Peer Review Process
1. Submission
Author(s) are required to submit manuscripts that align with the journal’s aims and scope and are prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines. All submissions must be made through the ThaiJO system.
2. Initial Editorial Review
The Editor-in-Chief, together with at least two members of ASEAN Journal of Education (AJE) Editorial Board, conducts an initial screening of each submitted manuscript. To proceed beyond this stage, the manuscript must align with the journal’s aims and scope, follow the required format, and demonstrate a plagiarism similarity of no more than 25%.
(Estimated processing time: 7 days)
If the manuscript does not meet the format requirements, authors will be asked to revise and resubmit their work. In cases of a desk rejection, authors may submit a revised manuscript after addressing the identified issues.
Manuscripts that pass the pre-screening are then assigned to a minimum of three reviewers with expertise in the relevant field(s) for formal peer review.
(Estimated processing time: 14–21 days)
3. Peer Review
The selected peer reviewers evaluate the manuscript and provide one of the following recommendations:
- Accept without revision
- Accept with minor revisions
- Accept with major revisions
- Reject
Authors are notified of the reviewers’ decisions through the ThaiJO system, including any required revisions prior to publication. The journal employs a double-blind peer review process to ensure fairness, transparency, and academic integrity.
(Estimated processing time: 21–30 days)
4. Revision
Authors revise their manuscripts in accordance with the reviewers’ comments and recommendations.
(Estimated processing time: 14–21 days)
5. Final Editorial Review
Manuscripts requiring major revisions are returned to the same peer reviewers for a second round of peer review. (Additional estimated processing time: 14–21 days)
The Editorial Board then evaluates the revised manuscript together with the authors’ responses to the reviewers’ comments.
6. Editorial Decision
Following the Editor-in-Chief’s final decision, the author(s) receive an official acceptance letter. During this stage, additional information or clarification may be requested from the author(s).
(Estimated processing time: 3 days)
7. Copyediting and Artwork
Accepted manuscripts are copyedited by the journal office and then sent to the printing house for final formatting prior to publication.
(Estimated processing time: 7 days)
8. Proofreading and Final Corrections
Formatted manuscript undergoes proofreading by the journal office. A draft of the formatted article is also sent to the author(s) for approval. If no further changes are requested, the article is published on the journal’s website.
9. Publication
Authors are notified once their manuscript has been published. The estimated time from initial submission to publication is approximately 3–4 months.
