Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to Jurnal Ilmiah Keperawatan SHT (JIKSHT) must be original work that has never been published elsewhere. A submitted manuscript that is found to contain double submission will be rejected. The submitted manuscript must fulfill scientific merit or novelty appropriate to this journal's scope and follow Focus and Scope and Author Guidelines of the journal.

The submitted manuscript will be peer-reviewed by at least two or more reviewers with a double-blind review process. Reviewers provide scientific comments to improve the contents of the manuscript. Occasionally, a third peer-reviewer was required to provide critical comments on submitted manuscripts. The final decision of manuscript acceptance is based on the final review of the Editor by considering the reviewers’ comments.

Submitted manuscripts will generally be reviewed by two to three experts who will be asked to evaluate whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, whether it duplicates already published work, and whether or not the manuscript is sufficiently clear for publication. Reviewers will also be asked to indicate how interesting and significant the research is. The Editors will reach a decision based on these reports and, where necessary, they will consult with members of the Editorial Board.

Based on the reviewer's comments, the editors will then accept or reject the papers with the following conditions: (1) Accept and publish, with or without editorial revisions, (2) Invite the authors to revise their manuscript and address specific concerns, (3) Reject the article outright, typically on grounds of lack of originality, insufficient conceptual advancements or major technical and/or interpretational problems. Any changes made to the original manuscript will be clearly stated for the authors to review.

The authors should carefully examine sentence structure, the completeness and accuracy of the text, references, tables, and graphic contents of the revised manuscript. The Editor-in-Chief will make the final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of manuscripts. The Editorial Board reserves the right to edit articles on all aspects of style, format, and clarity. Manuscripts with excessive errors in any aspect, i.e. spelling or punctuation, will be returned to authors for revision before resubmission or may be rejected entirely.

The journal uses plagiarism tools (Turnitin and i-Thenticate) to ensure the integrity of all submitted manuscripts. English language and copyediting services can be provided by Enago Editing Services for the article that will be published in this journal.

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