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Reviewers' Guidelines

The main goal of the Electronic Green Journal (EGJ) is to assist in international scholarly communication about environmental issues. To meet this goal, the journal strives to serve as an open and active forum of communication about environmental sustainability, as well as an educational environmental resource, including both practical and scholarly articles, bibliographies, reviews, editorial comments, and essays. At the heart of EGJ  is free access to unbiased and quality information about environmental issues as an alternative to costly, commercially produced scientific journals. EGJ  is written for information consultants, environmentalists, ecologists, regional planners, publishers, booksellers, researchers, educators, librarians, students, and readers interested in worldwide sustainability and the environment.  It is academically supported and published semiannually by the University of California Los Angeles Library.


Keep the following in mind while reading the manuscript.

Previously Published

  • Search Google Scholar to confirm the manuscript is an original work that has not been published elsewhere
  • Check for variations of the manuscript title

Scope

  • Is the manuscript related to environmental information sources, broadly speaking?
  • Does it meet the scope and guidelines of the journal?
  • Would it be better in another journal?

Content

  • Is the topic adequately analyzed and interpreted?
  • Does the manuscript stay focused on its subject?
  • Does the literature review adequately cover the subject?
  • Are cited sources accurately represented? Do they support the claims made in the manuscript?
  • If the manuscript presents original research, consider the following:
    • Are the methods used appropriate to the subject, describing strategy used in detail and addressing reliability and validity?
    • Does the manuscript contain a qualitative or qualitative methodology?
    • If so, were proper tools used to present the study or research? 
    • Do the findings support conclusions drawn by the authors?
  • Is the manuscript balanced?
    • Is it accurate and adequately documented?
  • Does the manuscript achieve the goals outlined in the abstract and introduction?
    • If the manuscript is written to present information, is it actually informative?
    • If it is “new,” is it really so?
    • If it is a review presentation, are the relevant sources considered?

Presentation

  • Is the subject presented in the manuscript clear?
  • Is the manuscript written in a fluent, readable standard American English?
  • Is the manuscript well organized with a logical progression?
  • Are technical and professional terms used and explained appropriately to avoid unnecessary jargon?

Value

  • Is this a useful contribution to the literature?
  • Does it offer new ideas?
  • Does the literature review place the study or opinion in perspective and build on existing research?
  • Does it expand upon or critique existing scholarship?
  • Is this research important to the field?

Format

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