REVIEW GUIDELINES

Reviewer Qualifications:

To maintain the integrity and academic rigor of MATRIK: JURNAL MANAJEMEN, STRATEGI BISNIS, DAN KEWIRAUSAHAAN, reviewers must meet the following qualifications:

  • Possess advanced expertise in a discipline relevant to the journal’s scope and demonstrate a commitment to staying updated on current developments in the field.
  • Have a strong publication record in peer-reviewed journals, with evidence of scholarly contributions provided through a current Curriculum Vitae submitted to the editorial team.
  • Demonstrate the ability to provide objective, constructive, and timely reviews.

Reviewer Duties:

Reviewers are expected to evaluate manuscripts with professionalism, fairness, and scholarly integrity. Specific duties include:

Relevance and Novelty

Reviewers must determine whether the manuscript aligns with the aims and scope of MATRIK: Jurnal Manajemen, Strategi Bisnis, dan Kewirausahaan, specifically within the fields. Manuscripts outside this scope should be clearly identified and recommended for rejection or redirection.

Academic Integrity

Identify any potential ethical concerns such as data fabrication, plagiarism, or improper citation practices.

Title, Abstract, and Keywords

Evaluate whether these elements accurately and concisely reflect the manuscript’s content. The abstract should be assessed for its ability to provide a clear and comprehensive summary of the study, including the objectives, methodology, main findings, and conclusions.

Content Evaluation

  • Introduction and Research Phenomenon
    The reviewer must evaluate whether the introduction presents a clearly defined research phenomenon that supports the formulation of the research problem.
  • Literature Review and State-of-the-Art
    The reviewer should examine whether the manuscript includes a sufficient review of previous studies and theoretical frameworks to establish the novelty of the research. The literature review should be recent, relevant, and critically synthesized.
  • Identification of Research Gap
    A key reviewer responsibility is to assess whether the manuscript clearly identifies a research gap and justifies the study’s contribution to addressing this gap. The absence of a defined gap may signal a lack of originality.
  • Study Design and Sampling
    Reviewers must assess the coherence and systematic nature of the study design, as well as the justification and application of the sampling technique. The methodology should be appropriate for the research objectives and type of study.
  • Data Analysis
    The reviewer should evaluate whether the analytical techniques used are appropriate, justified, and rigorously applied. Poorly explained or inappropriate analytical methods weaken the credibility of the study.
  • Presentation of Results
    Results should be presented clearly, aligned with the research questions or hypotheses, and supported by evidence. Reviewers should assess whether the data are adequately interpreted and whether tables and figures are used effectively.
  • Discussion and Interpretation
    The discussion should critically interpret the findings, relate them to existing theories or prior studies, and explain their significance. Reviewers must assess whether the discussion is well-evidenced and conceptually grounded.
  • Conclusion and Recommendations
    The conclusion must clearly summarize the main findings, directly respond to the research objectives or hypotheses, and include thoughtful suggestions for theory, practice, or future research.

Supporting Elements

Assess the clarity and functionality of tables, figures, illustrations, and equations.

References

Evaluate the relevance and adequacy of cited literature and suggest the addition or removal of references when necessary.

Recommendations

Provide detailed and constructive feedback to the editorial team. Reviewers are expected to provide a clear publication recommendation: a) Accept without revision, b) Accept with minor or major revision, or c) Reject.

Review Form Completion

Complete the standardized review form provided by the journal as part of the evaluation process.

AI Use in Peer Review Policy

MATRIK: JURNAL MANAJEMEN, STRATEGI BISNIS, DAN KEWIRAUSAHAAN acknowledges the increasing role of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in academic research and scholarly publishing. To preserve the confidentiality, objectivity, academic integrity, and protection of intellectual property throughout the peer review process, the journal establishes the following regulations regarding the use of AI-assisted tools by reviewers.

Permitted Use of AI Tools

  • Reviewers may utilize AI-assisted applications for limited language editing, grammatical corrections, and improvements in the clarity and readability of review comments that they have independently prepared.
  • The use of such applications is permitted only when no confidential materials are disclosed, including manuscript content, excerpts, tables, figures, supplementary documents, editorial correspondence, or author responses.
  • AI tools may be used to improve the organization and presentation of reviewers' own comments. However, the assessment, interpretation, and scholarly judgment of submitted manuscripts must remain entirely the responsibility of the reviewer.

Prohibited Use of AI Tools

  • Reviewers are strictly prohibited from uploading, transferring, or sharing manuscripts or any confidential editorial materials with generative AI systems, external platforms, or third-party applications.
  • Reviewers must not use AI tools to generate, substantially compose, or replace the intellectual substance of their peer review reports.
  • Decisions concerning manuscript acceptance, revision, resubmission, or rejection must be based on the reviewer's independent academic evaluation and must not be determined by AI systems.
  • Reviewers must not employ AI applications to identify authors or fellow reviewers, disclose their identities, or compromise the journal's double-blind peer review process.
  • Information and recommendations generated by AI must not be accepted as authoritative scholarly judgments without independent examination and verification by the reviewer.

Confidentiality, Data Protection, and Intellectual Property

All manuscripts submitted to MATRIK: JURNAL MANAJEMEN, STRATEGI BISNIS, DAN KEWIRAUSAHAAN for peer evaluation must be treated as confidential academic documents. Reviewers are responsible for protecting unpublished research, original findings, research data, author identities, and intellectual property throughout the evaluation process. The use of digital technologies and AI-assisted applications must not violate confidentiality obligations, compromise data security, or infringe upon the intellectual property rights of authors.

Human Accountability and Independent Scholarly Judgment

Reviewers remain fully accountable for the accuracy, fairness, originality, confidentiality, and academic quality of the review reports they submit. Peer review is an intellectual process that requires independent human expertise, critical thinking, and professional scholarly judgment. Accordingly, these responsibilities cannot be delegated to artificial intelligence systems. Reviewers must personally examine each manuscript and provide objective, constructive, and evidence-based evaluations and recommendations.

Transparency and Policy Compliance

When AI-assisted applications are utilized for purposes permitted under this policy, reviewers must carefully examine and verify all AI-assisted text before submitting their review reports. Reviewers must also ensure that no confidential manuscript information has been disclosed during the process. The editorial team of MATRIK: JURNAL MANAJEMEN, STRATEGI BISNIS, DAN KEWIRAUSAHAAN reserves the right to request additional clarification regarding the use of AI tools whenever necessary to ensure compliance with the journal's ethical standards and confidentiality requirements.

Failure to comply with this policy may result in the termination of the reviewer's assignment, exclusion from future peer review activities, or other appropriate editorial measures in accordance with the journal's publication ethics and reviewer management policies.

Reviewers play a vital role in ensuring the academic quality and credibility of MATRIK: JURNAL MANAJEMEN, STRATEGI BISNIS, DAN KEWIRAUSAHAAN. We greatly appreciate the time, expertise, and commitment they contribute to the scholarly community.