Reviewer Guidelines: Book Reviews

Analytics operates at the intersection of such fields as writing studies, educational measurement, massive data analysis, digital learning ecologies, and ethical philosophy. The journal is devoted to programs of research providing evidence of fair, reliable, and valid analytics.

We have provided detailed Author Guidelines for Book Reviews. Based on those guidelines, the categories below ask reviewers to make a series of analytic judgements on each section of the manuscript. After providing scores, reviewers are then asked to provide notes in which they justify and explain their assessment of the given section of the manuscript.

Publishing Recommendation

Please select only one recommendation:

Publish
as is

Publish with minor changes

 

Revise and resubmit

Reject

 

Please briefly explain your decision:

 

Comment Category 1: Situating the Book

The section positions the book under examination and explains its significance. Specifically, this section presents the origin and development of the book, identifies the intended audience for the book in terms of research specialization, and proposes the research capability of the book to advance writing analytics.

Very Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Very Strongly Disagree

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Notes on Situating the Book:

 

Comment Category 2: Establishing Background

This section establishes the background of the author(s) or editor(s). If the review is of an edited collection, attention is paid to the research backgrounds of the chapter authors.

Very Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Very Strongly Disagree

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Notes on Establishing Background:

Comment Category 3: Value Contribution

This section includes information that positions the book in terms of its contributions to writing analytics. The proposed value of the book is very specific in terms of its potential to add to the expanding body of knowledge associated with new areas of research.

Very Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Very Strongly Disagree

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Notes on Value Contribution:

 

Comment Category 4: Directions for Further Research

In this section, the reviewer concludes the manuscript with directions for further research identified in the book. Special attention is paid to principles that will guide future research along the lines identified in the book.

Very Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Very Strongly Disagree

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Notes on Directions for Further Research:

 

Comment Category 5: References

The reviewer has cited relevant research related to the book under review. 

Very Strongly Agree

Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Very Strongly Disagree

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Notes on References:

Reviewer Notes

Please provide any additional integrative notes on the manuscript related to your publishing recommendation.