Reviewers are scholars and researchers with considerable knowledge and expertise in Social Representations Theory. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else to act as a reviewer please contact The Editor.
Guidelines for Reviewers
All reviewers are asked to comment on the following:
Conformity to the journal's scope
Does this paper engage with the literature on Social Representations in ways that exemplify, expand or critique aspects of the theory?
Will the paper be of interest to the Social Representations readership and stimulate interest and discussion?
Originality and scholarly contribution
Does the paper make an original contribution at the level of theory, methodology or empirical focus?
Does the paper develop new insight into existing conceptual debates, methodological conventions or a field of study?
Is there little original but some other contribution in the paper that is of value (such a scholarly review of existing material)?
Clarity and style of writing
Is the paper well-structured and is it easy to follow the argument?
Is it well-written and accessible to an international range of readers?
Methodology and analysis (if an empirical paper)
Is the methodology suitable for the research problem?
Is the design and method of analysis explained clearly?
Are limitations properly considered?
Comments
Please include comments for the author that will assist them in revising the paper, if necessary. Please remember that the more detailed your comments, the more useful they are, both for the authors and the editors. You may also want to include comments for the editor's attention only. Please make this clear and put these at the top of the review.
Please highlight your recommendation
Accept as is. This is a paper of outstanding quality
Accept subject to minor revisions
Accept subject to major revisions
Reject as it is more suitable for another journal (please specify)
Reject as it is not suitable for publication.
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