Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to the Indonesian Journal of Fish Processing Technology (IJFPT) undergo a rigorous and transparent peer-review process to ensure scientific quality, originality, and relevance to the journal’s focus and scope.

The peer-review process is conducted as follows:

  1. Initial Screening
    The Editor-in-Chief or Section Editor conducts an initial evaluation to assess the manuscript’s suitability with the journal’s aims, scope, formatting guidelines, and ethical standards. Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria may be rejected without external review.

  2. Plagiarism Check
    Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are subjected to a plagiarism check using appropriate plagiarism detection software. Manuscripts with unacceptable similarity levels will be returned to the authors or rejected.

  3. Peer Review
    Eligible manuscripts are reviewed by at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise. IJFPT applies a double-blind peer review system, in which both authors and reviewers remain anonymous throughout the review process.

  4. Review Decision
    Based on the reviewers’ recommendations, the editor will make one of the following decisions:

    • Accept submission

    • Accept with minor revisions

    • Accept with major revisions

    • Reject submission

  5. Revision and Resubmission
    Authors are required to revise their manuscripts according to the reviewers’ comments and submit a revised version within the specified time frame. Revised manuscripts may be returned to reviewers for further evaluation if necessary.

  6. Final Decision and Publication
    The final decision regarding acceptance is made by the Editor-in-Chief. Accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting, layout, and publication stages.

IJFPT is committed to maintaining confidentiality, objectivity, and fairness throughout the peer-review process and adheres to best practices in scholarly publishing.