Every manuscript submitted to The Compass undergoes a rigorous editorial assessment and double-blind peer review to ensure originality, academic quality, ethical integrity, and meaningful contribution to Education in Universal Human Values.
Every submission undergoes an impartial editorial assessment and double-blind peer review to ensure quality, originality, ethical compliance, and academic excellence.
Every manuscript submitted to The Compass undergoes a rigorous editorial assessment and double-blind peer review before a publication decision is made. The Journal is committed to ensuring that all published articles demonstrate originality, academic rigour, ethical integrity, and relevance to the Journal's aims and scope.
Peer review serves as an important quality assurance mechanism by providing constructive feedback to authors, strengthening scholarly work, and ensuring that published research contributes meaningfully to knowledge and practice in Education in Universal Human Values.
Encouraging innovative ideas and meaningful scholarly contributions.
Every manuscript is reviewed objectively without bias or prejudice.
Author and reviewer identities remain protected throughout the review.
Compliance with international publication ethics and research integrity.
Maintaining high-quality scholarly standards for every published article.
The Compass follows a rigorous Double-Blind Peer Review process to ensure fairness, objectivity, confidentiality, and academic excellence. Authors and reviewers remain anonymous throughout the evaluation process, allowing every manuscript to be assessed solely on its scholarly merit.
The identity of the authors is not disclosed to the reviewers.
The identity of the reviewers is not disclosed to the authors.
Manuscripts are normally evaluated by at least one independent reviewers with expertise in the relevant subject area.
Editorial decisions are based on reviewer recommendations together with the independent judgement of the Editor.
Before peer review, every manuscript is carefully assessed by the Editorial Office to ensure that it satisfies the Journal's basic submission and publication requirements.
Every submission undergoes an initial editorial screening before being assigned to independent reviewers. This stage ensures that only manuscripts meeting the Journal's standards proceed to the peer review process.
Manuscripts that do not satisfy these basic requirements may be returned to the authors for correction or declined without external peer review.
Every manuscript follows a structured editorial workflow to ensure fairness, transparency, quality assurance, and academic integrity before publication.
Authors submit their manuscript through the Journal's online submission system.
The Editorial Office checks the manuscript for scope, completeness, formatting, originality, and ethical compliance.
Suitable independent reviewers with expertise in the relevant subject area are invited to evaluate the manuscript.
Reviewers evaluate the manuscript while the identities of both authors and reviewers remain confidential.
Reviewers provide constructive comments and publication recommendations for editorial consideration.
The Editor evaluates reviewer recommendations and communicates the editorial decision to the authors.
Authors revise the manuscript and submit a detailed response to reviewer comments.
The revised manuscript is assessed and a final editorial decision is made.
Accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting, production, and publication in The Compass.
During the peer review process, reviewers and editors evaluate every manuscript using established academic standards to ensure originality, scientific quality, ethical integrity, and relevance to the Journal.
After considering the reviewers' recommendations, the Editor communicates one of the following decisions to the author(s).
The manuscript is accepted for publication without further changes or with only minor editorial corrections.
The manuscript requires minor revisions before acceptance.
Substantial revisions are required before the manuscript can be reconsidered for publication.
The manuscript is not suitable for publication in its present form.
Final Decision: The Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to make the final publication decision after considering the reviewers' recommendations.
When revisions are requested, authors should :
Carefully address all reviewer comments.
Revise the manuscript accordingly.
Submit a detailed response explaining how each comment has been addressed.
Provide academic justification where they disagree with reviewer suggestions.
Revised manuscripts may be returned to the original reviewers for further evaluation where necessary.
The peer review process is confidential.
Although review times may vary depending on reviewer availability and the complexity of the manuscript, the Journal aims to complete the review process within a reasonable period.
These timelines are indicative only and may vary.
Authors who believe that an editorial decision was based on a procedural error may submit a written appeal to the Editor-in-Chief. Appeals will be reviewed by the Editorial Board, whose decision shall be final.
Appeals should clearly explain the procedural concerns and provide any relevant supporting information. Each appeal is carefully reviewed by the Editorial Board in accordance with the Journal's editorial policies.
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