Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to Marsidiapari: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat are evaluated through a peer-review process to ensure scientific quality and relevance.

  1. Initial Editorial Screening
    • Every submitted manuscript is first assessed by the Editorial Team.
    • The editor evaluates the relevance to the journal’s focus and scope, completeness of the manuscript, conformity with the journal template, and basic academic quality.
    • Manuscripts that do not meet the basic criteria may be returned to the author for revision or rejected at this stage.
  2. Plagiarism Check
    • Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are checked for originality using plagiarism detection software.
    • Manuscripts with a high similarity index or indications of plagiarism may be rejected or sent back to the author for clarification and revision.
  3. Peer Review Assignment
    • Eligible manuscripts are then sent to at least two reviewers who are experts in the relevant field.
    • Marsidiapari applies a blind review system, in which reviewers do not see the authors’ identities (and, where possible, authors do not see the reviewers’ identities).
  4. Review Process
    • Reviewers assess the manuscript based on:
      • relevance to community service and empowerment,
      • clarity of objectives and methodological rigor,
      • quality of analysis and presentation of results,
      • contribution and impact on the community,
      • use of up-to-date and relevant references,
      • clarity of language and overall structure.
    • Reviewers provide comments, suggestions, and recommendations (accept, minor revision, major revision, or reject).
  5. Editorial Decision
    • The editor considers the reviewers’ recommendations and makes one of the following decisions:
      • Accept without revision,
      • Accept with minor revisions,
      • Reconsider after major revisions,
      • Reject.
    • The decision is communicated to the corresponding author along with the reviewers’ comments.
  6. Revision by Authors
    • Authors are requested to revise the manuscript based on reviewers’ and editor’s comments.
    • Revised manuscripts must be accompanied by a response letter explaining how each comment has been addressed.
    • The editor may send the revised manuscript back to the reviewers for further evaluation if necessary (especially after major revisions).
  7. Final Decision and Publication
    • After the manuscript is accepted, it proceeds to copyediting, layout, and proofreading.
    • The final, approved version is then scheduled for publication in the next available issue of Marsidiapari: Journal of Community Service.