Peer Review Process

The evaluation, editorial ethics (COPE standards), and quality assurance workflow for manuscripts submitted to Jurnal Bali Membangun Bali.

1. Initial Screening & Plagiarism Policy

All manuscripts submitted to Jurnal Bali Membangun Bali must strictly align with the journal's focus, scope, and author guidelines, addressing high scientific merit and novelty. In compliance with publication ethics and accreditation standards, all submissions undergo a rigorous initial screening by the editorial team, including a thorough similarity check using Turnitin software to ensure they are entirely free from plagiarism. Manuscripts failing to meet these ethical thresholds or scope criteria are desk-rejected prior to peer review.

2. Double-Blind Peer Review Mechanism

Articles passing the initial screening are subjected to a rigorous double-blind peer review process involving at least 2 (two) or more independent expert reviewers. To maintain absolute objectivity and confidentiality, the identities of both authors and reviewers remain concealed from each other. Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on originality, methodological rigor, clarity, and contribution to science, providing constructive, high-value scientific comments to improve the overall quality of the work.

3. Editorial Decision & Publication Ethics (COPE)

The final decision regarding article acceptance, revision, or rejection rests strictly with the Editors and Editor-in-Chief, guided by the reviewers' recommendations and adherence to international publication ethics established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

4. Scheduling & Accreditation Standards

Upon formal acceptance, the publication scheduling and sequence of accepted articles are determined directly by the Editor-in-Chief. This scheduling ensures alignment with journal accreditation standards by considering the chronological order of acceptance dates, author geographical distribution, and thematic issue balance to maintain institutional and regional diversity.