Manuscript Evaluation Policy
Didaktika Biologi: Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Biologi applies a systematic manuscript evaluation process to ensure the academic quality, originality, relevance, and scientific contribution of all submitted manuscripts. Each manuscript is evaluated based on established scholarly standards and the journal's focus and scope.
1. Evaluation Criteria
Manuscripts are evaluated based on the following criteria:
a. Relevance to the Journal's Scope
The manuscript must address topics relevant to biology education and related fields, in accordance with the journal's focus and scope.
b. Originality and Novelty
The manuscript must present original scholarly work, demonstrate novelty, and provide meaningful contributions to the advancement of knowledge and practice in biology education.
c. Scientific Quality and Theoretical Foundation
The manuscript must demonstrate a clear research rationale, appropriate theoretical foundations, relevant literature, and a well-defined research problem or objective.
d. Research Methodology
The research design, methods, instruments, data collection procedures, and data analysis techniques must be appropriate, systematic, and sufficiently described to support the validity and reliability of the findings.
e. Results and Discussion
The results must be presented clearly and systematically. The discussion should interpret the findings critically, relate them to relevant previous studies and theoretical perspectives, and explain their implications for biology education.
f. Conclusions and Implications
The conclusions must be consistent with the research objectives and findings. The manuscript should identify relevant theoretical, practical, or educational implications.
g. References and Citation Quality
The manuscript must use relevant, credible, and up-to-date scholarly references. Citations and references must follow the journal's prescribed referencing style.
h. Language and Presentation
The manuscript must be written in clear academic language, with appropriate organization, terminology, tables, figures, and other supporting elements.
i. Publication Ethics and Research Integrity
The manuscript must comply with the journal's publication ethics requirements, including originality, proper attribution, authorship transparency, conflict of interest disclosure, and responsible use of artificial intelligence tools.
2. Evaluation Process
The manuscript evaluation process consists of the following stages:
1. Initial Screening: The editorial team examines the manuscript's completeness, compliance with submission guidelines, relevance to the journal's scope, and basic publication ethics requirements.
2. Plagiarism and Similarity Screening: Submitted manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection software. Similarity reports are assessed by the editorial team to identify potential plagiarism and inappropriate textual overlap.
3. Editorial Assessment: The editor evaluates the manuscript's academic relevance, originality, research quality, and suitability for external peer review.
4. Peer Review: Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial assessment are sent to qualified reviewers for independent evaluation in accordance with the journal's Peer Review Policy.
5. Revision Assessment: Revised manuscripts are evaluated to determine whether the authors have adequately addressed the reviewers' and editors' comments.
6. Final Evaluation: The editor considers the review reports, authors' revisions, and overall manuscript quality before making a final editorial decision.
3. Evaluation Outcomes
Based on the evaluation process, manuscripts may receive one of the following outcomes:
· Accept: The manuscript meets the journal's academic and editorial requirements and is suitable for publication.
· Minor Revision: The manuscript requires limited corrections or clarifications before acceptance.
· Major Revision: The manuscript requires substantial improvements in its academic content, methodology, analysis, or presentation.
· Reject: The manuscript does not meet the journal's quality standards, lacks sufficient originality or relevance, or has fundamental methodological or ethical problems.
A revision request does not guarantee acceptance. The final decision remains subject to editorial evaluation.
4. Fairness and Transparency
The journal ensures that all manuscripts are evaluated fairly, objectively, and consistently. Evaluation is based on academic merit rather than the authors' personal characteristics, institutional affiliations, or other non-academic considerations.
Authors are entitled to receive constructive feedback to support the improvement of their manuscripts. All editorial and review communications are handled confidentially.
5. Final Responsibility
The editorial team is responsible for ensuring that manuscripts published in Didaktika Biologi meet the journal's academic, scientific, and ethical standards. The final publication decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief or an authorized editor based on the overall evaluation results and applicable editorial policies.
