Reviewer Guidelines

Socious Journal (SJ) is an open peer-reviewed journal that mediates the dissemination of academics, researchers, and practitioners in the field of social science.

Submitted articles will first be reviewed by the editor to determine whether the manuscript complies with SJ's author guidelines. Articles that have complied with the journal template will be reviewed by reviewers. The final decision on article acceptance is made by the editor based on suggestions from reviewers.

Generally, potential reviewers will be selected based on their reputation in the number and quality of national publications. In the next step, the editor will send an invitation letter to each potential reviewer. After the prospective reviewers inform their willingness to review, the editor will create an account for each reviewer and then send the manuscript through OJS.

To determine originality and suitability for the journal, is there more than 20% plagiarism in this paper? A quick literature search can use certain tools such as Scopus or Sinta to see if there are similarities from other sections.

Peer reviewers are responsible for critiquing by reading and evaluating the manuscript within their area of expertise, then providing constructive suggestions and honest feedback to the authors of the submitted article. Reviewers discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the article, how to improve the strength and quality of the paper, the novelty of the proposed paper, the appropriateness of the proposed paper, and the quality of the paper.