Review Process Policy

1. Initial Screening: The editor evaluates each submission for compliance with the journal’s scope, basic requirements, aims and scope, originality, and publication ethics. Manuscripts that do not meet the minimum criteria may be returned to the authors for revision or rejected if they contain fundamental deficiencies. Manuscripts that meet the screening criteria proceed to reviewer assignment.
2. Reviewer Selection and Assignment: Each manuscript is assigned to at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise. Reviewers must have no affiliation or conflict of interest with the authors.
3. Double-Blind Review: Jurnal Riset Bisnis uses a double-blind peer review process in which the identities of both authors and reviewers are kept confidential. Reviewers evaluate manuscripts independently and objectively based on the journal’s established review criteria.
4. Review Criteria: Reviewers assess originality, novelty, research contribution, methodological rigor, validity of results, significance of findings, clarity of presentation, and compliance with publication ethics, and provide constructive comments and recommendations for improvement.
5. Similarity Checking and Plagiarism Prevention: Every manuscript undergoes similarity checking upon initial submission, after each author revision, and before publication, with a similarity index threshold of less than 20%. The similarity index is not the sole basis for editorial decisions; editors also assess the sources and context of matching content. Plagiarism includes the use of text, ideas, data, images, tables, graphs, diagrams, source code, and other intellectual works without proper attribution, including the reuse of one’s own published work without appropriate citation or disclosure (self-plagiarism). Manuscripts meeting the similarity threshold may still be rejected if plagiarism is identified. Manuscripts exceeding the threshold will be evaluated based on the context of the similarities before an editorial decision is made.
6. Review and Revision: Manuscripts may undergo one or more rounds of review. Each review round is targeted for completion within one month, while authors are given a maximum of one week to submit revisions. Revised manuscripts may be returned to the reviewers for further evaluation when a major revision is required.
7. Editorial Decision: The handling editor must have no conflict of interest with the authors or the manuscript. The editorial decision is based on the reviewers’ recommendations and comments, together with the authors’ revisions. Decisions may be accept, minor revision, major revision, or reject. The final decision is the responsibility of the editor, is not based solely on the recommendation of a single reviewer, and is final.
8. Confidentiality and Ethical Conduct: Reviewers must maintain the confidentiality, objectivity, and ethical integrity of the review process. Manuscripts and their contents must not be used, copied, disclosed, distributed, or shared with any third party before publication or without authorization from the authors and the journal. Reviewers are strictly prohibited from entering manuscripts, data, figures, tables, or other unpublished information into AI prompts, AI systems, or third-party services that may store, process, or use such content. Reviewers must also not use AI to evaluate manuscripts or generate peer review reports.

Jurnal Riset Bisnis appreciates the valuable contributions of its reviewers in maintaining the quality and integrity of its published articles.