Peer Review Policy
Jurnal Inovasi Komputer (INOKOM) applies an anonymous peer review process to ensure the quality, originality, validity, and relevance 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 the academic quality, relevance, originality, methodological soundness, clarity of presentation, and contribution of the manuscript to the field of computer innovation, informatics, information systems, and related areas.
Initial Editorial Screening
Every manuscript submitted to Jurnal Inovasi Komputer (INOKOM) is first checked by the Editorial Team. The initial screening includes the suitability of the manuscript with the journal’s focus and scope, compliance with author guidelines, manuscript structure, language quality, reference adequacy, similarity level, and ethical compliance.
Manuscripts that are outside the journal’s scope, do not follow the author guidelines, contain serious ethical problems, 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 topic of the manuscript.
Reviewers are selected based on their academic competence, research experience, publication record, and relevance to the manuscript’s field. 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:
- Relevance to the focus and scope of the journal.
- Originality and contribution to the field.
- Clarity of research objectives and problem formulation.
- Appropriateness of research methods.
- Validity of data analysis and results.
- Quality of discussion and interpretation.
- Adequacy and relevance of references.
- Clarity, structure, and quality of academic writing.
- Compliance with publication ethics.
Editorial Decision
Based on the reviewers’ recommendations and editorial evaluation, the Editor-in-Chief or Section Editor will make one of the following decisions:
- Accepted
- Accepted with Minor Revision
- Major Revision Required
- Rejected
The final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of a manuscript is made by the Editor-in-Chief or the assigned editor. Editorial decisions are based on the reviewers’ comments, the quality of the manuscript, its relevance to the journal, originality, 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 respond to 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 manuscripts submitted to Jurnal Inovasi Komputer (INOKOM) are treated as confidential documents. Editors and reviewers must not disclose, share, 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 submitted manuscripts 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 or thematic editions must follow the same anonymous peer review process as regular submissions. The final editorial decision remains under the responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief.
