Peer Review Process

SAKRA: Jurnal Sains Akademik Kependidikan dan Rekayasa Aplikasi employs a rigorous single-blind peer-review mechanism to ensure academic quality and integrity. Each submitted manuscript undergoes the following process:
  1. Initial Screening: The Editorial Team conducts a desk review to assess compliance with scope, formatting guidelines, and ethical standards. Manuscripts failing this stage are returned to authors without external review.
  2. Reviewer Assignment: Qualified manuscripts are anonymously assigned to at least two independent experts in relevant fields (Engineering Science, Applied Technology, or Educational Sciences). Reviewers are selected based on expertise, publication record, and absence of conflicts of interest.
  3. Blind Review Process: Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on:
    • Originality and contribution to the field
    • Methodological rigor and validity
    • Clarity of presentation and structure
    • Relevance to the journal's scope (biomass utilization, waste-to-resource engineering, educational innovation in STEM)
    • Ethical compliance and data integrity
  4. Editorial Decision: The Editor-in-Chief makes final publication decisions based on reviewer recommendations, which may include:
    • Accept without revision
    • Accept with minor revisions
    • Revise and resubmit (major revisions)
    • Reject (with constructive feedback)
  5. Revision and Resubmission: Authors receiving revision requests must address all reviewer comments point-by-point within the stipulated timeframe. Revised manuscripts undergo re-evaluation by the original reviewers when substantial changes are required.
All articles published in SAKRA are guaranteed to be original works that have not been previously published nor simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Acceptance remains at the sole discretion of the Editorial Team, guided by expert peer feedback and alignment with the journal's mission to advance sustainable engineering practices and evidence-based educational science. The entire review process typically concludes within 4–8 weeks from initial submission.