Peer Review Process

Mandau: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat implements a rigorous peer‐review system to ensure the quality, relevance, and validity of all published articles. The journal applies a double-blind peer review method, meaning that both authors and reviewers remain anonymous during the evaluation process.

1. Initial Editorial Screening

  • Every submitted manuscript is screened by the editorial team for scope relevance, completeness, format compliance, and initial academic quality.

  • Manuscripts may be returned to authors for corrections or rejected if they do not meet basic requirements.

2. Double-Blind Peer Review

  • Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to two qualified reviewers with expertise related to the field of community service, applied research, or interdisciplinary practice.

  • Reviewers assess:

    • Originality and significance

    • Method appropriateness

    • Implementation clarity

    • Community engagement and impact

    • Data validity and analysis

    • Contribution to theory and practice

    • Language quality and organization

3. Reviewer Recommendations

Reviewers may provide one of the following recommendations:

  • Accept without revision

  • Accept with minor revision

  • Major revision and resubmission

  • Reject

4. Revision Process

  • Authors must respond to reviewer comments in a structured response form.

  • Revised manuscripts may undergo re-review, depending on the extent of revision.

  • The editor evaluates compliance with reviewer feedback before making a final decision.

5. Final Decision

The Editor-in-Chief makes the final publication decision based on:

  • Reviewer recommendations

  • Quality of revisions

  • Ethical compliance

  • Contribution to community development

6. Similarity Check and Ethical Compliance

Before publication, manuscripts undergo:

  • Plagiarism detection

  • Verification of ethical practices

  • Validation of community consent when applicable

7. Publication

Once accepted, manuscripts proceed to:

  • Copyediting

  • Layout formatting

  • Online publication (rolling publication)

  • Inclusion in full issues released twice a year: May and December

The overall review process generally takes 4–8 weeks, depending on reviewer availability and revision speed.