GUIDELINES FOR THE EVALUATION OF ARTICLES

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
GUIDELINES FOR THE EVALUATION OF ARTICLES
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TITLE OF ARTICLE:
NUMBER:
1. / Is the article original, and does it contribute something new to the field? (Importance of article / Relevance and Appeal to national / international scholarly community) / Excellent / Good / Moderate / Poor
2. / Statement of problem(s) / aim(s) / objective(s) / Excellent / Good / Moderate / Poor
3. / Theoretical basis / Theoretical framework / Literature review / Clarification of concepts / Excellent / Good / Moderate / Poor
4. / Appropriateness of research plan and design (if applicable) /Appropriateness of data-collection and procedure /Data analysis /Trustworthiness/ reliability and validity / Excellent / Good / Moderate / Poor
5. / Steps taken to ensure that research complies with standard ethical guidelines (if applicable) / Excellent / Good / Moderate / Poor
6. / Data presentation / Discussion (Are the results clearly and correctly presented? Are they consistent with the methodology?) / Excellent / Good / Moderate / Poor
7. / To what extent is the line of argumentation in the article clear, cohesive and logical? / Excellent / Good / Moderate / Poor
8. / Does the paper satisfy accepted criteria for academic writing in terms of coherence, grammar, layout and organisation? standards? / Excellent / Good / Moderate / Poor
9. / Do the references adhere to APA? / Excellent / Good / Moderate / Poor
10. Please write a brief narrative report on the article in which you provide a general or overall assessment of the manuscript and its
suitability for publication. You may also write a separate narrative report and attach it to this ‘Guidelines for the evaluation of articles’
document.
11. Please indicate the strong aspects of the research that is reported.
12. Please indicate the weak aspects of the research reported.
13. Final recommendation:
Can be published
Can be published provided that the suggested amendments are made
Must be amended and resubmitted for evaluation
Should be rejected
14. Comments: Please indicate in the space below any comments and suggestions for improving the article.

We acknowledge the SAJE & AJRMSTE evaluation guidelines as basis for this template.