PEER REVIEW PROCESSES

GITJES employs a rigorous peer review system. All submitted manuscripts undergo a peer review process before publication.
The journal employs a three-stage review process – editorial office, external review and editors’ decision. The first stage of the review process takes place in the editorial office. On submission, a manuscript is reviewed to ensure that it meets the minimum requirements of the journal before it is sent to external reviewers.

Double Blind Peer Review

The review process is the most important aspect of the publication process of an article. It enables authors to improve their manuscripts and aids editors in making decision on manuscripts. The journal employs a double-blind peer review system. A double-blind peer review system is an anonymous review system whereby the identity of the author(s) of a manuscript is concealed from the selected reviewers. All details that may enable a reviewer to identify the author(s) of a manuscript are removed from the manuscript before the manuscript is sent to the reviewer. Similarly, the reviewers’ identities are also concealed from the author(s) when sending the reviewers’ comments to the author(s). The Gindiri Teacher: A Journal of Educational Studies considers the double-blind peer system as a more effective review system because it limits possible bias from either the selected reviewers or from authors.