Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to this journal (Wahana Fisika) must follow Focus and Scope and Author Guidelines of this journal. The submitted manuscripts must fulfill scientific merit and/or novelty or new contribution to knowledge appropriate to the focus and scope of this journal.

All manuscripts submitted to this journal must be written in good English or Bahasa Indonesia. Authors for whom English is not their native language are encouraged to have their paper checked before submission for grammar and clarity. English language and copyediting services can be provided by International Science Editing and Asia Science Editing. The work must not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.

All submitted manuscripts must be free from plagiarism content. All authors are suggested to use plagiarism detection software to do the similarity checking (please use Turnitin or iThenticate to check the similarity). Editors will also check the similarity of manuscripts in this journal by using Turnitin or iThenticate software.

The submitted manuscripts to this journal will be peer-reviewed by at least 2 (two) or more expert reviewers from Peer-Reviewers Team. The reviewers give scientific valuable comments improving the contents of the manuscript. Sometimes (if required) a third peer-reviewer is needed to give critical comments to the submitted manuscript. The review process used in this journal is a blind review system.

The final decision of manuscript acceptance is solely made by Editor in Chief and/or Managing Editor (together with Editorial Board, if required) according to reviewers' critical comments. The final decision of the manuscript is solely based on the Editor's final review which considers peer-reviewers comments (but not solely by Reviewer).

Publication of accepted articles including assigning the article to the published issues will be made by Editor in Chief by considering the sequence of accepted date and geographical distribution of authors as well as thematic issue.

Wahana Fisika (WAFI) applies a transparent and rigorous peer review workflow to ensure the quality and integrity of published articles. The process follows these stages:

Stage Description Estimated Duration
Submission Authors submit manuscripts via the OJS submission system. -
Initial Check Administrative check and scope evaluation by the editorial office (Editor in Chief). 1 week
Desk Review Initial quality assessment by the Editor. 3–10 days
Peer Review Double-blind peer review by at least two reviewers. 1–3 months
Revision Authors revise manuscripts based on reviewers’ comments. 2–8 weeks
Decision Final decision by the Editor-in-Chief (accept, reject, or further revision). 3–7 days
Copyediting Language, clarity, and formatting edits. 3–7 days
Publication Online publication, DOI activation, and indexing. Approximately up to 4 months

This workflow ensures fairness, transparency, and academic integrity in the publication process. Contact our management if necessary.