Peer Review Process

Peer Review Process and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Policy

Nazharat: Jurnal Kebudayaan (E-ISSN: 2541-2183) implements a double-blind peer-review system to ensure fairness, objectivity, transparency, and academic integrity throughout the publication process. All submitted research manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment and a rigorous peer-review process before being considered for publication.

The review process begins with an initial screening conducted by the editorial team to assess the manuscript's relevance to the journal's focus and scope, originality, academic quality, and methodological soundness. All manuscripts must be free from plagiarism, with a maximum similarity index of 20%. Manuscripts that exceed this threshold, fall outside the journal's scope, or demonstrate substantial methodological weaknesses may be rejected at the initial screening stage without proceeding to external peer review.

Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial assessment are assigned to at least two qualified independent reviewers with relevant academic expertise. The journal applies a double-blind review mechanism in which the identities of both authors and reviewers remain confidential. Identifying information is removed from manuscripts before they are forwarded to reviewers to minimize potential bias and ensure that evaluations are based exclusively on scholarly merit rather than authors' identities, institutional affiliations, or academic reputations.

The peer-review process evaluates several essential academic criteria, including originality and novelty, objectivity, theoretical contribution, methodological appropriateness, scientific significance, quality of analysis, validity of conclusions, and relevance and adequacy of references. Reviewers are expected to provide constructive comments, critical evaluations, and recommendations to improve the manuscript's academic quality. Their reports are communicated to the corresponding author, who is required to address the reviewers' comments and submit the necessary revisions and responses.

Following the review process, the reviewers' recommendations are considered by the editorial team and evaluated through an editorial board meeting. The final publication decision is made by the editor based on the reviewers' assessments, the quality of the revised manuscript, and the journal's editorial standards. The corresponding author is subsequently informed of the editorial decision. Additional rounds of revision and review may be required until the manuscript satisfies the journal's academic, ethical, and publication requirements.

Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

In accordance with the journal's Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement, Nazharat: Jurnal Kebudayaan permits the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools as supplementary instruments in scholarly publishing.

For authors, AI tools may be used to assist with language editing, grammatical improvement, and manuscript formatting. However, AI must not be used to fabricate, manipulate, or falsify research data, analytical findings, or bibliographical references. Authors are required to disclose any substantial use of AI tools in the methodology, acknowledgments, or another appropriate section of the manuscript.

For editors, AI-based applications may be employed to support technical and administrative tasks, including plagiarism screening, reference verification, and preliminary manuscript assessment. Nevertheless, all editorial evaluations and final publication decisions must remain under human responsibility.

For reviewers, AI tools may be used only for limited supporting purposes, such as language clarification and citation verification, and must not replace independent scholarly judgment or determine review recommendations. Reviewers must also ensure that manuscript confidentiality and the integrity of the peer-review process are strictly maintained. Overall, this policy establishes that AI functions solely as an assistive technology rather than an independent decision-making authority, thereby safeguarding human accountability, academic integrity, research transparency, and ethical responsibility throughout the scholarly publication process.