Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to the Basilika Eirene: Journal of Education in Indonesia undergo a strictly blinded peer review in which the authors’ names are removed from the manuscripts to prepare an anonymous version. The peer-review process mainly comprises two steps: editorial review and blinded peer review.

Editorial Review

The editorial office initially reviews the submitted manuscripts in terms of the use of the template, scope, instructions for authors, and proficiency in English.

This review results in three possible decisions:

  • Editorial rejection;
  • Starting the peer review process
  • Requesting the authors to revise their manuscripts given the editorial suggestion(s) and resubmit the revised version.

The editorial review process generally takes about three weeks, but sometimes even longer than the scheduled time due to backlogs.

Blinded Peer Review

Each manuscript is sent to at least two referees to make a scientific decision on its publication in the Basilika Eirene: Journal of Education in Indonesia.  The referees anonymously read, examine, and analyze the manuscript by the following criteria:

  • The clarity of the purpose
  • Originality of the problem
  • Literature review and theoretical framework
  • Research design/methodology
  • Presentation, fluency, and consistency of the findings
  • Quality of discussion
  • Implications for education, learning, teaching, and theology studies
  • Strengths and Weaknesses of the manuscript.

Given the referees’ decisions and comments, the assigned Editor/Editor in Chief decides the manuscript (Accept, Minor revisions, Major Revisions, Reject, and Resubmit and Reject) and informs the corresponding author about the review results.

If the manuscript needs major revisions, the editor reviews the revisions and decides without another peer review. For the other decisions, except for rejection, all revised and resubmitted manuscripts undergo another round of the blinded peer-review process. Hence, the editor makes a final decision after completing the second round of the peer-review process.

The accepted articles are sent to the author/s for their correction and publishing approval. In this process, the authors must have the papers proofread by professional editor. The review process takes about 2 to 12 months.