Reviewer Guidelines

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts using the following criteria:

PRESENTATION
Does the paper present a coherent argument? Are the ideas presented clearly?

WRITING
Does the title fit the manuscript? Is the writing concise and easy to follow?

LENGTH
Which parts should be expanded, removed, condensed, summarized, or combined?

TITLE
Is the title concise? Does it avoid implicit terms and abbreviations? Where possible, does it state the main result or conclusion?

ABSTRACT
Does the abstract include: (1) the aim of the study, (2) the method, (3) the result or finding, and (4) the conclusion?

INTRODUCTION
Does the introduction clearly cover:

- The background of the study;
- The state of the art and the research that justifies the novelty of the manuscript;
- The gap analysis and the novelty statement;
- The hypothesis or problem statement (optional);
- The approach used to address the problem;
- The aim of the study?

METHOD

- Is the method written clearly enough that another researcher could replicate the study and obtain the same result?
- Does it describe how the research was actually conducted, not just define the terms?
- Does it cover the location, participants, research instrument, and data analysis?

RESULT AND DISCUSSION

- Has the data been processed (rather than presented as raw data) into tables or figures with clear, easy-to-follow descriptions?
- Are the results connected to the original questions or objectives in the Introduction?
- Are the results consistent with what other researchers have reported, and if not, are the differences explained?
- Does the author provide a scientific interpretation for each finding?
- Does the author describe the implications of the research?
- Does the author discuss limitations of the research or weaknesses in the method?
- Does the author point to future research or further development of the ideas?

CONCLUSION

The conclusion should:

- Answer the research objectives;
- Provide implications or recommendations (optional);
- Be written in paragraph form, not as bullet points or numbered lists.