All manuscripts submitted to Indonesian Journal of Educational Management and Leadership (Ijemal) are subjected to a comprehensive and structured peer review process designed to maintain the highest standards of scholarly excellence and publication ethics.

1. Preliminary Editorial Evaluation

Each submitted manuscript undergoes an initial review by the editorial team to ensure its relevance to the journal’s focus and scope. During this stage, the manuscript is assessed for academic rigor, methodological soundness, originality, clarity of presentation, and compliance with the journal’s submission guidelines.
A similarity check using Turnitin is also conducted. Manuscripts that fail to meet these essential requirements may be desk-rejected without external review.

2. Anonymous Expert Review Process

Manuscripts that meet the preliminary criteria are forwarded to at least two independent experts for evaluation. Ijemal applies a double-blind review system, ensuring that both the authors’ and reviewers’ identities remain concealed. This procedure safeguards impartiality and objectivity throughout the review process.

3. Evaluation Outcome and Author Response

Reviewers provide detailed feedback on the manuscript’s content, theoretical framework, structure, and scholarly contribution to the field of educational management and leadership. Authors receive the reviewers’ comments and are expected to revise their manuscripts accordingly. Revised manuscripts must be resubmitted within 10 days for minor revisions or 20 days for major revisions, accompanied by a point-by-point response to reviewers’ suggestions.

4. Final Assessment and Editorial Decision

Upon resubmission, the editorial board conducts a final evaluation based on the reviewers’ recommendations and the quality of the revisions. Decisions on manuscripts are categorized as accepted, accepted with minor revisions, requires further revision, or rejected. The editorial decision is final and communicated to the corresponding author by the Editor-in-Chief.

5. Production and Online Release

Accepted manuscripts proceed to the production stage, where professional copyediting, layout adjustment, and proofreading are conducted to ensure clarity, consistency, and adherence to Ijemal publication standards. The finalized version of the article is then published online and made freely accessible to readers through open access distribution.