Al Banin : Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Dasar

Manuscripts submitted to Al Banin: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Dasar will go through a selection and review process by the Editorial Board to ensure they comply with writing guidelines, the journal's focus and scope, and meet the established academic quality standards. The manuscript review process uses a double-blind peer review method, meaning the identities of the authors and reviewers are not known to each other during the review process. 

Desk Review
At the desk review stage, the manuscript will be examined by the Editorial Board to ensure it meets the writing guidelines, focus, and scope of Al Banin: Journal of Primary Education, as well as fulfilling the basic academic quality requirements.
If the manuscript does not yet meet these requirements, the author may be given a chance to make improvements according to the editor's notes. However, if the manuscript does not align with the focus and scope of the journal or fails to meet the basic standards, the Editorial Board may reject the manuscript without moving it to the peer review stage.
Manuscripts that pass the desk review will then be sent to two reviewers who have competence and expertise relevant to the manuscript's field of study. The review process by the reviewers takes about three weeks. Manuscripts that do not pass the desk review will not proceed to the reviewer assessment stage.

Reviewer Decision
The reviewer provides recommendations for the manuscript in the following categories:
Accepted: the manuscript is considered fit for publication without any major changes.
Accepted with Minor Revisions: the manuscript is considered fit for publication once the author makes small adjustments based on the notes and recommendations of the reviewers.
Accepted with Major Revisions: the manuscript has significant issues that need fixing, such as data analysis, the main theoretical framework used, methodology, discussion, or reworking certain parts of the article.
Rejected: the manuscript does not meet the requirements for publication or has fundamental problems that prevent it from moving forward in the publication process.
Reviewer recommendations are one of the main considerations for the Editorial Board when deciding on the next steps for a manuscript.

Revision Stage
Manuscripts that receive a decision of minor or major revision will be returned to the author along with a summary of the review results and improvement notes from the peer reviewers.
For manuscripts with a major revision decision, authors are given three weeks to make improvements. Meanwhile, manuscripts with a minor revision decision are given one week to be revised.
When resubmitting the revised manuscript, authors are required to attach the corrected manuscript along with a revision response form (review summary form) explaining the author's response to each note and recommendation from the peer reviewers.

Final Decision
At the final decision stage, the revised manuscript will be re-evaluated by the Editorial Board to ensure that all notes and recommendations from the reviewers have been adequately addressed.
Based on the evaluation results, the Editorial Board can make a final decision to either accept or reject the manuscript. The manuscript may still be rejected if the author has not seriously revised it, failed to follow up on important reviewer notes, or if the improvements do not yet meet the academic standards of Al Banin: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Dasar.

Proofreading
Manuscripts that have been accepted by the Editorial Board will go through the proofreading stage. This stage is done to ensure the quality of language, writing, consistency of terms, citation format, and accuracy of manuscript presentation before it is published.

Publication Confirmation
At the final stage, the manuscript that has gone through proofreading and layout will be sent back to the author for a final review and confirmation. Authors are given the chance to check the content, layout, and any typographical errors that might still be in the manuscript.
Corrections at this stage are limited to typographical, formatting, and technical errors in the final manuscript and are not allowed to change the substance of the article without the Editor Board's approval.
Once the author gives the final confirmation, the Editorial Secretariat will process the manuscript for online publication on the Al Banin: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Dasar website according to the journal's publication schedule.