How can I help move my manuscript smoothly through the review process?

Does the manuscript provide sufficient evidence for the claims being made? The results of the study must be reported accurately, and the interpretations, implications, and claims are drawn directly from that evidence. Generalizations made are within the scope of the evidence and findings. Prior JEE editorials by Douglas and Purzer (2015) and Hjalmarson and Moskal (2018) offer authors some ideas around how manuscripts can provide evidence of claims being made. The American Educational Research Association (2006) also provides a helpful resource for standards for reporting on empirical social science research: https://www.aera.net/Portals/38/docs/12ERv35n6_Standard4Report%20.pdf. Importantly, there are sections on discussing sources of evidence, measurement and classification, analysis and interpretation, and generalization. We hope that these questions to consider will be helpful as you prepare your next manuscript for submission to JEE. Perhaps another avenue to maximize the success of the papers you author that is often overlooked is to serve as a reviewer. Indeed, reviewing is an important aspect of being a part of a research community. In our March 2024 editorial, we highlighted some tips for reviewers (Knight & Main, 2024). Through reviewing and authoring scholarly works, we engage with our engineering education and larger communities in the exchange of ideas and dissemination of high-quality research that has potential for change and transformation. We appreciate the ideas presented here related to instrument development from Drs. Benjamin Ahn, Adam Carberry, Allison Godwin, Trevion Henderson, Mark Hsu, Alejandra Magana, Noah Schroeder, and Kristen Wendell. We are excited to welcome Dr. David Reeping as an Assistant Editor to the JEE Editorial Board and to announce that Dr. Saira Anwar and Dr. Stephen Secules have been promoted to Associate Editors. Dr. David Reeping is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Computing Education at the University of Cincinnati. He is a mixed methodologist with a particular interest in pairing qualitative methods with advanced (and critical) quantitative methods. His current research includes transfer student experiences, threshold concepts, measuring curricular complexity, and student interactions with generative AI. He earned his PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech and was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. He received his BS in Engineering Education from Ohio Northern University. Dr. Saira Anwar is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering, Texas A and M University, College Station. Her research focuses on designing, implementing, and measuring the effectiveness of emergent educational tools, curriculum units, and programs for students' learning, assessment, and engagement using mixed methods and multimodal approaches. The Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, and industry sponsors fund her research. Her research potential is recognized through national and international awards, including the 2023 NSTA/NARST Research Worth Reading award for publication in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching. Dr. Anwar holds an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Punjab, Lahore, an MS in Computer Science from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Lahore, and a PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University, USA. Dr. Stephen Secules is an Assistant Professor in the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education at Florida International University. Secules holds a joint appointment in the STEM Transformation Institute, a secondary appointment in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. In addition, he leads the Equity Research Group, serves as a faculty fellow for Office to Advance Women Equity and Diversity, and is a 2023 recipient of the FIU Senate Excellence in Teaching Award. He has bachelor degrees in engineering from Dartmouth College, a master's in Architectural Acoustics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a PhD in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) from the University of Maryland. He has prior work experience in acoustical consulting and was a visiting faculty member at Purdue University. His research has focused on culture and equity in engineering education, particularly undergraduate contexts, pedagogy, and student support. Through his work he aims to use critical qualitative, video-based, participatory, and ethnographic methods to look at everyday educational settings in engineering and shift them toward equity and inclusion. We send our heartfelt thanks to Drs. Nadia Kellam and Samantha Brunhaver for their years of service to the JEE Editorial Board. Dr. Kellam contributed immensely as a Deputy Editor lending her wisdom to the running of JEE and in handling manuscripts. Dr. Brunhaver contributed her expertise to the review process as an Associate Editor and formerly as an Assistant Editor. We extend our very best wishes!