peer review process

PEER REVIEW PROCESS

Is-Tihaduna: Journal of Management, Marketing, and Economics

1. Introduction

Is-Tihaduna: Journal of Management, Marketing, and Economics applies a rigorous peer-review process to ensure the quality, originality, relevance, and academic contribution of every manuscript submitted for publication. The peer-review process is designed to maintain scholarly integrity, improve manuscript quality, and ensure that published articles meet established academic standards.

The journal adopts a double-blind peer-review system, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other throughout the review process. This system is intended to promote fairness, objectivity, independence, and transparency in evaluating submitted manuscripts.

2. Initial Editorial Screening

Every manuscript submitted to Is-Tihaduna undergoes an initial screening by the editorial team before being sent to reviewers. At this stage, the editors evaluate whether the manuscript meets the journal's basic requirements, including:

  • Relevance to the focus and scope of the journal.
  • Compliance with the journal's author guidelines and manuscript template.
  • Originality and academic contribution.
  • Completeness of manuscript structure and references.
  • Compliance with publication ethics and plagiarism policies.

Manuscripts that do not meet the journal's requirements may be returned to authors for revision or rejected before entering the peer-review stage.

3. Reviewer Assignment

Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial screening are assigned to at least two independent reviewers with relevant academic expertise in the subject area of the submitted manuscript.

Reviewers are selected based on their academic qualifications, research experience, publication records, and expertise relevant to the manuscript. Reviewers must not have conflicts of interest that could affect the objectivity of their assessments.

4. Double-Blind Peer Review

Is-Tihaduna implements a double-blind peer-review system. Under this system, authors do not know the identities of reviewers, and reviewers do not know the identities of authors.

Reviewers are expected to evaluate manuscripts objectively and provide constructive recommendations based on the following criteria:

  1. Originality and novelty of the research.
  2. Relevance to the journal's focus and scope.
  3. Clarity of research objectives and problem formulation.
  4. Appropriateness of theoretical framework and literature review.
  5. Accuracy and suitability of research methodology.
  6. Validity of data analysis and interpretation of findings.
  7. Quality of discussion and academic contribution.
  8. Clarity of language, structure, and presentation.
  9. Accuracy and completeness of references.

5. Review Recommendations

After evaluating the manuscript, reviewers provide comments, suggestions, and recommendations to the editor. The possible review recommendations are:

  1. Accept Submission: The manuscript is accepted for publication without significant revisions.
  2. Minor Revision: The manuscript requires minor improvements before it can be accepted.
  3. Major Revision: The manuscript requires substantial improvements and must undergo further evaluation.
  4. Reject Submission: The manuscript does not meet the journal's academic or publication standards and is not suitable for publication.

The final editorial decision is made by the editor based on the reviewers' recommendations, the quality of the manuscript, and the journal's publication policies.

6. Manuscript Revision

Authors whose manuscripts require revision must carefully address all comments and recommendations provided by the reviewers and editors. Revised manuscripts must be accompanied by a response letter explaining how each comment has been addressed.

Revised manuscripts may be returned to the original reviewers for further evaluation, particularly when major revisions are required. Authors may be asked to revise their manuscripts more than once until the editorial requirements are fulfilled.

7. Final Editorial Decision

The editor makes the final decision regarding manuscript acceptance or rejection after considering the reviewers' reports, the authors' revisions, and the overall academic quality of the manuscript.

The editorial decision is communicated to the corresponding author through the journal's online submission system. All decisions are made independently and based on academic merit, without discrimination based on personal, institutional, religious, or other non-academic considerations.

8. Publication Process

Accepted manuscripts proceed to the copyediting, proofreading, and layout editing stages before publication. Authors may be asked to review the final proofs to ensure that the published version accurately represents their work.

The final article is published online after completing all editorial and production procedures in accordance with the journal's publication schedule.

9. Review Duration

The duration of the peer-review process may vary depending on reviewer availability, manuscript complexity, and the extent of revisions required. The editorial team makes reasonable efforts to ensure that the review process is conducted efficiently while maintaining academic quality.

Authors can monitor the status of their manuscripts through the journal's online submission system.

10. Confidentiality and Publication Ethics

All manuscripts submitted to Is-Tihaduna are treated as confidential documents. Editors and reviewers must not disclose, distribute, or use unpublished manuscript information for personal or professional purposes without appropriate authorization.

The journal strictly upholds publication ethics and does not tolerate plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate publication, or other forms of academic misconduct. Any suspected ethical violations will be handled in accordance with the journal's publication ethics policies.

11. Commitment to Fair and Objective Review

Is-Tihaduna: Journal of Management, Marketing, and Economics is committed to conducting a fair, transparent, independent, and objective peer-review process. All manuscripts are evaluated based on their academic quality, originality, relevance, and contribution to the development of knowledge in management, marketing, and economics.

Through this peer-review process, Is-Tihaduna aims to maintain high standards of scholarly publishing and contribute to the advancement of academic research at national and international levels.