All manuscripts submitted to the Student Journal of Education and Learning (SJEL) undergo a rigorous and transparent peer-review process to ensure academic quality, originality, and relevance to the journal’s aims and scope.
SJEL adopts a double-blind peer review system, in which both authors and reviewers remain anonymous throughout the process.

1. Initial Screening

• Each submission is initially reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief or a member of the Editorial Team to ensure alignment with the journal’s focus, scope, and formatting guidelines.

• Manuscripts that fail to meet basic requirements or contain significant plagiarism (more than 20%) will be rejected without review.

• Submissions that pass this stage are assigned to Section Editors for further processing.

2. Peer Review Assignment

• Eligible manuscripts are assigned to at least two reviewers with relevant expertise in the field.

• Reviewers are selected from the SJEL Reviewers Board or from external experts based on their academic qualifications and publication history.

• The review follows a double-blind process: authors and reviewers remain anonymous to each other.

3. Review Process

• Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on criteria such as:

  • Originality and contribution to the field

  • Clarity and coherence of writing

  • Methodological rigor and ethical standards

  • Relevance to education and learning research

• Each reviewer submits a review report along with one of the following recommendations:

  • Accept without revision

  • Accept with minor revision

  • Reconsider after major revision

  • Reject

• The typical review period is 2–4 weeks, depending on reviewer availability.

4. Revision Process

• Authors are given a reasonable timeframe (usually 10–20 days) to revise their manuscript according to reviewer feedback.

• Revised manuscripts must be accompanied by a Response to Reviewers document detailing how each comment was addressed.

• The Editorial Team verifies the revisions before proceeding to the final decision.

5. Final Decision

• The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision based on reviewer recommendations and the quality of the revisions.

• Final decisions include:

  • Accepted for Publication

  • Accepted after Minor Revisions

  • Major Revision Required

  • Rejected

6. Proofreading and Publication

• Accepted manuscripts undergo professional proofreading, layout formatting, and reference checking.

• The final version is published online in the appropriate journal issue, subject to author approval.

7. Ethical Oversight

SJEL adheres strictly to the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers to ensure transparency, fairness, and confidentiality.
Any suspected case of plagiarism, data fabrication, or conflict of interest will be investigated and handled in accordance with COPE procedures.