Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Journal Garasi Buku and Obrolan Keilmuan (Journal Sibook) publishes peer-reviewed scholarly articles in the fields of Education, Social Issues, and Religion.

  1. Education: Educational policy, curriculum studies, teaching and learning strategies, assessment, educational psychology, educational technology, and education for social transformation.
  2. Social Issues: Social justice, inequality, poverty, sustainability, human rights, public policy, and interdisciplinary social research.
  3. Religion: Religious studies, religious education, interfaith dialogue, religious practices, ethics, and religion in social and cultural contexts.

Section Policies

  • Open Submissions
  • Peer Reviewed
  • Indexed
  • Published

Manuscripts are processed through initial editorial screening, double-blind peer review, revision, copyediting, and publication. The estimated review period is approximately 4–6 weeks.

Peer Review Process

All submitted manuscripts undergo a double-blind peer review process, where the identities of both authors and reviewers are concealed.

Manuscripts are initially evaluated by the editorial team for compliance with journal scope and guidelines. Eligible manuscripts are reviewed by at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise.

Reviewers assess manuscripts based on originality, methodological rigor, academic contribution, and relevance. Authors are required to revise their manuscripts according to reviewers’ comments before final editorial decisions are made by the Editor-in-Chief.

Publication Frequency

Journal Sibook is published biannually, with issues released in April and October. Submissions are accepted throughout the year.

Open Access Policy

Journal Sibook provides immediate open access to its content under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

The journal supports the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC) and promotes free access, reuse, and distribution of scholarly knowledge with proper attribution.

Publication Ethics

Journal Sibook follows the principles and best practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The complete Publication Ethics policy is available at: https://sibook.id/index.php/journal/publicationethics

Plagiarism Policy

Journal Sibook applies a strict anti-plagiarism policy. All manuscripts are screened using plagiarism detection software (e.g., Turnitin or equivalent).

Manuscripts with significant plagiarism, duplication, or unethical citation practices will be rejected.

Repository Policy

Journal Sibook permits authors to self-archive preprints, postprints, and published versions of their articles in institutional or other repositories without embargo.

  • Preprint: before peer review
  • Postprint: after peer review, before publication
  • Final Version: published article

Deposited versions must include full citation details and a link to the published article.

Reference Management

Journal Sibook uses standardized reference management tools such as Mendeley to ensure accuracy and consistency of citations and bibliographies.

Retraction and Corrections

Journal Sibook follows COPE guidelines for handling retractions, corrections, and expressions of concern.

Retractions may be issued in cases of plagiarism, data fabrication, serious errors, ethical violations, or compromised peer review.

Correction notices are published when errors do not invalidate the overall findings of the article.

Crossmark Policy

Journal Sibook participates in the Crossmark initiative to maintain the integrity and reliability of scholarly content.

Crossmark Policy Page: https://doi.org/10.62475/sibook.crossmark

Publication Fees

Journal Sibook applies the following publication fees:

  • Article Submission Fee: IDR 0
  • Article Processing Charge (APC): IDR 300,000
  • Discounts up to 20% for research reports and seminar papers

These fees do not influence editorial decisions.