Enhancing the Quality of Manuscripts Submitted to the Journal of Agricultural Education: Perceptions of Experienced Reviewers

Abstract

This project was undertaken at the request of the Journal of Agricultural Education editor and is presented as a resource for researchers to use in preparing manuscripts for submission to the journal. Five experienced reviewers were selected based on the thoroughness of the reviews they regularly provide. Each reviewer was asked to identify common problems and issues in the manuscripts he/she had reviewed. Additionally, the editor also provided a summary of common issues he had seen. The editor summarized and synthesized all the comments and then sent that document to all the reviewers for comments, edits, and suggestions. This process was repeated until a consensus was reached. The opinions expressed in this editorial belong to this group of scholars and are based on their collective research training and experiences.