Peer Review Process

Peer Review Process
Media Publikasi Promosi Kesehatan Indonesia

To maintain academic rigor, research integrity, and scholarly quality, all manuscripts submitted to Media Publikasi Promosi Kesehatan Indonesia (MPPKI) are evaluated through a double-blind peer review process. Editorial decisions are based on scientific merit, methodological quality, ethical compliance, originality, and relevance to the journal’s scope.

Double-Blind Review
Author and reviewer identities remain confidential
Minimum Two Reviewers
Independent subject-matter assessment
Editorial Independence
Merit-based decision-making
Confidential Process
Protected manuscript information
Editorial and Peer Review Workflow
1
Submission and Administrative Check
The Editorial Team verifies submission completeness, required documents, manuscript anonymization, formatting, and compliance with the Author Guidelines.
2
Initial Editorial Screening
Editors assess alignment with the journal’s focus and scope, originality, minimum scholarly quality, ethical requirements, transparency statements, and suitability for external review. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be returned or declined without external review.
3
Reviewer Selection
Eligible manuscripts are assigned to at least two independent reviewers with relevant subject or methodological expertise. A third reviewer may be invited when additional expertise is required or reviewer recommendations materially diverge.
4
Double-Blind External Review
The identities of authors and reviewers are not disclosed to one another. Reviewers assess the manuscript independently and submit objective, constructive, and sufficiently detailed recommendations.
5
Revision and Author Response
When revision is requested, authors must address reviewer and editor comments carefully, submit a revised manuscript, and provide a clear point-by-point response. Additional review may be required.
6
Editorial Decision
The Editorial Board evaluates the review reports, author responses, and revised manuscript. The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision based on the complete editorial record and the manuscript’s scientific merit and relevance.
7
Post-Acceptance Production
Accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting, layout preparation, and final proofreading. Authors review the proof and approve necessary corrections before publication.
Review Criteria

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts using criteria relevant to the article type and research design, including the following elements.

Title and Abstract
Relevance, clarity, accuracy, and consistency with the manuscript.
Background
Scientific context, literature foundation, research gap, and objectives.
Methods and Ethics
Appropriateness, transparency, reproducibility, and ethical compliance.
Results
Validity, accuracy, completeness, presentation, and analytical integrity.
Discussion and Conclusion
Interpretation, comparison with evidence, limitations, implications, and consistency.
Contribution and Presentation
Originality, scholarly relevance, structure, writing clarity, and references.
Reviewer Responsibilities
Confidentiality
Objectivity
Constructive Feedback
Conflict Disclosure
Ethical Conduct
Editorial Decisions
Accept
Minor Revision
Major Revision
Reject
Similarity screening: Manuscripts are screened using Turnitin or an equivalent system. The maximum permitted similarity index is 20%. Editors assess the report contextually, and a numerical score alone does not establish plagiarism.
MPPKI applies independent peer review to support the publication of rigorous, ethical, and relevant public-health research.