Reviewer Guidelines

As a reviewer for JUPMASA: Jurnal Pengembangan Masyarakat, your feedback is crucial to maintaining the quality and integrity of the journal. Please consider the following guidelines when evaluating manuscripts:

1. Presentation

  • Assess the overall presentation of the manuscript, including formatting, structure, and clarity.
  • Ensure that the manuscript adheres to the journal’s submission guidelines.

2. Writing

  • Evaluate the clarity and coherence of the writing.
  • Check for grammatical, spelling, and typographical errors.
  • Assess whether the language is appropriate for the intended audience.

3. Length

  • Consider whether the manuscript is of appropriate length for the content presented.
  • Ensure that each section is adequately developed without unnecessary repetition.

4. Title

  • Evaluate the title for clarity, conciseness, and relevance to the content of the manuscript.
  • The title should accurately reflect the main findings or focus of the study.

5. Abstract

  • Assess the abstract for clarity and completeness.
  • Ensure that it provides a concise summary of the study's purpose, methods, results, and conclusions.

6. Introduction

  • Evaluate the introduction for context and relevance.
  • Check if the research question or hypothesis is clearly stated.
  • Ensure that the introduction outlines the significance of the study and provides a literature review where appropriate.

7. Method

  • Assess the appropriateness of the methodology used.
  • Ensure that the methods are clearly described and can be replicated.
  • Check for ethical considerations and approvals where applicable.

8. Result

  • Evaluate the clarity and accuracy of the results presented.
  • Ensure that results are appropriately summarized and supported by data (tables, figures, etc.).

9. Discussion

  • Assess whether the discussion adequately interprets the results in the context of the research question.
  • Check if the authors acknowledge limitations of their study and suggest areas for future research.

10. Conclusion

  • Evaluate the conclusion for clarity and relevance.
  • Ensure that it summarizes the main findings and their implications without introducing new information.

Final Recommendation

  • Provide a clear recommendation (accept, minor revisions, major revisions, or reject) based on your assessment of the manuscript.
  • Include specific comments and suggestions for improvement that the authors can address in their revisions.