Peer Review Process

Peer Review Process

Midwifery Student Journal (MS Jou) is the newest journal that concerns on health issues in Indonesia. It is published by Poltekkes Kemenkes Mataram. The research article submitted to this online journal will be reviewed by the reviewers who are competent in their field. In order to keep the objectivity during the process of review, double-blind peer review policy is applied. The language used in this journal is English

Manuscripts that have been submitted will be reviewed by the editor. The editor will decide whether the manuscript is appropriate to the scope and focus and appropriate for the reviewer. This initial activity usually takes a week.

Submissions that pass the initial review will be assigned to at least two reviewers (double-blind peer review). Based on the review editor will first make editorial decisions. There are three possible editorial decisions (1) the manuscript is accepted, (2) be amended and re-submit, or (3) is rejected.

The time to reach a final decision depends on the number of reviews rotation, perceptive writer, etc. Typically, the time frame of delivery by an average of 1-3 months a final decision.