Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to JUCE: Journal of University Community Engagement through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform are subject to a rigorous peer review process to ensure academic quality, ethical compliance, and relevance to community engagement practices.

Upon submission, manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening to evaluate their alignment with the journal’s aims and scope, adherence to the author guidelines, originality, and compliance with publication ethics. Manuscripts that meet these criteria are forwarded to two independent reviewers with relevant academic and professional expertise.

The journal employs a double-blind peer review process, in which the identities of both authors and reviewers are kept confidential. Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on originality, clarity of objectives, methodological rigor in community engagement activities, analytical depth, contextual relevance, and the contribution of the manuscript to both scholarly discourse and practical implementation of community engagement.

Based on the reviewers’ reports, the editor will make one of the following decisions: acceptance without revision, acceptance with minor revisions, major revisions required, or rejection. Authors are required to revise their manuscripts in accordance with the reviewers’ and editor’s comments within the stipulated timeframe. Revised manuscripts may be re-evaluated by reviewers when necessary.

The final decision on manuscript acceptance is made by the editor, taking into account the reviewers’ recommendations and the journal’s editorial policies.