Developing an indigenous peer review framework and process for an online child, family and community focused journal

This paper provides a detailed examination of how the journal was developed and the issues the Coordinating editor and the Editorial board has considered over the course of the journal’s evolution. [...] OBJECTIVES AND UNIQUENESS OF THE JOURNAL The purpose of the First Peoples Child & Family Review is to "reach beyond the walls of academia" to promote child welfare research, practice, policy and education from an Aboriginal / First Peoples perspective and to advance innovative approaches within the field of Aboriginal / First Peoples child welfare. [...] The coordinating editor then puts together a list of the submission titles and abstracts and sends this list by email to the board asking them to identify which of the submissions they are willing to review and whether they of know of any individuals with expertise on the submission topics from within the Aboriginal and academic communities who might also be able to help in reviewing submissions. [...] The peer review form helps reviewers assess the quality and relevance of the submissions by asking a series of questions that address the submission’s content, the writing style, and the organization and comprehensiveness of cited resources. [...] ADMINISTRATION AND PROMOTION OF THE JOURNAL The journal is administered and produced solely by the First Nations Research Site of the Caring Society and jointly through the Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare (CECW).