Peer Review Process

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Manajemen is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and quality. All submitted manuscripts undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure the validity, originality, and significance of the research. The peer-review process follows the steps outlined below:

1. 1. Initial Submission and Screening

   Upon submission, all manuscripts are first reviewed by the editorial team to ensure they meet the journal's scope, formatting guidelines, and ethical standards. Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria may be returned to the authors for revision or rejected without further review.

2. 2. Plagiarism Check

   All submissions are screened for plagiarism using [e.g., Turnitin, iThenticate]. Manuscripts with significant overlap or duplication may be rejected at this stage.

3. 3. Peer Review

   Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to at least two independent reviewers who are experts in the relevant field. The journal employs a single-blind peer-review process, where the reviewers remain anonymous to the author. Reviewers are selected based on their expertise, publication record, and absence of conflicts of interest.

4. 4. Review Criteria

   Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on the following criteria:

   • Originality and significance of the research
   • Methodological rigor and validity of the findings
   • Clarity and coherence of the presentation
   • Relevance to the journal's scope and audience
5. 5. Reviewer Recommendations

   Reviewers provide one of the following recommendations:

   • Accept without revisions
   • Accept with minor revisions
   • Revise and resubmit
   • Reject
6. 6. Author Revisions

   Authors are required to address all reviewer comments and submit a revised manuscript within the specified timeframe. The revised manuscript may be sent back to the reviewers for further evaluation if necessary.

7. 7. Final Decision

   The final decision to accept or reject a manuscript is made by the Editor-in-Chief or a designated handling editor, based on the reviewers' recommendations and the overall quality of the manuscript.

8. 8. Publication

   Accepted manuscripts are copyedited, formatted, and published online in the journal's latest issue. Authors are provided with a final proof for approval before publication.