Peer Review Criteria
- Originality/Relevance – Is the paper relevant to the journal policy?
- Structure – is the manuscript structured according to journal guidelines?
- References/citation – Has African literature been used? Is citing accurate?
- Methods – Is there sufficient outline of relevant methods? Are methods justifiable? Is there no bias? Were African research methods applied?
- Data presentation, discussion and analysis- Are findings clearly presented? Is there adequate discussion and analysis of findings?
- New insights, conclusions and recommendations – Does the article provide new insights helpful in improving society? Are conclusions clear and stemming from the findings? Are recommendations feasible?
- Ethics – Have they been adhered to? Have African ethics been used?
- General: Is the topic relevant, does it correspond to objectives up to the conclusions? Is abstract adequate? Is data well presented, discussed? Is length reasonable?
- Colonial content – our reviewers identify colonial content as part of our efforts to decolonise literature