i. Selecting Peer-Reviewers
Reviewer selection is made as per the rules of JSDPG. Reviewers are selected based on different factors, namely professionalism, expertise, reputation, and seriousness of the person. Reviewers who do not meet deadlines, are careless, or fail to provide reasons for their comments will not be selected.
ii. The Peer Review Process
Articles are sent to reviewers by the Editor-in-Chief. This will be a double-blind review. The peer review process is conducted based on anonymity (i.e., blind review). The reviewers are required to advise the editorial board on the following:
- Originality and contribution of knowledge
- Substance of the article
- Format
- Advise the editorial board as to whether the article should:
- be published as it is;
- be published after the corrections indicated by the reviewer are made; or
- not be published at all due to the lack of originality, insufficient analysis, or major technical or linguistic problems.
- Make inline comments as they review the work where necessary.
iii. After the Peer Review Process
The corrections and improvements suggested by the peer reviewers are organized and edited for consistency, and then sent to the author. The author will be given 30 days to make the necessary corrections and improvements as suggested by the reviewers. After making the revisions, the author resubmits the article to the Editor-in-Chief for further processing.
iv. Final Editorial
Once the author resubmits the revised version of the article after making corrections or improvements as suggested by the peer reviewers, the article is edited by the editorial team. The article that is accepted for publication is then finalized and prepared for production.