Peer Review Process
All manuscripts submitted to Fon: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia undergo single anonymous peer review: reviewers’ identities are not disclosed to authors, while authors’ identities are known to reviewers. Each manuscript is handled by one editor and reviewed by peer reviewers with expertise in the relevant field. The entire process is carried out in Open Journal Systems (OJS).
Review stages
- Initial screening. The editor checks the manuscript’s fit with the Focus and Scope, compliance with the Author Guidelines and template, and its similarity level under the Plagiarism Policy. Manuscripts that do not meet the requirements are returned to the authors or rejected.
- Peer review. Reviewers assess the content and substance of the manuscript, including novelty, soundness of method, depth of analysis, and currency of references, and make a recommendation to the editor.
- Editorial decision. Based on the reviewers’ recommendations, the editor decides to accept, request minor revisions, request major revisions for re-review, or reject.
- Revision. Authors revise the manuscript in response to the reviewers’ and editor’s comments, explaining each change.
- Final decision. Manuscripts accepted for publication are confirmed at an editorial board meeting chaired by the Editor-in-Chief.
Reviewers must keep manuscripts confidential and must decline if they have a conflict of interest with the authors.
