Peer Review Process

The Axinova International Journal of Education (AIJE) follows a rigorous double-blind peer review process to ensure the quality, originality, relevance, and academic integrity of all published manuscripts. The journal is committed to maintaining fairness, transparency, confidentiality, and high scholarly standards throughout the review and publication process.

1. Initial Assessment

All submitted manuscripts are first evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief or an assigned editorial member to ensure that they align with the journal’s scope, follow submission guidelines, and meet basic standards of quality, originality, and academic relevance. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be rejected at this stage without external review.

2. Double-Blind Peer Review

Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are sent to two or more independent reviewers with expertise in the relevant field of education or allied disciplines. The journal follows a double-blind review system in which the identities of both authors and reviewers are kept confidential to ensure unbiased, objective, and fair evaluation.

3. Review Criteria

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on the following criteria:

  • Originality and contribution to the field of education
  • Relevance to the journal scope
  • Clarity of objectives and research questions
  • Appropriateness of methodology and analysis
  • Validity, reliability, and significance of results
  • Logical presentation, discussion, and conclusions
  • Quality of writing, structure, and overall presentation
  • Compliance with ethical and academic standards

4. Editorial Decision

Based on the reviewers’ reports and editorial assessment, the editorial board makes one of the following decisions:

  • Accept as submitted
  • Accept with minor revisions
  • Major revisions required / Revise and Resubmit
  • Reject

5. Revision Process

Authors are required to revise their manuscripts in accordance with reviewers’ comments and submit the revised version within the specified time frame. Revised manuscripts may be sent back to the reviewers for further evaluation before a final decision is made.

6. Final Decision

The final decision regarding publication is made by the Editor-in-Chief in consultation with the editorial board, based on reviewers’ recommendations, editorial evaluation, originality of the work, and the quality of the revised manuscript.

7. Ethical Standards

The journal strictly adheres to the ethical guidelines recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to ensure fairness, transparency, confidentiality, and integrity throughout the peer review and publication process.

8. Peer Review Workflow

The peer review process generally follows the sequence below:

Note: The Axinova International Journal of Education reserves the right to update or modify this peer review policy in accordance with international publishing standards, ethical guidelines, and best practices.