PEER REVIEW PROCESS

Jurnal Pendidikan Matematika (JPM) is published by the Department of Mathematics Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Islam Malang. JPM is published bi-annually and features original research papers, review articles, and case studies in Mathematics Education and related fields that have not been previously published or are under review in any other publication. 

Since 2024, all articles in this journal are published in English, and submissions in English are recommended.

The review at JPM proceeds in 7 steps with the description as follows.

1. Submission of Paper

When the author wants to submit their manuscript, this is carried out via an online system supported by the Open Journal System (OJS). But to facilitate authors, JPM also accepts paper submissions by email.

2. Editorial Office Assessment

The submitted paper is first assessed by the Editor in Chief.  The Editor-in-Chief (EIC) checks if the manuscript is appropriate, sufficiently original, interesting, and significant for publication. If not, the manuscript may be rejected without being reviewed any further. The Editor in Chief will assign the editor to check whether it is suitable for JPM’s focus and scope. The manuscript’s composition and arrangement are evaluated against the journal’s Author Guidelines to make sure it includes the required sections and stylizations. Every submitted manuscript that passes this step will be checked by Turnitin to identify any plagiarism before being reviewed by reviewers.

3. Invitation to Reviewers

The handling editor invites reviewers based on their expertise, research focus, and lack of conflicts of interest. JPM's review process relies on experts in specific areas of mathematics education who can provide impartial feedback. To ensure fairness, the journal uses a double-blind review, so reviewers do not know the author's identity. Each manuscript is reviewed by two experts selected by the editor.

4. Response to Invitations

Potential reviewers consider the invitation against their expertise, conflicts of interest, and availability. They then decide to accept or decline. In the invitation letter, the editor may ask the potential reviewer for suggestions of alternative reviewers, when he or she declines to review.

5. Review is Conducted

The reviewer allocates time to read the paper several times. The first read is used to form an initial impression of the work. If major problems are found at this stage, the reviewer may feel comfortable rejecting the paper without further work. Otherwise, they will read the paper several more times, taking notes to build a detailed point-by-point review in Review form. The review is then submitted to the journal, with a recommendation to accept, or reject it, or else with a revision request (usually flagged as either major or minor) before it is reconsidered.

6. The Decision

The editor sends a decision email to the author including any relevant reviewer comments. Reviewers' comments are sent anonymously to the corresponding author to take the necessary actions and responses. At this point, reviewers are also sent an email or letter letting them know the outcome of their review.

7. Final Steps

If accepted, the manuscript proceeds to production. If rejected, it will sent back to the author for major or minor revisions, the section editor will provide constructive feedback from reviewers to help the author improve the article. The author should revise the paper according to the reviewers' comments and instructions.

After making revisions, the author must resubmit the revised manuscript to the editor, accompanied by a cover page with a checklist outlining the corrections and revisions made.

If the manuscript was returned for revision, the reviewers will typically receive the revised version unless they have opted out of further participation. For minor changes, this follow-up review may be handled by the section editor. 

If the editor is happy with the revised manuscript, it is considered to be accepted. Lastly, before final publication, the editorial team will conduct another plagiarism check, following the standards set in the journal’s plagiarism policy. The accepted manuscript will be published online and all are freely available as downloadable PDF files (Fully open access to download the full paper).