Review Guidelines

Ganaya: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora is committed to maintaining high academic standards through a rigorous, objective, and ethical peer-review process. The journal implements a single-blind peer review system, in which reviewers are aware of the authors' identities, while reviewers' identities remain confidential. Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial screening are evaluated by at least one independent reviewer with relevant academic expertise.

1. Initial Manuscript Review

Reviewers should initially examine the manuscript's title, abstract, and overall content to determine its relevance to the journal's Focus and Scope. The journal covers educational research, including curriculum development, learning materials, instructional media, teaching methods, teacher competencies, learner development, educational management, character education, gender issues in education, and educational evaluation.

The initial assessment should consider the manuscript's originality, academic significance, research objectives, methodological appropriateness, and potential contribution to educational scholarship. Reviewers should also ensure that the manuscript complies with the journal's Author Guidelines and publication ethics standards.

Reviewers who lack sufficient expertise, identify potential conflicts of interest, or cannot complete the evaluation within the specified timeframe should promptly inform the editorial team.

2. Comprehensive Manuscript Evaluation

Reviewers should conduct a thorough and objective assessment of the manuscript based on the following criteria:

a. Originality and Contribution: The manuscript presents original findings or scholarly insights, identifies a relevant research problem, and contributes meaningfully to educational knowledge.

b. Title, Abstract, and Keywords: The title accurately represents the research and does not exceed 20 words. The abstract summarizes the research background, objectives, methodology, findings, and conclusions within 250 words. Keywords consist of three to five relevant terms.

c. Introduction: The introduction clearly establishes the research background, identifies the research gap, explains the significance of the study, and presents well-defined research objectives supported by relevant literature.

d. Research Methodology: The methodology is appropriate to the research objectives and adequately describes the research design, participants or data sources, data collection procedures, instruments, and analytical techniques. The research demonstrates methodological rigor and compliance with applicable ethical standards.

e. Results and Discussion: Research findings are presented systematically and supported by sufficient evidence. The discussion provides critical interpretation, relates findings to previous studies, and explains their theoretical or practical implications for education.

f. Conclusions: The conclusions directly address the research objectives, accurately reflect the principal findings, and highlight the study's contribution without introducing unsupported claims.

g. References: References are relevant, accurate, and consistent with APA Sixth Edition style. The journal recommends that 80% of references consist of journal articles, conference proceedings, or research findings from the preceding five years. All listed references must be appropriately cited in the manuscript.

h. Academic Writing: The manuscript demonstrates clarity, coherence, logical organization, appropriate academic language, and compliance with the journal's formatting requirements.

3. Reviewer Responsibilities and Publication Ethics

Reviewers must maintain confidentiality, independence, fairness, and objectivity throughout the evaluation process. Manuscripts must not be disclosed, distributed, or used for personal or professional advantage without appropriate authorization.

Reviewers must disclose any potential conflicts of interest and decline assignments that may compromise their impartiality. Evaluations should be based exclusively on academic merit and supported by clear scholarly arguments.

Any suspected plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, citation manipulation, or other research misconduct must be reported confidentially to the editorial team.

Reviewer comments should be constructive, respectful, and focused on improving the manuscript's scholarly quality.

4. Review Recommendations and Editorial Decisions

Following the evaluation, reviewers should provide clear comments and recommend one of the following outcomes:

a. Accept Submission: The manuscript meets the journal's academic standards and requires no substantive revisions.

b. Minor Revisions: The manuscript requires limited corrections or clarifications without significant changes to its research substance.

c. Major Revisions: The manuscript requires substantial improvements in its theoretical framework, methodology, analysis, discussion, or overall presentation.

d. Decline Submission: The manuscript contains significant academic, methodological, ethical, or substantive deficiencies that cannot reasonably be addressed through revision.

Reviewer recommendations are advisory. The final decision regarding manuscript acceptance, revision, or rejection rests exclusively with the editorial team of Ganaya: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora.

5. Review Timeline and Final Evaluation

Reviewers are expected to complete their evaluations within two weeks of accepting the review assignment. Reviewers who anticipate delays must promptly notify the editorial team.

Authors are required to address reviewers' comments and submit revised manuscripts within the deadline established by the editor. Revised manuscripts may undergo additional evaluation when necessary.

Final acceptance is determined by the editorial team based on the manuscript's academic quality, compliance with publication ethics, and satisfactory completion of the review and revision processes.

Accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting, layouting, and publication in accordance with the journal's editorial policies.

Through these guidelines, Ganaya: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora seeks to maintain a credible, consistent, and transparent peer-review process that supports the advancement of educational research and scholarly publication.