Peer Review Process
Professional Business Journal (PBJ) implements a rigorous peer review process to ensure the quality and relevance of every manuscript submitted. Each submitted manuscript is initially reviewed by the editor to determine its alignment with the journal’s focus and scope, assess for any major methodological flaws, and check similarity using Turnitin software.
Review Process:
- Author submits the manuscript
- Editorial Evaluation [some manuscripts may be rejected or returned before peer review]
- Double-blind peer review process
- Editor’s Decision
- Final confirmation to the author
This journal applies a double-blind peer review process, meaning that the identities of both the reviewers and authors are concealed from each other throughout the review period.
Reviewer Guidelines
| No | Component | Evaluation Indicator |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Title | Effectiveness, specificity, and clarity |
| 2 | Abstract | Completeness and clarity in summarizing the essence of the article |
| 3 | Keywords | Relevance and representativeness of core concepts |
| 4 | Introduction | Relevance, originality, recent literature, clarity of research objectives |
| 5 | Methods | Accuracy, transparency, and appropriateness |
| 6 | Results | Depth and critical analysis |
| 7 | Discussion | Relevance to previous studies, originality, and scientific contribution |
| 8 | Conclusion | Logical consistency, clarity, and validity |
| 9 | Suggestions | Practical recommendations, theoretical contribution, and future research directions |
| 10 | Bibliography | Relevance, up-to-date sources (min. 90% from post-2008 scholarly references) |
