Peer Review Process

Peer Review Process

Fakta: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam applies a double-blind peer review process: the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other throughout the review. All manuscripts are handled entirely through the journal's online system (OJS), from submission to publication. The journal does not accept submissions by email.

1. Initial screening

The Editor-in-Chief or an assigned editor checks every new submission for fit with the Focus and Scope, compliance with the Author Guidelines, adequate anonymization, and textual similarity (see the Plagiarism Policy). The manuscript is then declined, returned to the authors for technical correction, or sent for review. This stage is usually completed within two weeks.

2. Peer review

Each manuscript that passes the initial screening is assessed by at least two independent reviewers, and by three whenever possible. Reviewers are selected for their expertise in the topic and their record of scholarly publication. Editors do not assign reviewers who share an institutional affiliation with any of the authors or who have another conflict of interest (see the Conflict of Interest Policy).

Reviewers evaluate the manuscript using the journal's review form against these criteria: relevance to the scope; originality and the clarity of the research gap; theoretical grounding; suitability of the method; adequacy of data and depth of analysis; critical comparison with previous studies; whether the conclusion answers the research aims; the currency and quality of the references; clarity of writing; and compliance with research ethics. Reviewers are expected to give substantive and constructive comments, not only corrections of language or format. The review period is usually three to four weeks.

Reviewers must keep manuscripts confidential and are prohibited from using artificial intelligence tools to analyze or assess a manuscript, to draft review comments, or to upload any part of a manuscript (see the AI Policy).

3. Editorial decision

Reviewers advise; editors decide. On the basis of the reviews, the editor makes one of four decisions: Accept, Minor revisions, Major revisions (revised manuscript returns to the reviewers), or Decline. When reviewers disagree substantially, the editor may invite an additional reviewer. The Editor-in-Chief holds final responsibility for every decision to publish.

4. Revision

Authors submit the revised manuscript through OJS together with a response letter that explains, point by point, how each comment has been addressed or why it has not. Revisions are normally expected within two to four weeks. A manuscript may go through more than one round of review.

5. Acceptance and production

A letter of acceptance is issued only after the editor has made the decision to accept. The journal does not offer any fast-track service that guarantees acceptance. Accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting, layout, and author proofreading, receive a DOI, and are published in the next scheduled issue. The dates received, revised, accepted, and published are recorded in OJS and printed on each article.

6. Submissions by editors

Members of the editorial team may submit to the journal no more than one article per year. Such manuscripts are handled by another editor, and the submitting editor has no access to the review or the decision.

7. Appeals

Authors may appeal a decision by writing to the Editor-in-Chief with a reasoned explanation. The appeal is examined by an editor who was not involved in the original decision, and the outcome of the appeal is final.