Review Criteria

The journal seeks to obtain at least three reviews on all manuscripts. Reviewers are asked to evaluate manuscripts according to six criteria and to provide a narrative summary of their evaluations. Four criteria relate to the scholarly content and contributions of the manuscript and two to the quality of the composition and presentation. Manuscripts are expected to:

• state clearly the questions or propositions addressed and the significance of the research to engineering education research or practice (focus and relevance);
• situate the research within relevant bodies of knowledge and describe how it contributes to new knowledge (context and contribution);
• employ research designs, methods, theories, and/or practices appropriate to the research performed (research validity and reliability or credibility and dependability);
• present original ideas or results of general significance supported by clear reasoning and compelling evidence (results and generalizability or transferability);
• exhibit clear, concise, and precise exposition that appeals to a broad international readership interested in engineering education research and practice (clarity and readability); and
• provide tables and figures, as needed, that meaningfully add to the narrative (useful illustrations).