REVIEWER RESPONSIBILITIES

JURNAL KEPERAWATAN BUNDA DELIMA (JKBD)

1. General Statement

Jurnal Keperawatan Bunda Delima (JKBD), published by Akademi Keperawatan Bunda Delima, is committed to maintaining high standards of scientific quality, academic integrity, and ethical scholarly publishing.

Peer reviewers play an essential role in ensuring the originality, validity, reliability, and scientific contribution of manuscripts submitted to the journal.

JKBD implements a double-anonymized peer-review system and requires reviewers to conduct evaluations objectively, independently, confidentially, and professionally in accordance with the ethical principles recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

2. Scientific Competence

Reviewers should accept review invitations only when they possess the appropriate expertise and knowledge relevant to the manuscript's subject area.

Reviewers must:

  1. Evaluate manuscripts within their areas of academic or professional competence.

  2. Inform the editor if the manuscript falls outside their expertise.

  3. Provide scientifically sound and evidence-based assessments.

  4. Assess the relevance and contribution of the manuscript to nursing, healthcare, and related health sciences.

3. Objectivity and Fairness

Reviewers must evaluate manuscripts objectively and impartially, without discrimination or personal bias.

Reviews should:

  1. Be based on scientific quality, originality, methodology, and research relevance.

  2. Provide constructive and professional feedback.

  3. Avoid personal criticism, offensive language, or discriminatory statements.

  4. Support recommendations with clear academic arguments.

  5. Treat all manuscripts fairly, regardless of the authors' backgrounds or institutional affiliations.

4. Confidentiality

All manuscripts submitted for peer review must be treated as confidential documents.

Reviewers must not:

  1. Disclose manuscript content or editorial correspondence to unauthorized individuals.

  2. Share manuscripts with third parties without prior editorial permission.

  3. Use unpublished data, findings, or ideas for personal research or professional advantage.

  4. Discuss confidential manuscript information outside the authorized review process.

  5. Upload confidential manuscript content to external AI tools or other services without explicit editorial authorization.

Confidentiality must be maintained during and after the review process.

5. Conflicts of Interest

Reviewers must disclose any financial, personal, professional, academic, or institutional relationships that could influence their impartiality.

Reviewers should decline assignments when a conflict of interest may compromise an objective evaluation.

Potential conflicts of interest must be reported to the editor before the review begins.

6. Timeliness and Responsiveness

Reviewers are expected to complete their evaluations within the timeframe established by the editorial team.

JKBD generally requests reviewers to complete the peer-review process within approximately four weeks.

Reviewers must:

  1. Respond promptly to review invitations.

  2. Accept assignments only when sufficient time is available.

  3. Complete reviews within the agreed deadline.

  4. Inform the editor immediately if delays are anticipated.

  5. Decline review invitations when unable to meet the required timeframe.

7. Evaluation of Manuscripts

Reviewers should evaluate manuscripts based on the following criteria:

  1. Relevance to the journal's aims and scope.

  2. Originality and scientific significance.

  3. Clarity of research objectives.

  4. Appropriateness of the research design and methodology.

  5. Validity and reliability of data collection and analysis.

  6. Accuracy of results and interpretation.

  7. Quality of discussion and conclusions.

  8. Relevance and accuracy of references.

  9. Compliance with research ethics requirements.

  10. Contribution to nursing knowledge and evidence-based healthcare practice.

8. Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant scholarly literature that has not been appropriately cited when its omission affects the quality or interpretation of the manuscript.

Reviewers must not request unnecessary citations for the purpose of increasing their own citation counts or those of colleagues, institutions, or journals.

All citation recommendations must be academically justified.

9. Reporting Research Misconduct

Reviewers must promptly notify the editor if they identify suspected ethical violations or research integrity concerns.

These may include:

  1. Plagiarism or duplicate publication.

  2. Data fabrication or falsification.

  3. Inappropriate manipulation of research findings.

  4. Significant methodological or statistical irregularities.

  5. Undisclosed conflicts of interest.

  6. Violations of research ethics or patient confidentiality.

  7. Other practices that may compromise scientific integrity.

Reviewers should provide specific explanations and supporting evidence when available.

Reviewers must not independently investigate allegations or contact authors directly regarding suspected misconduct.

10. Constructive Feedback and Recommendations

Reviewers are expected to provide clear, detailed, and constructive comments that assist authors in improving the scientific quality of their manuscripts.

Review recommendations may include:

  1. Accept Submission.

  2. Minor Revision.

  3. Major Revision.

  4. Reject Submission.

Reviewers provide recommendations to the editorial team, while the final decision regarding manuscript acceptance or rejection remains the responsibility of the editor.

11. Professional Conduct

Reviewers must uphold professional integrity and ethical standards throughout the peer-review process.

Reviewers should:

  1. Communicate respectfully and professionally.

  2. Maintain academic independence.

  3. Respect the intellectual property rights of authors.

  4. Avoid using privileged information for personal benefit.

  5. Follow the journal's review procedures and publication ethics policies.

  6. Cooperate with reasonable editorial requests for clarification.

12. Commitment to Publication Ethics

JKBD expects reviewers to contribute to a fair, transparent, confidential, and scientifically rigorous peer-review process.

By accepting a review assignment, reviewers agree to uphold the principles of research integrity, objectivity, confidentiality, accountability, and ethical scholarly communication.

Official Journal Website: https://journal.bundadelima.ac.id/index.php/jkbd

Publisher: Akademi Keperawatan Bunda Delima

Jurnal Keperawatan Bunda Delima (JKBD) is committed to maintaining an ethical, independent, and rigorous peer-review process that ensures the quality, credibility, and integrity of scientific publications in nursing and healthcare sciences.