Peer Review Process

At-Ta'dib: Jurnal Ilmiah Prodi Pendidikan Agama Islam is committed to maintaining high standards of academic quality, scholarly integrity, and scientific rigor through a transparent, objective, and comprehensive peer-review process. Every manuscript submitted to the journal undergoes a rigorous evaluation to ensure that published articles provide original, reliable, and significant contributions to the development of knowledge in the fields of Concepts of Islamic Religious Education, Islamic Religious Education Curriculum, Islamic Religious Education Learning, Islamic Religious Education Evaluation, Philosophy of Islamic Religious Education, and the Interpretation of Educational Verses and Hadiths.

1. Peer Review Model: Double-Blind Peer Review

At-Ta'dib: Jurnal Ilmiah Prodi Pendidikan Agama Islam implements a Double-Blind Peer Review system to ensure fairness, objectivity, and impartiality throughout the evaluation process.
Under this model, authors' identities are concealed from reviewers, and reviewers' identities are concealed from authors. This approach is intended to minimize potential bias and ensure that editorial decisions are based solely on the manuscript's academic merit, originality, methodological quality, and relevance.
To support the double-blind review process, authors are required to remove all identifying information from the manuscript before submission, including names, institutional affiliations, acknowledgments, and self-identifying references that may reveal their identity.

2. Peer Review Workflow

All manuscripts submitted to At-Ta'dib: Jurnal Ilmiah Prodi Pendidikan Agama Islam are processed through several stages of evaluation.

Upon submission through the journal's Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, the manuscript first undergoes an initial editorial screeningconducted by the Editorial Team. At this stage, the manuscript is evaluated for its conformity with the journal's scope, writing guidelines, ethical standards, formatting requirements, and originality. Manuscripts that do not meet the basic requirements may be returned to the authors for technical revisions or rejected without external review (desk rejection).

Manuscripts that successfully pass the initial screening are then assigned to at least two independent reviewers who possess expertise relevant to the manuscript's subject area. The reviewers evaluate the manuscript based on several criteria, including originality, theoretical contribution, methodological rigor, quality of analysis, clarity of presentation, adequacy of references, and relevance to the field of Islamic Religious Education.

Following the review process, reviewers provide detailed comments and recommendations to the editor. Based on these evaluations, the editor makes an initial decision, which may include:

  • Accept Submission
  • Minor Revisions Required
  • Major Revisions Required
  • Reject Submission

If revisions are required, the manuscript is returned to the author(s) for revision. Authors are expected to address all reviewer comments and submit a revised manuscript accompanied by a response letter explaining the changes made.

For major revisions, the revised manuscript may be returned to the original reviewers for further evaluation. Once the reviewers and editor are satisfied that all concerns have been adequately addressed, the manuscript may proceed to final acceptance.

Accepted manuscripts then enter the copyediting, proofreading, and production stages before being published in the journal.

3. Estimated Review Timeline

The journal strives to complete the review process efficiently while maintaining high standards of scholarly assessment.

  • Initial Editorial Screening and Desk Decision: 3–5 working days
  • Peer Review Process: 2–4 weeks
  • Author Revision Period: 1–2 weeks
  • Final Editorial Decision: 3–5 working days

The actual duration may vary depending on reviewer availability, the complexity of the manuscript, and the extent of revisions required.

4. Reviewer Rights and Responsibilities

Reviewers play a vital role in maintaining the quality and credibility of the journal. Therefore, reviewers are expected to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and ethical conduct.

a. Confidentiality
All manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Reviewers may not share, discuss, reproduce, or use any part of the submitted work for personal, academic, or professional gain.

b. Objectivity and Constructive Feedback
Reviewers should provide fair, objective, evidence-based, and constructive comments that assist authors in improving the quality of their manuscripts. Personal criticism of authors is inappropriate and will not be tolerated.

c. Conflict of Interest
Reviewers must decline review invitations if they have any financial, professional, academic, institutional, or personal conflicts of interest that could affect their impartiality.

d. Timeliness
Reviewers are expected to complete their evaluations within the timeframe established by the Editorial Office. If circumstances prevent timely completion, reviewers should inform the editor promptly.

5. Editorial Decision

The final decision regarding publication rests with the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board. Editorial decisions are based on reviewer recommendations, the scientific quality of the manuscript, its contribution to the field, compliance with ethical standards, and its relevance to the aims and scope of At-Ta'dib: Jurnal Ilmiah Prodi Pendidikan Agama Islam.

The possible editorial decisions are:

  • Accepted without Revision
  • Accepted with Minor Revisions
  • Resubmit for Major Revisions
  • Rejected

The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject a manuscript at any stage of the review process if significant ethical concerns, methodological flaws, plagiarism, or scope misalignment are identified.