The handling editor of Neo Civic Education: Media Kajian Pancasila dan Kewarganegaraan chooses reviewers for their expertise and independence, following the COPE Core Practice on peer review processes and the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers.

—  Expertise in the topic or method of the manuscript, shown by recent peer-reviewed publications.

—  A verifiable identity: an institutional email address and an ORCID iD, checked by the editor; a Scopus or SINTA profile where available.

—  No conflict of interest with the authors or the work. See Reviewer Competing Interests.

—  A good record of timely, constructive, and confidential reviews for the journal.

—  Where possible, at least one reviewer from outside the authors’ country or institution, and a balance of perspectives.

—  Authors may suggest reviewers, with institutional email addresses and ORCID iDs, and may ask that named people not review the manuscript, with reasons.

—  Suggested reviewers are checked independently, and the editor is free not to use them. They never make up the whole review panel.

—  Requests to exclude reviewers are respected where they are reasonable and do not prevent a fair review.

—  Suggesting a fake or non-independent reviewer is treated as misconduct. See Peer Review Manipulation.

—  Colleagues at the authors’ institution, recent co-authors, supervisors or students of the authors, and relatives.

—  The handling editor, or any editor with a conflict of interest in the manuscript.

—  People whose identity or expertise cannot be verified.

—  Reviewers removed from the database for misconduct, breaches of confidentiality, or repeated poor reviews.

—  Invitations are sent through the journal system. Invitees are asked to respond promptly, and have 21 days to review. See the Reviewer Guidelines.

—  If the reviews disagree sharply, the editor may invite an additional reviewer.

—  Editors assess the quality of each review. Reviews that are superficial, biased, or apparently AI-generated are not used.

—  Reviewers are thanked by name, by issue, never by manuscript, on the reviewer list.

Scholars who meet the criteria can apply through Become a Reviewer. Questions: neociviceducation@unima.ac.id.

Peer Review Process  ·  Peer Review Confidentiality  ·  Publication Ethics