Manuscript Readiness Level

Before you submit, check the manuscript against this readiness list. It helps the editor and the reviewers spend their time on the argument rather than on missing parts. The editor still decides, on the reviewers’ advice.

Readiness Checklist

Check	Ready when
Template	The file follows the official template: A4, Times New Roman 11 pt, margins and columns as in the Author Guidelines.
Title	Capitalized, bold, no more than 15 words, and it names the study.
Authors	Full names without titles, affiliation and email for each author, first author first. The review file does not reveal identity.
Abstract	Indonesian and English, one paragraph each, at most 250 words, with background, problem, theory, purpose, benefit, method, and results.
Keywords	Three to five words that name the core of the study.
Body	Introduction, method, results and discussion, and conclusion.
Similarity	Turnitin similarity is at most 20 percent. See Screening for Plagiarism.
AI writing	AI detection is below 10 percent, and any use of generative AI is disclosed with the AI Disclosure Statement. See the Artificial Intelligence Policy.
ORCID	Every author has an ORCID iD.
References	Harvard style, at least 30 references, primarily from the last five years, with reputable international and national sources in a ratio of 80:20. Every reference is cited in the text, and a DOI is included when available.
Ethics	The work is original and not under review elsewhere, the Statement of Originality is uploaded, and research involving human participants states a valid ethical approval number.
Language	Indonesian or English.

Pre-Evaluation Score

Score each part of the manuscript as strong, fair, or poor, then add up the points.

Criterion	Strong	Fair	Poor
Title. Straightforward, informative, and represents the content of the article.	5	3	2
Abstract. Concise, but contains at least the problem, purpose, method, key findings, and implications of the research.	10	5	2
Keywords. Searchable and representative of the research. Three to five keywords.	5	3	2
Introduction. Shows why the research matters: the problem, the state of the art, the gap, and the new contribution that fills it. Ends with the research purpose.	15	10	5
Method. Clear and replicable. Shows how the research purpose is achieved through appropriate data, instruments, procedures, and stages.	10	5	2
Results. Presents the data clearly, in readable tables, figures, or excerpts.	15	10	5
Discussion. Meaningful; written as a dialogue that shows the progress of the research compared with previous studies.	20	15	5
Conclusion. Summarizes the most important findings in relation to the purpose stated in the introduction.	10	4	1
References. Accountable, mostly primary sources such as journal articles, and recent. Use a reference manager and the Harvard style.	10	5	1
Total	100	60	25

Decision Matrix

Score	Likely outcome
85–100	Most likely to be published with little discussion with the editor and reviewers.
70–84	Possible minor revision, if there are no errors of principle.
50–69	Possible major revision.
25–49	Most likely to be declined at the first stage.

The Manuscript Readiness Level is a tool for authors to make peer review more effective. The decision to accept or reject an article remains the authority of the editor, based on the reviewers’ recommendations.