Peer Review Process

Determination of the article that will be published in the Ovum : Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences carried out through single-blind peer review by considering two main aspects, namely: relevance and contribution of articles on the pharmaceutical science and practical development. Editors and reviewers provide constructive feedback on the evaluation results to the author.

The duration of the review process in Ovum : Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences is 4 to 16 weeks. This review period depends on the board of reviewers. The stages of the review process applied at Ovum : Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences are as follows:

  1. Submission of manuscripts is only processed via online i.e OJS of Ovum : Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences, website: https://ojs.udb.ac.id/index.php/ovum/index
  2. The incoming manuscripts will be checked whether it matches the focus and scope of Ovum : Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences. The editor will inform whether the manuscripts are in accordance with Ovum : Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences 's focus and scope. If appropriate, the next process will be carried out. If not, we will recommend the manuscript to be submitted to another journal. Editor of Ovum : Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences will notify immediately via email.
  3. Furthermore, the manuscripts will be checked with Turnitin (similarity check). If more than 30% level of similarity, the manuscripts will be asked to be repaired or rejected by Ovum : Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences editor in chief. This decision is entirely the prerogative right of the D Ovum : Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences editor in chief and cannot be contested.
  4. Then, the manuscripts will be reviewed at the editorial level to find out whether it contributes sufficiently to the development of science and practice in the field of pharmaceutical science. The editor will inform the authors of the results of this review. Manuscripts that qualify at this stage will proceed to the review stage by peer reviewer.
  5. For manuscript that is accepted with revisions (minor or major), it will contain comments from peer reviewers and be returned to the author to be revised. Referring to the policy in Ovum : Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences, reviewers only give suggestions on whether the manuscript is accepted or rejected. Meanwhile, the final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of the manuscript is in the hand of the editor and editor-in-chief.
  6. The author is given the time to revise the manuscript no later than one month. Extra time to revise should be asked to editor via email ( ovum.fikesudb@gmail.com ). If there is no notification after the specified period, then the Author is deemed to resign.
  7. Manuscripts that have gone through final revisions and are accepted by the editor will be published in Ovum : Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences in the edition determined by the editor in chief.

If the author needs help with the submission process, guidance to use the Open Journal System, or does not get confirmation from Ovum : Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences for long time, author can contact our editor in chief by email in ovum.fikesudb@gmail.com or darah_ifa@udb.ac.id to Mrs Darah Ifalahma.