Computers and Education

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Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN / E-ISSN: 3601315
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23/10/2024 4:20 PM

I was invited to review a research paper during its second round of revisions, which I accepted. The paper had received a ‘revise and resubmit’ (R&R) decision from all reviewers across two rounds. However, during the third round, it was assigned to yet a new reviewer who recommended rejection, providing only a brief, three-sentence comment. The feedback suggested that the reviewer lacked understanding of the paper’s content and was unfamiliar with its methodology. Unfortunately, the editor decided to reject the paper based on this review, citing journal policy that all reviewers must approve the paper for acceptance. In my view, a good editor should be able to distinguish between high-quality and poor-quality reviews and make decisions accordingly not just mechanically and blindly follow the reviewer recommendation.

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