Peer Review Process

Journal of Geology & Exploration Every article that goes to the editorial staff will be selected through Initial Review processes by the Editorial Board. Then, the articles will be sent to the Mitra Bebestari/ peer reviewer and will go to the next selection by the Blind Review Process. After that, the articles will be returned to the authors to revision. These processes take a month for a maximum time. In each manuscript, the peer reviewer will be rated on the substantial and technical aspects. implement the review process policy as follows:

  1. Authors are advised to have checked for plagiarism and are free of other copyright infringement before submitting.
  2. Manuscripts submitted by the author will go through a review process by the editor, especially checking for conformity with the scope and template of the Journal. In this process, the editor will establish communication with the author so that the manuscript deserves to be sent to the reviewer or even returned/declined.
  3. Manuscripts that have passed the steps above will be sent to 2 reviewers for their content to be reviewed using the blind review method.
  4. First Rejection, a review process will be carried out by another reviewer. If it is rejected twice, the manuscript will be rejected. However, if the second reviewer recommends revision/accepts, then the editorial board may consider revision according to the editorial board meeting decision results.
  5. Articles submitted to JGE will be reviewed by a reviewer appointed by the editor according to their field of expertise.
  6. Confirmation of acceptance/rejection of the manuscript will be notified via email.
  7. The review results are scheduled for no later than two weeks after being sent to the reviewer. If the reviewer has not submitted the results of the review within two weeks, the editorial board will ask another reviewer to review the submitted paper.
  8. Authors are given the opportunity for two weeks to make improvements (revisions) to the manuscript according to reviewers and editors' suggestions.
  9. The decision to accept the manuscript is the authority of the Chief Editor/Editor/Editor.
  10. The decision to accept manuscripts is made by the editorial board.
  11. The review process is based on 10 variables, these are:
  • Relevance;
  • Novelty;
  • Contribution;
  • Writing presentation
  • Background
  • Method
  • Analysis
  • Conclusion
  • Sustainability
  • Reference

Publication Frequency

Journal of Geology & Exploration is published twice a year in June and December since 2022.