Peer Review Process
AULADUNA: Jurnal Pendidikan Dasar Islam is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal. Every paper submitted to the AULADUNA: Jurnal Pendidikan Dasar Islam for publication is subject to peer review. The peer review in this journal is an evaluation of the submitted paper by two or more individuals of similar competence to the author. It aims to determine the academic paper's suitability for publication. The peer-review method is employed to maintain standards of quality and provide credibility to the papers. The peer review at AULADUNA: Jurnal Pendidikan Dasar Islam proceeds in 9 steps with the description as follows.
1. Submission of Paper
The corresponding or submitting author submits the paper to the journal. This is carried out via an online system supported by the Open Journal System (OJS). But in order to facilitate authors, AULADUNA: Jurnal Pendidikan Dasar Islam temporarily also accepts paper submissions by email.
2. Editorial Office Assessment
The submitted paper is first assessed by the AULADUNA: Jurnal Pendidikan Dasar Islam editor. The editor checks whether it is suitable with the journal's focus and scope. The paper's composition and arrangement are evaluated against the journal's Author Guidelines to make sure it includes the required sections and stylizations. In addition, an assessment of the minimum required quality of the paper for publication begins at this step, including one that assesses whether there is a major methodological flaw. Every submitted paper that passes this step will be checked by Turnitin to measure the similarity index, which leads to plagiarism, before being reviewed by reviewers.
3. Appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief
The Editor-in-Chief checks if the paper is appropriate for the journal, sufficiently original, interesting, and significant for publication. If not, the paper may be rejected without being reviewed any further.
4. Invitation to Reviewers
The handling editor invites at least two qualified reviewers whose expertise is relevant to the subject and methodological approach of the manuscript. Reviewer selection is based on academic expertise, alignment of research interests, availability, and the absence of any conflict of interest. Reviewers are selected in accordance with the journal’s focus and scope, which encompasses critical studies of primary education, particularly the learning dynamics of children at the primary school (SD) and Madrasah Ibtidaiyah (MI) levels, as well as contemporary issues in the development of basic education. The journal’s scope includes the teaching and learning of Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Civics, English, Indonesian, Islamic Religious Education (PAI), Arts, and local content; educational media and teaching aids; and learning strategies in primary education.
To maintain impartiality and objectivity, AULADUNA: Jurnal Pendidikan Dasar Islam applies a double-blind peer-review process. The identities of the authors are concealed from the reviewers, and the identities of the reviewers are concealed from the authors. Therefore, manuscripts are anonymized before being sent to the reviewers.
5. Response to Invitations
Potential reviewers consider the invitation against their own expertise, conflicts of interest, and availability. They then decide to accept or decline. In the invitation letter, the editor may ask the potential reviewer for the suggestion of an alternative reviewer when he or she declines to review.
6. Review is Conducted
The reviewers allocate time to read the paper several times. The first read is used to form an initial impression of the work. If major problems are found at this stage, the reviewers may feel comfortable rejecting the paper without further work. Otherwise, they will read the paper several more times, taking notes so as to build a detailed point-by-point review. The review is then submitted to the journal with a recommendation to accept or reject it or else with a request for revision (usually flagged as either major or minor) before it is reconsidered.
7. Journal Evaluates the Reviews
The editor-in-chief and handling editor consider all the returned reviews before making an overall decision. If the reviews differ widely between both reviewers, the handling editor may invite an additional reviewer so as to obtain an extra opinion before making a decision.
8. The Decision is Communicated
The editor sends a decision email to the author including any relevant reviewer comments. Reviewer comments are sent anonymously to the corresponding author to take the necessary actions and responses. At this point, reviewers are also sent an email or letter letting them know the outcome of their review.
9. Final Steps
If accepted, the paper is sent to copy-editing. If the article is rejected or sent back to the author for either major or minor revision, the handling editor will include constructive comments from the reviewers to help the author improve the article. The author should make corrections and revise the paper per the reviewers' comments and instructions.
After revision has been made, the author should resubmit the revised paper to the editor.
If the paper was sent back for revision, the reviewers should expect to receive the revised version, unless they have opted out of further participation. However, where only minor changes were requested, this follow-up review might be done by the handling editor.
If the editor is happy with the revised paper, it is considered tbe accepted. The accepted papers will be published online and all are freely available as downloadable PDF files.
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