The suitability of manuscripts for publication in Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika (JMHT) is judged by peer reviewers and the JMHT Editorial Board. All the review processes are conducted in blind review. The chief editor handles all correspondence with the author and makes the final decision as to whether the paper is recommended for acceptance, rejected, or needs to be returned to the author for revision.

1. When submitting a manuscript, the author should fulfill the requirements mentioned in Submission Preparation Checklist. Together with the manuscript, authors also should attach Author Agreement Declaration. The author also should follow the manuscript format determined by JMHT (Article Template).

2. Once the manuscript passes the administrative screening, the chief editor and associate editor will evaluate the submitted papers on prequalification review for suitability for further review process.

3. In this step, a manuscript could be rejected without the review process due to three general reasons:

• The topic of the manuscript does not fit in the JMHT scope and may be better suited for publication elsewhere.
• The substance of the manuscripts does not meet JMHT standards; the data may be incomplete; the methodology used is not appropriate; there is a lack of novelties and no advancement of the existing knowledge; or there is no consistency among objectives, research design/method, evidence, and conclusion.
• The manuscripts are not written following JMHT guidelines mentioned in Instruction to Authors.

4. Once the manuscript meets the prequalification requirement, the manuscripts will be sent to two or three qualified peer reviewers selected by the chief editor and associate editors.

5. The peer reviewers should examine the manuscript and return it with their recommendation, comment, and suggestion to the chief editor within 3 weeks since the review request is being accepted. In case one of the peer reviewers recommends rejection and, on the contrary, another reviewer recommends revision, the chief editor will ask a third reviewer or board editor to decide the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

6. Papers needing revision will be returned to the authors, and the author must return the revised manuscript to the Chief Editor via OJS of JMHT within 3 weeks since notice/email from the Chief Editor is accepted. Manuscripts that exceed the revision deadline will be withdrawn. Authors may request an extension to the chief editor before the revision expires.

7. For a manuscript in which a peer reviewer requests a revision check made by the authors, the revised manuscript will be sent to the peer reviewers upon request. In this step, the peer reviewers should re-examine the revised manuscript and return it with their recommendation, comment, and suggestion to the chief editor within 3 weeks since the review request is being accepted.

8. Further, the chief editor will send the revised manuscript to associate editors to check whether the manuscript is revised as suggested by peer reviewers.

9. Associate editors could provide recommendations to the chief editor that the manuscript should return to the authors, should be accepted, or should be rejected within 2 weeks.

10. In this step, manuscripts could be rejected if authors do not revise the manuscripts as suggested by reviewers and the Editorial Board or do not give a proper response/rebuttal against the suggestions.

11. If a manuscript is rejected, the author will be notified by the chief editor with a statement of reasons for rejection. The author may appeal to the chief editor if he/she believes an unfair judgment has been made, which encloses the authors’ reasons. The chief editor will review and discuss the reasons with the associate editor responsible for the manuscript and later decide whether to accept or deny the appeal.

12. After acceptance by the chief editors, the manuscript is forwarded to the technical editor to be laid out for the editorial board meeting. The chief editor would send an acceptance letter announcing the publication issue attached with the manuscript reprint to the authors.