Peer Review Process

All submitted manuscripts are processed through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) with the following stages.

  1. Submission

Authors submit manuscripts through the OJS by completing all metadata, author information, manuscript files, and supporting documents in accordance with the journal requirements.

Output: The manuscript is successfully received by the system and assigned an identification number (Submission ID).

  1. Editorial Screening

The editor conducts an initial check of the manuscript, including:

  • Compliance with the journal scope (Scope Checking)
  • Compliance with the writing format (Format Checking)
  • Administrative completeness check
  • Similarity level check (Similarity Checking)

Decision:

  • Proceed to Peer Review
  • Revision Before Review
  • Desk Reject
  1. Peer Review Process

Manuscripts that pass the screening stage are sent to at least two reviewers using a Double-Blind Peer Review system, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are kept confidential.

Reviewers evaluate:

  • Novelty
  • Significance of the community service activity
  • Implementation methodology
  • Results and outputs
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Writing quality

Reviewers provide one of the following recommendations:

  • Accept
  • Minor Revision
  • Major Revision
  • Reject
  1. Author Revision

Authors revise the manuscript based on reviewer and editor comments.

Authors must upload:

  • Revised manuscript
  • Response to Reviewers

If necessary, the manuscript may be sent back to the reviewers for re-evaluation.

  1. Editorial Decision

The editor considers the review results and author revisions to determine the final decision.

Editorial decisions include:

  • Accept
  • Minor Revision
  • Major Revision
  • Reject

The editor's decision is final.

  1. Copyediting

Accepted manuscripts enter the language and technical editing stage, including:

  • Grammar
  • Spelling
  • Terminology consistency
  • Journal style
  • Citation and reference format

At this stage, the editor may communicate with the author if clarification is required.

  1. Layout Editing

The layout editor prepares the article according to the journal template in publication format.

Activities include:

  • Layout arrangement
  • Figure and table numbering
  • Heading adjustment
  • PDF and/or HTML formatting
  • Final quality check of the article layout
  1. Proofreading

The final version of the article is sent to the author for proofreading.

Authors check:

  • Typographical errors
  • Author names and affiliations
  • Tables and figures
  • Other minor errors

Substantive changes to the manuscript are not permitted at this stage.

  1. Final Production

The editor conducts a final check of all articles in an issue.

This stage includes:

  • Final quality control
  • Page number assignment
  • Article numbering (if using an e-location ID)
  • Assignment of a DOI (if available)
  • Preparation of the table of contents
  1. Publication

Articles are published online through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) and become part of a journal issue.

Published articles will:

  • Be openly accessible (Open Access).
  • Have a DOI (if available).
  • Be indexed according to the journal's policies.
  • Be permanently citable using the official bibliographic information.