Guidelines

PEER REVIEW POLICY

Peer-reviewing is applied to ensure the quality of research articles. See guidelines for reviewers below.

All article drafts that the editors consider to be relevant and of interest are sent to two reviewers who are either experts in the article’s specific field of study and have strong subject expertise, or have subject teaching expertise. The principle of anonymity is used in the form of a double-blind review process.

FOUR REVIEW PRINCIPLES

In the review process, quality is assessed on the basis of the following three principles:

• Scholarliness – concerns the relevance of methodology, theory, and empirical material in relation to aim and results and the question whether the results of the study are reliable.
• Originality– concerns whether the article contributes new knowledge to the field, and whether current disciplinary studies and theories are used.
• Relevance – concerns whether the article is relevant to the research field and to practitioners in the professional field.
• Presentation - concerns whether aim/research problem, theory, previous research and results are communicated in a good way.

A general valuation if the article is according to the journals directive found in "About the Journal" and "Submission" should also be made

Each peer reviewer independently submits a written statement commenting on the strengths and weaknesses of the article and suggesting how improvements may be made. The statement should also include a recommendation to publish or reject. The final decision is made by the editors of Nordidactica, who may also consult with other editorial members before making the decision.