PEER REVIEW PROCESS
JUITA (Jurnal Ilmiah Tafsir Alkitab) applies a double-blind peer review process to ensure the quality, originality, and scholarly integrity of every manuscript submitted to the journal. In this process, the identities of both authors and reviewers are concealed throughout the review stage.
All submitted manuscripts are first evaluated through an initial editorial screening by the Editorial Team. At this stage, the manuscript is assessed for its relevance to the journal’s focus and scope, basic academic quality, compliance with the author guidelines, formatting and referencing requirements, and adherence to ethical and editorial standards. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be declined before being sent for external review.
All manuscripts are also screened using Turnitin prior to peer review. Manuscripts with a substantive similarity level exceeding 20% will not proceed to the review stage until the overlap has been satisfactorily addressed. In calculating similarity, bibliography/references and standard journal template text are excluded from assessment. Similarity reports are evaluated editorially, and the final judgment rests with the Editorial Team. The journal may also conduct additional similarity screening after revision and prior to final acceptance in order to maintain the originality and integrity of the published work.
Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are sent to at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise in the subject area. Reviewers are asked to evaluate the manuscript based on its originality, scholarly contribution, methodological soundness, clarity of argument, relevance to the field of Biblical Studies, engagement with current scholarship, and overall quality of presentation.
Based on the reviewers’ reports, the Editor may reach one of the following decisions:
- Accept without revision
- Accept with minor revisions
- Reconsider after major revisions
- Reject
If revisions are required, authors are expected to revise their manuscripts in light of the reviewers’ comments and to submit a revised version within the specified time. Revised manuscripts may be returned to the original reviewers for further evaluation when necessary.
The final decision on the acceptance or rejection of a manuscript rests with the Editor, based on the reviewers’ recommendations and the journal’s editorial standards.
To maintain the integrity of the review process, JUITA is committed to ensuring that manuscripts are evaluated fairly, objectively, confidentially, and free from conflicts of interest at all stages of editorial handling and peer review.
Review Timeline
- Initial editorial screening: 1 week
- Peer review process: 3–5 weeks
- Final editorial decision: approximately 5–7 weeks after submission
The actual duration may vary depending on the availability of reviewers, the subject matter of the manuscript, and the extent of revisions required.
