Review

All articles published in HAMK Pilkku will be reviewed, regardless of the section and format of the publication. The editorial staff checks each manuscript submitted: whether it meets the journal and section’s guidelines. Most of the time we ask for changes to the manuscript. 

What is the focus of the review?

When reviewing texts, we consider the following issues:

• Are the topic and the scope of the publication justifiable? How are the topic and the scope of the publication justified? Is there anything that could be done to improve the clarity of the justification?  
• Does the beginning of the text catch the reader’s attention? Does the beginning of the publication invite the reader to keep reading? Does it catch the reader’s attention?
• Are the sources relevant and reliable? Reliable sources add to the credibility of the article.
• Is the author’s expertise visible in the publication? How is the author's expertise reflected in the content of the publication and the way the topic is discussed? Is the argumentation convincing? What could be done to bring expertise to the spotlight even more?
• Is the structure of the publication coherent? Are things presented in a logical order?
• Is the target audience clear? Which target group does the publication seem to be aimed at? Does the publication reach its target audience?
• Does the publication have a clear aim? What do you think is the aim of the publication? What could be done to further clarify the aim for the target audience and other potential readers?
• Does the text meet the expectations set by the title and the beginning? Did you get from the publication what the title promised? Did the beginning correspond to what the publication later gave you?

In addition, we perform Turnitin plagiarism check on all manuscripts.

We do not use artificial intelligence in the review of publications offered to HAMK Pilkku.