Abstracts

  Introduce the problem area  Establish its importance  Provide an overview of the relevant literature  Show how the current study will advance knowledge in the area  Describe specific questions, purposes in the last paragraph of this section Introductions & Literature Reviews

  Selective referencing (citing only important references)  Critical review (strengths and weaknesses of previously done studies)  Currency of the literature (published in recent years)  Limited use of direct quotes  Topic to topic (themes)  Coherent essay with logical transitions  Conceptual definition (brief) Literature Reviews

  Setting (study site)  Population (who resides in that site)  Sampling  Instruments  Procedure Methodology

  Sample Population/ only those who participated in the study)  Diverse (if this is significant to the research question)  Demographics (age, gender, level of education, job group etc.)  Size (if small, consider profiling each participant) Sampling

  Interviews (actual interview schedule)  Focus group interviews (organized around themes)  Content analysis (documents, videos, pictures etc.)  Observation (observation schedule) Instruments

  Entry into study site  Letters seeking permission from relevant authorities  Informed consent for participants  Administration of instruments Procedure

  Coding (method of analysis)  Trustworthiness  Member checking  Descriptions of observations  Clearly organized by themes (allow voice of participants to be heard through direct quotes) Analysis and Results

  Brief summary of purpose and highlights of results  Limitations (methodological flaws)  Link to literature (only work cited in the introduction and literature review)  Interpretation of results (offer explanation of unexpected findings)  Implications (what actions should be taken)  Future research (point to a specific direction) Discussion, Conclusions & Outcomes

  Only the work cited in the text  APA style References

 Practice Exercise

 For each one, rate the extent of appropriateness where 5 is the highest rating. N/A (not applicable) I/I (insufficient information to make a judgement)  Title Very satisfactory Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain:  Abstract Very satisfactory Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain:  Introduction Very satisfactory Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain: Evaluating a Manuscript Practice Exercise

 Literature  Very satisfactory Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain: Sample  Very satisfactory Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain: Instrument  Very satisfactory Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain: Review Cont.’

  Analysis Results Very satisfactory Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain:  Discussion and Conclusion Very satisfactory Very unsatisfactory NA I/I Explain: Review Cont.’

 Role of Reviewer  Provide a rating (reject, invite major/minor revisions, accept)  Comments to authors  Professional and respectful tone  Corrective feedback  Confidential comments to associate editor