About the Journal
Author fees
This journal charges no fees to authors. It is Diamond Open Access.
Publisher Information
Kenya National Commission for UNESCO https://unesco.go.ke/ P.O BOX 72107-00200
Peer Review
The Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO accepts manuscripts throughout the year, with publication cycles in December and July. All submissions undergo thorough review by the Editorial Board to ensure compliance with submission guidelines and screened for plagiarism. Once the decision has been made to peer-review the paper, the choice of referees is made by the editor who has been assigned the manuscript, in consultation with editors handling submissions in related fields when necessary. The Journal deploys the double-blind review approach, with two reviewers for each paper, some papers are subjected to a third reviewer where the editorial board considers necessary. The Editorial board sends the manuscript to independent-external peer review academics, who evaluate the papers for academic quality. All Articles published in Journal for the Kenya National Commission shall be subjected to at least one round of review, usually two or three, sometimes more reviewers submit their reports. At each stage, the editor will discuss the manuscript with editorial colleagues in the light of referees’ reports, and send a letter to the author offering one of the following options:
• The paper is accepted for publication without any further changes required from the authors.
• The paper is accepted for publication in principle once the authors have made some revisions in response to the referees’ comments.
• A final decision on publication is deferred, pending the authors’ response to the referees’ comments.
• The paper is rejected because the referees have raised considerable technical objections and/or the authors’ claim has not been adequately established.
• The paper is rejected with no offer to reconsider a resubmitted version.
The Journal’s Editorial Team notifies the author of its decision after a maximum period of six months from submission. Once the corrections are made, the articles are then sent to a Copy Editor to adjust it to the style of the Journal, although no changes are made to the research’s content.
Neither the submission, the review process, nor the publication generates any cost for the author.
Publication Scheduling
This journal publishes one volume of two issues each year.
