Peer Review Process

Review Policy
The submitted manuscripts will be assessed by the editorial board. The assessment includes topic suitability, plagiarism level, compliance with the template, and compliance of the writing with the General Guidelines for Indonesian Spelling (PUEBI). Articles with a high level of plagiarism can be immediately rejected by the editorial board, we do not tolerate plagiarism. In addition, articles can be immediately rejected by the editorial board if they do not meet these criteria or the editorial board will consider and return the article for revision according to the editorial board's comments. Revised articles can be re-submitted to be assessed for their suitability. If the article is suitable, it will be submitted to a maximum of two reviewers to re-assess the suitability of the article to be accepted in the Bima Loka journal. The reviewers will assess the quality of the article's content so that it is in accordance with the characteristics of the Bima Loka journal.

Review Instructions
Articles that have passed the screening by the editorial board will enter the review process by the review board. The review board's assessment will be carried out based on the following criteria.
1. The article is in accordance with the Bima Loka journal profile
2. The title of the article comprehensively presents the contents and objectives of the article
3. The abstract must be informative, comprehensive, and relevant to the contents of the article
4. The structure of the article is in accordance with the template and regulations set by the Bima Loka journal
5. The introduction has been written by clearly explaining the purpose of the article
6. The methodology is explained thoroughly and is appropriate for use in the research written in the article
7. The research results are presented informatively and easily understood
8. Discussion of the research results is carried out meaningfully and refers to literature relevant to the topic of discussion.
9. The conclusion contains clear claims, problem solving and recommendations for further research
10. References and bibliographies are relevant to the contents of the article and are written in accordance with the regulations requested by Bima Loka
11. The contents of the article are easy to read and clear, the terminology used is relevant. Tables and figures are clearly used in the article.