Editor’s Insights: Reviewing for the Journal of School Health



Reviewer Checklist for General Articles

| | | | |Overall/General Considerations |

| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Does the article address the health of children in school through a review of the |

| | | |Applicable |literature, a discussion or development of theory, a historical reflection of school |

| | | | |health, or a philosophical discussion of school health? |

| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Is the Journal of School Health the right place to publish this article? |

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| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Is the topic especially timely? |

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| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Is the article clearly and concisely written? |

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| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Is the article well organized? |

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| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Does the article make a valuable contribution to the literature? |

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| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Is the article written for a general audience (are new concepts described and are jargon |

| | | |Applicable |or technical terms explained or avoided)? |

| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |If not of sufficient quality, can the paper be revised to become acceptable? |

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| | | | |Title |

| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Is the title concise, specific, and informative? |

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| | | | |Introduction |

| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Does the introductory literature review frame the area of research? |

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| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Does the introduction discuss prior and related work? |

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| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |If a controversy or inconsistency in the literature exists, is it described? |

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| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Is the purpose of the article well defined? |

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| | | | |Literature Review |

| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Are the methods used to identify, select, and summarize the literature described? |

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| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Are subheadings appropriate to the theme of the manuscript used? |

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| | | | |Discussion |

| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Are the importance and meaning of the findings explained? |

| | | |Applicable | |

| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Are subheadings (where appropriate) used to guide readers? |

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| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Are the discussion and conclusions adequately supported by the article’s findings or |

| | | |Applicable |arguments? |

| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Does the article provide insights into how the findings or conclusions can be applied? |

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| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Does the article uncover and discuss any unresolved issues? |

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| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Are any limitations of the methods adequately described? |

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| | | | |Visuals |

| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Are visuals (such as tables, graphs, or figures) clear, accurate, and complete? |

| | | |Applicable | |

| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Are any additional tables, graphs, or figures needed? |

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| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Should any tables, graphs, or figures be deleted because of redundancy with the text? |

| | | |Applicable | |

| | | | |References |

| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Are references relevant and up to date? |

| | | |Applicable | |

| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Are the references the original source of the information? |

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| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |When original thoughts or ideas are not those of the authors, are appropriate citations |

| | | |Applicable |provided? |

| | | | |Abstract |

| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Does the abstract reflect the content of the article? |

| | | |Applicable | |

| Yes | No | Not Sure | Not |Is the abstract structured (Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusion)? |

| | | |Applicable | |

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