Peer Review Process

Review Process

All submitted articles are subject to a double-blind peer review process. The Editor-in-Chief and the editorial team make the final publication decision based on reviewer input. To ensure alignment with the scope and general provisions of the Jurnal Kedokteran Meditek, as well as to uphold scientific quality and originality, the review process is maintained throughout, from submission to publication.

Initial Screening

At the submission stage, the editors check the completeness of the documents (authorship, research ethics, and template compliance), and screen for fabrication, plagiarism, and image manipulation. The editors also assess the manuscript's suitability for focus, scope, format, and originality. Manuscripts that do not meet the criteria will be rejected or returned to the author. After passing this stage, the Editor-in-Chief appoints an Associate Editor to manage the review process.

Peer Review Process

Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are sent to at least two reviewers through a double-blind review process. Reviewers assess originality, clarity, scientific validity, methodology, research ethics, and contribution to medical and biomedical science. The review process takes approximately 1–3 months, depending on the availability of reviewers and the quality of the manuscript. If necessary, the Associate Editor can open a second round of reviews.

Reviewers are selected based on their expertise and academic track record, not personal relationships. Reviewers are required to maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts and adhere to review guidelines to ensure objectivity and integrity. The identities of authors and reviewers are kept confidential. Review results are available to authors through OJS, and authors can submit objections to the editors via email.

The reviewer's results determine the editor's decisions. The editorial team will process the manuscript as follows:

• The manuscript may be published with minor revisions reported to the editor, without involving the reviewers.
• The author must make major revisions, which the reviewer will evaluate again.
• The manuscript will be rejected and not published.