Building criteria to evaluate qualitative research papers: a tool for peer reviewers

Selecting Criteria to Evaluate Qualitative Research

While the evaluation of quantitative research frequently depends on judgements based on the “holy trinity” of objectivity, reliability and validity (Spencer, Ritchie, Lewis, & Dillon, 2003, p. 59), applying these traditional criteria to qualitative research is not always a “good fit” (Schofield, 2002). Instead, educational researchers who engage in qualitative research have s...

Qualitative research articles: information for authors and peer reviewers.

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Peer Reviewers’ Comments on Research Articles Submitted by Iranian Researchers

The invisible hands of peer reviewers play a determining role in the eventual fate of submissions to international English-medium journals. This study builds on the assumption that non-native researchers and prospective academic authors may find the whole strive for publication, and more specifically, the tough review process, less threatening if they are aware of journal reviewers’ expectation...