Peer Reviewer Process
Cenderawasih Constitutional Review employs a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of the authors and reviewers are kept confidential from each other throughout the review process. Each submitted manuscript undergoes an editorial screening and peer review to ensure its quality, originality, relevance, and contribution to the development of legal scholarship.
The peer-review process consists of the following stages:
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Initial Screening
Each submitted manuscript is initially screened by the editor to assess its relevance to the journal's focus and scope, compliance with the author guidelines, and fulfillment of the journal's administrative and academic requirements.
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Plagiarism Screening
Manuscripts are screened using appropriate similarity-detection tools or methods to identify potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct.
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Reviewer Assignment
Manuscripts that meet the initial requirements are assigned to reviewers with relevant expertise in the subject matter. Reviewers are selected based on their academic expertise, experience, and the absence of potential conflicts of interest.
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Peer Review
Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on substantive and methodological aspects, including originality, clarity of the research problem, appropriateness of the research methodology, quality of analysis, relevance of references, and the article's contribution to the development of legal scholarship.
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Reviewer Recommendation
Reviewers provide recommendations to the editor based on their assessment. The recommendations may include:
- accept without revision;
- accept with minor revisions;
- accept with major revisions; or
- reject.
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Editorial Decision
The editor considers the reviewers' comments and recommendations before making an editorial decision. When necessary, the editor may request the author to revise the manuscript and resubmit it for further review.
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Revision by Authors
Authors are required to respond clearly to all reviewer comments and revise the manuscript accordingly. A revised manuscript may be returned to the reviewers for further evaluation when deemed necessary.
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Final Decision and Publication
Upon completion of the editorial and peer-review processes, the editor makes the final decision regarding the manuscript. Manuscripts accepted for publication proceed to the copyediting and publication preparation stages before being published.
Cenderawasih Constitutional Review is committed to maintaining an objective, transparent, fair, and ethical peer-review process while protecting the confidentiality of manuscripts and reviewer identities throughout the review process.
