Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to the Jurnal Mebis (Manajemen dan Bisnis) are evaluated using a double-blind peer review system, whereby both reviewers and authors remain anonymous to one another. Typically, each manuscript is assessed by a minimum of two reviewers.

Initially, submissions undergo an editorial evaluation. Only manuscripts that align with the journal’s scope and adhere to the author guidelines proceed to the subsequent review stage. This preliminary evaluation may take up to one month.

Following the editorial assessment, authors are required to revise their manuscripts in accordance with the editors’ recommendations. The revised manuscript is then subjected to the peer review process, which generally takes between one and three months. Reviewers are usually allocated up to four weeks to complete their evaluations. Upon completion of the review and subsequent author revisions, the editorial decision (along with any further required modifications) will be communicated to the author.

Editorial decisions are based on reviewers’ feedback and may include:

  1. Revisions Required

  2. Acceptance

  3. Rejection

Manuscripts that successfully pass the review process and receive acceptance will be scheduled for publication in an upcoming issue of Jurnal Mebis (Manajemen dan Bisnis). Nevertheless, the Editor-in-Chief retains full authority to make the final decision regarding publication.

Manuscripts may be rejected for several reasons, including:

  • The article alignment with the journal’s scope

  • Failure to comply with scientific writing standards or the journal’s author guidelines / template

  • Presence of fundamental methodological flaws

  • Refusal to address reviewers’ comments without valid justification

  • Evidence of plagiarism exceeding 20%

The overall review process typically ranges from 4 to 16 weeks, depending on the time required by editors and reviewers to complete their evaluations. If authors do not receive confirmation within a reasonable period, they may follow up through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.