Peer Review Process

The peer-review process is carried out to ensure that the best scientific articles, can be published in the Jurnal Konversi Energi dan Manufaktur. The peer-review process is made as an objective method that deciding the excellence of an article in scientific publications, and this process is adopted by all leading scientific journals. Our Editor Board plays important roles in maintaining the standard quality of scientific articles published in the Jurnal Konversi Energi dan Manufaktur and under these conditions, all submissions will be reviewed following the procedure outlined below.   

First, one of the Editor Board Team evaluated all manuscripts submitted to the Jurnal Konversi Energi dan Manufaktur. These conditions are rare, but manuscripts with good quality will probably pass this stage. Manuscripts whose rejected at this stage include a lack of authenticity, have serious scientific weaknesses, have a proper and standard grammatical structure, or fall outside the scope of purpose and scope (Focus and Scope) Jurnal Konversi Energi dan Manufaktur. The manuscript that qualifies will proceed to the next stage for review by one person reviewer's.

Manuscripts rejected at this step will be notified within two weeks of receipt.  

1. Type of The Peer Review

Jurnal Konversi Energi dan Manufaktur uses a review system with a 'single-blind' system where reviewer's can find out the name of the manuscript author during the revision process, besides that the identity of the writer is also known by reviewers. However, the authors were unable to determine the name and identity of the reviewer's.  

2. How The Reviewer Can be Selected

Whenever possible to the reviewers can be selected suitable with the manuscript's topic that entered into the Jurnal Konversi Energi dan Manufaktur according to their expertise. Our Reviewers database keeps up with the update, and we also accept suggestions from manuscripts authors for reviewers we recommend not always use binding.

3. Review from Reviewer's

Reviewers evaluate the manuscripts as:

1. The level of authenticity from the author's mindset (including the data presented in the manuscripts)
2. What is the research methodology following the results of data obtained, and easy for other authors to follow when used as a reference?
3. Have clear and supports the conclusions given
4. The arrangement of previous reference research list (state of the art) used by the authors of the manuscripts as a reference material
5. Following the precise written guidelines, including in terms of plagiarism
6. Have a new level (novelty) to develop science following the field in question

Grammar correction is not part of the peer-review process, but Reviewers are driven to suggest grammar and style corrections in the manuscripts. In the final stage of the revision, the Editorial Boards have to check matters regarding grammar and style and can advise or inform the author about the correction process. In this case, the manuscripts returned to the author for revision or correction of the journal.

4. How long will the review process take?

The time required for the manuscripts review process depends on the Reviewer's response. Jurnal Konversi Energi dan Manufaktur uses an average review processing time for the first round of Reviewer's for four weeks (maximum time). The Editorial Board's decision will be sent to the manuscript's author, along with the review results of the Reviewer's. As a rule, revised manuscripts can be submitted back into the system for further review directly to Reviewer's. 

5. Final Decision from Reviewer's

The final decision of the manuscripts to be accepted or rejected will be sent to the author along with the reviewer results of the recommendations Reviewer's, including (if any) comments from the Editorial Boards.

6. Final Decision from the Editorial Boards

Reviewer's can provide input to the Editorial Boards in charge of the final decision to accept or reject the manuscripts. This mechanism follows the guidelines of the Publication Ethics Committee (COPE) which can be accessed in https://publicationethics.org/files/Ethical_Guidelines_For_Peer_Reviewers_2.pdf