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Name of Reviewer: *

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Date Sent to Reviewer:
(YYYY / MM / DD)

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Date on which the manuscript has to be returned: (YYYY / MM / DD)

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Manuscript number:

AJoBE______________________

Type of article:

General papper __

Rejoinder __

Book review __

Classification of article:

Speculative philosophy

Opinion paper

Theoretical paper

Empirical research report (quantitative)

Empirical research report (qualitative)

Manuscript title: *

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1. Is the theme of the article within the scope of the journal?

Yes

2. Is this a new and original contribution?

Yes

3. Is the title descriptive, concise and aligned to the content of the manuscript?
If NOT, recommend a new title.

Yes

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4. Is the abstract adequate?

Yes

5. Is it possible to reduce the manuscript without infringing on the main arguments and/or results?

Yes

Suggestions:

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6. Is the quality of English satisfactory?

Yes

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7. Was a scientific writing style followed?

Yes

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8. Were the AJoBE guidelines for authors followed?

Yes

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8. Were the AJoBE guidelines for authors followed?

Yes

N/A*

9. Is the structure and systemisation of the manuscript in order?

Yes

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10. Is the literature study sufficient and and based on appropriate literature that reflects the current state of knowledge?

Yes

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11. Is the research methodology acceptable and well-chosen to address the research question(s)/hypothesis(es)?

Yes

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12. Were the data-analytical techniques appropriately selected and correctly applied?

Yes

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13. Are the findings accurate, well-derived and substantiated?

Yes

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14. Were theoretical and empirical aspects properly integrated?

Yes

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15. Is the quality/logic of arguments acceptable?

Yes

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16. Is the conclusion concise, meaningful and does it reflect the major findings?

Yes

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17. Are the quantity and quality of references acceptable?

Yes

N/A*

18. Are the figures and tables necessary and sufficient?

Yes

N/A*

* N/A = not applicable

19. What are the major strengths of the manuscript?

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20. What are the major weaknesses of the manuscript?

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21. What is your overall recommendation?

a. Publish unchanged

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b. Publish after minor changes

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c. Publish after several changes

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d. Publish after major changes

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e. Author(s) must review manuscript completely and re-submit

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f. Manuscript is unacceptable

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If you chose c, d or e, do you want to review the manuscript again?

Yes

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General comments and recommendations for change (use a separate sheet if required):Please note: Be tactful when writing comments. Be encouraging to authors that are clearly novices.

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Reviewer’s details

Name:

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Signature:

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Names of other reviewers you can recommend for manuscripts of this type/theme?

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Thank you for your time and for assisting AJoBE!

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