Review Process Policy

Abdimas Polsaka: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat implements a double-blind peer-review process to ensure objectivity, transparency, and academic quality. All submitted manuscripts undergo the following stages:

  1. Initial Screening: The editorial team evaluates manuscript suitability, originality, formatting, and compliance with publication ethics, including a maximum similarity index of 20%.

  2. Peer Review: Manuscripts passing initial screening are evaluated by at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise. Authors' and reviewers' identities are concealed.

  3. Review Evaluation: Reviewers assess originality, methodological quality, community participation, relevance, results, and contributions to community empowerment.

  4. Revision: Authors are required to address reviewers' comments and submit revised manuscripts within the specified timeframe.

  5. Editorial Decision: The editor makes the final decision: acceptance, revision, or rejection, based on reviewers' recommendations and editorial standards.

  6. Publication: Accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting, proofreading, and publication.

The journal follows the ethical principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All editorial decisions are made independently, fairly, and without discrimination or conflicts of interest.