Jurnal Kolaboratif Sains implements a rigorous, transparent, and ethical peer review process to ensure the quality, originality, and scientific contribution of every manuscript published. The journal adopts a double-blind peer review system, where both authors and reviewers remain anonymous throughout the review process. This policy is intended to maintain objectivity, fairness, and academic integrity.
Authors are required to submit manuscripts through the journal’s online submission system. Submitted manuscripts must comply with the journal’s author guidelines, template format, citation style, and publication ethics requirements.
After submission, the editorial team conducts an initial evaluation to assess:
Relevance to the journal’s focus and scope
Originality and scientific contribution
Compliance with formatting and submission guidelines
Clarity of language and academic writing quality
Ethical considerations, including plagiarism screening
At this stage, manuscripts may be rejected without external review if they are outside the journal’s scope, demonstrate significant methodological weaknesses, or fail to meet ethical and academic standards.
All manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection software such as Turnitin or similar tools. Manuscripts with a high similarity index or evidence of academic misconduct, including plagiarism, duplicate publication, or data fabrication, will be rejected immediately.
Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to at least two independent reviewers with expertise relevant to the manuscript topic. The identities of both authors and reviewers are concealed to ensure an unbiased review process.
Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on:
Originality and novelty
Scientific significance
Methodological rigor
Data analysis and interpretation
Clarity of presentation
Relevance of references
Contribution to theory and practice
Ethical compliance
Reviewers may provide one of the following recommendations:
Accept without revision
Accept with minor revisions
Accept with major revisions
Resubmit for further review
Reject
The editorial decision is based on reviewers’ comments, recommendations, and the overall quality of the manuscript.
Authors receiving revision requests must revise their manuscripts within the specified timeframe and submit a detailed response to reviewers’ comments. Revised manuscripts may be returned to the original reviewers for further evaluation when necessary.
The Editor-in-Chief, together with the editorial board, makes the final decision regarding manuscript acceptance or rejection. The final decision is based on:
Reviewers’ evaluations
Authors’ revisions
Scientific quality and contribution
Compliance with publication ethics
The possible final decisions include:
Accepted for publication
Accepted with final minor editing
Rejected
Accepted manuscripts undergo professional copyediting, language editing, layout formatting, reference checking, and proofreading to ensure publication quality and consistency.
Finalized articles are published online in the current journal issue and become freely accessible under the journal’s open-access policy.
Reviewers are expected to:
Maintain confidentiality of manuscripts
Provide objective and constructive feedback
Declare conflicts of interest
Complete reviews within the designated timeline
Uphold academic integrity and ethical standards
Editors are responsible for ensuring a fair, unbiased, and timely review process in accordance with international publication ethics standards and best practices for scholarly publishing.
The average review and publication timeline is as follows:
| Process Stage | Estimated Duration |
|---|---|
| Initial Editorial Screening | 3–7 Days |
| Peer Review Process | 2–6 Weeks |
| Author Revision | 1–3 Weeks |
| Final Decision | 1 Week |
| Copyediting & Publication | 1–2 Weeks |
The journal strives to maintain an efficient review process while ensuring the highest standards of academic quality.
All manuscripts submitted to Jurnal Kolaboratif Sains are treated as confidential documents. Editors and reviewers may not disclose any information regarding submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, editorial advisors, and publisher when appropriate.
Authors may submit appeals regarding editorial decisions by providing a detailed justification to the editorial office. All appeals and complaints will be evaluated objectively by the Editor-in-Chief and editorial board according to the journal’s ethical policies.
