Assessment

End of section 3 questions

• Which part of a manuscript do you find hardest to assess with confidence, and why?
• How would your comments differ between a journal manuscript and a full book manuscript covering similar ground?
• Take a manuscript you know well. Which of the thirteen review questions would it struggle to answer?

Quiz for this section

Q8. Which of the following is part of a journal manuscript’s methods section review?

1. a) Assessing ethics and consent alongside the research design
2. b) Checking the publisher’s marketing plan
3. c) Counting the number of images
4. d) Reviewing the cover design

Correct answer: a

Q9. What minimum proportion of a manuscript’s references should be African sources?

1. a) 25 percent
2. b) 50 percent
3. c) 75 percent
4. d) 100 percent

Correct answer: c

Q10. In the JDA example in Lesson 6, what should a reviewer check in the theory section?

1. a) Whether the framework engages with African development administration scholarship, rather than relying entirely on imported models
2. b) Whether the manuscript uses British English
3. c) Whether the abstract is under 100 words
4. d) Whether the manuscript has a cover page

Correct answer: a