Reviewer Instructions: 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.

Reviewers should enact Anti-Racist Scholarly Reviewing Practices, which The Journal of Writing Analytics and the WAC Clearinghouse endorse. Further, reviewer notes should work to enhance the writing analytics community and strengthen the research developing from this emerging field by:

1. Evaluating the manuscript rather than the manuscript’s writer. When writing your reviewer notes, consider crafting sentences that use grammatical subjects like the manuscript, the text, or the article, rather than grammatical subjects like the author, the writer, or you.
2. Balancing critique with suggestion. When offering a critique of the manuscript, please translate the critique into a suggestion for how the manuscript could be improved, taking time to explain the basis for the criticism and the rationale for the suggestion.
3. Defining key terms and using accessible language. Since the journal appeals to a multidisciplinary audience, please take extra time and extra space in your reviewer notes to establish any key constructs and foundational concepts that need additional attention in the manuscript.
4. Using local context and individual perspective to ground feedback and qualify reviewer notes. The review process should contribute to an exchange of perspective that strengthens research and knowledge-making in the writing analytics community. Help manuscript authors understand your perspective by providing context behind your notes and working to mitigate any biases.
5. Recommending supplementary research sources that build upon existing knowledge, engage a diverse body of scholarship, validate alternative ways of meaning making, and recognize alternative forms of expertise. Please support and strengthen the research base of the manuscript by pointing to ways the manuscript might more inclusively draw upon a wider range of extant work across disciplines.   

 

Submission Title

 

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
6	5	4	3	2	1

Notes on Situating the Book:

 

Comment Category 2: Establishing Background

This section establishes the background of the author(s) or editor(s) and the programs of research associated with the book. 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
6	5	4	3	2	1

Notes on Establishing Background:

 

Comment Category 3: Contribution to Writing Analytics 

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
6	5	4	3	2	1

Notes on Contribution to Writing Analytics:

 

Comment Category 4: Future Directions

This review concludes with directions for future inquiry 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
6	5	4	3	2	1

Notes on Future Directions:

 

Comment Category 5: References

The review cites relevant research related to the book under review. 

Very Strongly Agree	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Very Strongly Disagree
6	5	4	3	2	1

Notes on References:

 

Reviewer Notes

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