Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to the Online Learning and Pedagogies Research Journal (OLPeD) must follow the focus, scope, and author guidelines of this journal. The submitted manuscripts must address scientific merit or novelty appropriate to the focus and scope. All manuscripts must be free from plagiarism. All authors are suggested to use plagiarism detection software to conduct similarity checking. Editors check the plagiarism level of articles submitted to this journal by using plagiarism checker software.

The research articles submitted to this journal will be peer-reviewed by at least 2 (two) or more expert reviewers. The articles will be sent to the peer reviewers through a Double-Blind Peer Review Process and will be returned to the authors for revision. The reviewers provide scientifically valuable comments to improve the contents of the manuscript. All manuscripts are subject to peer review, and authors can expect a decision, or an explanation for the delay, within two months of receipt. The corresponding author should submit the revised manuscript within two weeks if a revision is invited. The Principal Editors make the final decision based on the information gained through the peer-review process.

As explained in the publication ethics, we ensure that the reviewed manuscripts are treated confidentially before publication.

The final decision on article acceptance will be made by the Editors according to the reviewers’ comments. Publication of accepted articles, including the sequence of published articles, will be determined by the Editor-in-Chief by considering the sequence of acceptance dates, geographical distribution of authors, as well as the thematic issue.