Signals are an important part of the JoPP peer review process. They are intended to widen the scope of publishable articles by placing the reputational cost of publishing an imperfect article on authors, rather than on the journal.<\/p>\n
Please note:<\/strong><\/p>\n Positive signal = 1, negative signal = 0, positive\/negative signal = 0.5<\/p>\n Only signals marked with a “*” are used to calculate the JoPP Signal.<\/p>\n Article proposes a critique of a policy or practice with specific action proposals or suggestions.<\/p>\n Article follows conventions of academic research article \u2014 e.g. position in literature, cited sources, and claimed contribution.<\/p>\n Article is based on developments that have not yet occurred.<\/p>\n Article is based on formal logic or mathematical technique.<\/p>\n Standard of English expression in article is excellent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Article addresses an issue which is widely known and debated.<\/p>\n Most related sources are mentioned in article [this is an invitation to careful selection rather than a demonstration of prowess in citation collection — i.e. apt and representative choices made in source citations.]<\/p>\n Ideas are well organised in article.<\/p>\n The argument presented in article is new.<\/p>\n The article has been significantly changed as a result of the review process<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The article has substantially changed in this new version. The theoretical review has an important value in gathering recent literature on civic reaction to COVID-19. Results are now better organized, and the writing flows in each section. However, enhancing the paper\u2019s clarity has supposed to lose the theoretical proposal, which was more edgy and original in the previous version. The solidity of the methods is a bit weak, and the author does not explain their limitations adequately.<\/p>\n While on the long side, the article has definitely improved following review. The literature review is comprehensive. That said, earlier comments regarding the generalisability of the cases retain currency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Signals are an important part of the JoPP peer review process. They are intended to widen the scope of publishable articles by placing the reputational cost of publishing an imperfect article on authors, rather than on the journal. Please note: Positive signal = 1, negative signal = 0, positive\/negative signal<\/p>\nObjective categories<\/h2>\n
Activist: 2\/2<\/h3>\n
Academic: 2\/2*<\/h3>\n
Prospective: 0\/2<\/h3>\n
Formalised: 0\/2<\/h3>\n
Language quality: 2\/2<\/h3>\n
Subjective categories<\/h2>\n
Scope of debate: 2\/2<\/h3>\n
Comprehensiveness: 2\/2*<\/h3>\n
Logical flow: 2\/2*<\/h3>\n
Originality: 2\/2*<\/h3>\n
Review impact: 2\/2<\/h3>\n
Commendations<\/h2>\n
Reviewers indicate their appreciation of the article in the form of a 50 word statement.<\/p>\nReviewer A<\/h3>\n
Reviewer B<\/h3>\n