Peer Review Process
NGABDHIH: Journal of Community Service and Development employs a rigorous double-blind peer review process to ensure the quality, originality, and scientific merit of all published articles. In this process, both the reviewers and the authors remain anonymous to each other throughout the review.
The peer review process follows the steps below:
- Submission: Authors submit their manuscript through the journal's online submission system.
- Editorial Screening: The Editor-in-Chief or Managing Editor conducts an initial screening to check whether the manuscript fits the journal's scope, meets formatting requirements, and adheres to ethical standards. Manuscripts that do not pass this stage are returned to authors without peer review.
- Assignment to Reviewers: Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to at least two independent reviewers with expertise in the relevant field.
- Review Period: Reviewers are given a period of 2–4 weeks to provide a thorough evaluation of the manuscript. Reviewers assess the manuscript based on originality, significance, methodological rigor, clarity, and relevance.
- Editorial Decision: Based on the reviewers' reports, the Editor-in-Chief makes one of the following decisions: Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, or Reject.
- Revision: If revisions are required, the authors are notified and given a specific deadline to revise and resubmit the manuscript. Revised manuscripts may be returned to reviewers for re-evaluation.
- Final Decision: After satisfactory revision, the editor makes a final acceptance decision. Accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting and layout.
- Publication: After final proofreading and approval from authors, the article is published online.
The average time from submission to the first editorial decision is approximately 4–6 weeks. The total process from submission to publication typically takes 8–16 weeks, depending on the complexity of revisions required.
