Peer Review Policy
Jurnal DIASYA - Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat applies an anonymous peer review process to ensure the quality, originality, validity, relevance, and contribution of all manuscripts submitted to the journal.
In the anonymous peer review process, the identities of reviewers are not disclosed to the authors. Reviewers evaluate manuscripts independently and objectively based on academic quality, relevance to the journal’s focus and scope, originality, methodological soundness, clarity of presentation, ethical compliance, and contribution to the field of community service and applied research.
Initial Editorial Screening
Every manuscript submitted to Jurnal DIASYA - Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat is first reviewed by the Editorial Team. The initial screening includes checking the manuscript’s suitability with the journal’s focus and scope, compliance with author guidelines, manuscript structure, language quality, reference adequacy, similarity level, and publication ethics.
Manuscripts that are outside the journal’s scope, do not follow the author guidelines, contain serious ethical issues, or have an unacceptable similarity level may be rejected at this stage without being sent to reviewers.
Reviewer Assignment
Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial screening will be assigned to at least two independent reviewers who have expertise relevant to the manuscript topic.
Reviewers are selected based on their academic competence, research experience, publication record, and relevance to the field of community service, applied research, social innovation, education, technology implementation, community empowerment, or other related areas.
Reviewers must not have any conflict of interest with the authors, institutions, research topic, or funding sources related to the manuscript.
Review Criteria
Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on the following criteria:
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Relevance to the focus and scope of the journal.
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Originality and contribution to community service and applied research.
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Clarity of objectives and problem formulation.
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Appropriateness of methods, implementation, and evaluation.
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Quality of results, discussion, and interpretation.
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Practical impact and benefits for the community.
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Adequacy and relevance of references.
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Clarity, structure, and quality of academic writing.
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Compliance with publication ethics.
Editorial Decision
Based on reviewers’ recommendations and editorial evaluation, the Editor-in-Chief or assigned editor will make one of the following decisions:
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Accepted
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Accepted with minor revision
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Major revision required
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Rejected
The final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of a manuscript is made by the Editor-in-Chief or assigned editor. Editorial decisions are based on reviewers’ comments, manuscript quality, originality, relevance to the journal’s focus and scope, ethical compliance, and contribution to the field.
Revision Process
Authors are required to revise their manuscripts according to the comments and suggestions provided by reviewers and editors. Revised manuscripts must be submitted together with a response explaining how each reviewer’s comment has been addressed.
If the revised manuscript does not adequately address the reviewers’ comments, the editor may request further revision or reject the manuscript.
Review Timeline
The peer review process normally takes approximately 4 to 8 weeks, depending on reviewer availability, manuscript complexity, and the number of revision rounds required.
Confidentiality
All submitted manuscripts are treated as confidential documents. Editors and reviewers must not disclose, share, discuss, or use any part of the submitted manuscript for personal or professional purposes before publication.
Reviewers are required to maintain the confidentiality of the review process and provide fair, objective, constructive, and academically responsible feedback.
Publication Ethics and Plagiarism Check
All manuscripts submitted to Jurnal DIASYA - Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat are checked for similarity and potential plagiarism. Manuscripts that contain plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, unethical authorship practices, or other violations of publication ethics will be rejected or handled according to the journal’s publication ethics policy.
Special Issues
Manuscripts submitted to special issues, thematic editions, or invited sections must follow the same anonymous peer review process as regular submissions. The final editorial decision remains under the responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief.
