Peer Review Process

Manuscripts submitted to Mataram Journal of International Law (MaJIL) undergo a rigorous editorial and peer-review process to ensure the quality, originality, and academic contribution of each publication. MAJIL applies a double-blind peer review system, in which both authors and reviewers remain anonymous to maintain objectivity and fairness.

  1. Authors submit their manuscripts through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) available on the MAJIL website, along with all required metadata and supporting documents.
  2. The Editor-in-Chief or Managing Editor conducts an initial evaluation based on:
    • Relevance to the journal’s focus and scope
    • Originality and academic quality
    • Compliance with author guidelines
  3. Manuscripts that do not meet the criteria will be desk rejected without proceeding to the next stage.
  4. Manuscripts that pass the initial screening undergo a plagiarism check using similarity detection software (e.g., Turnitin), with the following thresholds:
    • < 15% → Proceed to review
    • 15–30% → Revision required before review
    • 30% → Rejected
  5. The Handling Editor assigns the manuscript to at least two reviewers based on their expertise and specialization.
  6. The manuscript is reviewed using a double-blind peer review process, where both authors and reviewers remain anonymous.
  7. The review process is conducted within approximately 2–4 weeks, during which reviewers evaluate:
    • Originality and novelty
    • Methodological soundness
    • Clarity of analysis
    • Contribution to legal scholarship
  8. Reviewers provide recommendations as follows:
    • Accept (without revision)
    • Revisions Required
    • Decline
  9. The Handling Editor summarizes the reviewers’ comments and submits them to the Editor-in-Chief for the final decision.
  10. The Editor-in-Chief makes one of the following decisions:
    • Accept
    • Revisions Required
    • Reject
  1. Authors are given 1–2 weeks to revise their manuscript based on reviewers’ comments.
  2. Revised manuscripts may be sent back to reviewers for re-evaluation.
  3. Accepted manuscripts proceed to the copyediting stage, which is completed within 1 week.
  4. The manuscript is then formatted in the layout editing stage (PDF/HTML) within 1 week.
  5. Authors are given 3 days to review and proofread the final version of the manuscript.
  6. The final manuscript is published online through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) and included in the journal issue.

Review Form