Peer Review Process
At Jurnal Matematika UNAND, we maintain a rigorous and transparent peer-review process to ensure the high quality and integrity of the research we publish. All submitted manuscripts undergo a thorough review process, which is designed to provide authors with constructive feedback and ensure the academic soundness of each article.
Initial Submission Review
Upon submission, every manuscript is first evaluated by the editorial team to ensure it fits within the journal’s scope and adheres to basic submission guidelines. Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria, or those that fail to comply with the journal’s formatting requirements, may be returned to the authors for modification prior to peer review.
Double Blind Peer Review
All manuscripts passing the initial review will undergo a double-blind peer-review process. This means that both the reviewers and the authors remain anonymous throughout the review process. The anonymity ensures impartiality, preventing any biases based on the author’s identity, affiliations, or nationality.
Reviewer Selection
Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two to three independent experts in the relevant field of mathematics. Reviewers are selected based on their expertise in the specific subject area of the manuscript. These reviewers assess the manuscript for the following criteria:
Scientific Soundness: The research must be methodologically sound and supported by appropriate data and analysis.
Originality: The manuscript should contribute new insights or findings to the field of mathematics.
Clarity and Coherence: The manuscript must be written clearly and be easy to follow, with logical progression and comprehensive explanations of methodologies and conclusions.
Relevance: The research must align with the scope of Jurnal Matematika UNAND and contribute to the advancement of mathematical knowledge.
Compliance with Ethical Standards: The research must adhere to ethical guidelines, including proper data handling and ethical treatment of subjects where applicable.
Review Outcomes
After the reviewers have evaluated the manuscript, the following recommendations may be made:
Accept as is: The manuscript is ready for publication without further revisions.
Minor revisions: The manuscript is accepted, but minor changes are required to improve clarity, presentation, or adherence to journal standards.
Major revisions: The manuscript requires substantial changes before it can be reconsidered for publication. Authors are encouraged to revise and resubmit.
Reject: The manuscript does not meet the journal’s standards for publication and will not be published.
The editorial team compiles the reviewers' feedback and communicates the final decision to the author. For manuscripts that require revisions, authors are given a deadline to resubmit the revised version, which may undergo further rounds of review depending on the extent of the revisions.
Turnaround Time
We aim to provide authors with a decision on their manuscript within 4 to 8 weeks of submission, depending on the availability of expert reviewers and the complexity of the manuscript. Delays may occur in exceptional cases, but authors will be notified promptly in such instances.
Plagiarism Detection
Jurnal Matematika UNAND uses Turnitin software to check all submissions for plagiarism before they are sent for review. We allow a maximum similarity index of 25%. If a manuscript exceeds this threshold, it will be returned to the author for revision before further processing.
Post-Acceptance
Once a manuscript has been accepted for publication, it undergoes a final round of editing and formatting by the journal's editorial team before being published online in its final form. The publication date will be clearly indicated on the article page.
