Focus and Scope
Jurnal Garasi Buku dan Obrolan Keilmuan (SIBOOK Journal) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal focusing on education and community development. The journal publishes original research and scholarly studies that contribute to the advancement of educational knowledge, practice, policy, and community-based development.
The journal welcomes interdisciplinary studies that maintain a clear connection with education or community development, including:
- teaching, learning, curriculum, assessment, educational technology, and educational innovation;
- educational leadership, management, policy, and institutional development;
- teacher education and professional development;
- literacy, inclusive education, character education, and community-based learning;
- religious education and the role of educational or religious institutions in community development;
- social, cultural, environmental, and ethical issues directly related to education and community development;
- community empowerment, educational participation, and evidence-based community initiatives.
Manuscripts addressing broad social, political, religious, or cultural topics without a clear scholarly relationship to education or community development are outside the journal's scope.
Section and Article Type Policies
SIBOOK Journal primarily publishes Original Research Articles and also considers Review Articles that provide a substantial scholarly contribution within the journal's focus and scope.
Original Research Articles
Reports of original empirical research using quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method, action research, or other appropriate scholarly methodologies.
Open submissions: Yes
Peer reviewed: Yes
Review Articles
Critical, systematic, or integrative reviews that synthesize relevant scholarly literature and provide a clear contribution to knowledge.
Open submissions: Yes
Peer reviewed: Yes
Original research articles constitute the principal content of SIBOOK Journal. The Editorial Team manages article selection to maintain an appropriate predominance of original research in each published issue.
Peer Review Process
All manuscripts considered for publication in SIBOOK Journal undergo editorial screening followed by a double-blind peer-review process. During peer review, the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other.
1. Initial Editorial Screening
Submitted manuscripts are first assessed by the Editorial Team for relevance to the journal's focus and scope, compliance with author guidelines, basic scholarly quality, research integrity, ethical requirements, and completeness of required submission information.
2. Similarity and Integrity Screening
Manuscripts may undergo similarity screening before peer review and may be screened again during revision or before publication. Similarity reports are interpreted editorially and are not used as the sole basis for determining whether plagiarism has occurred.
3. Reviewer Selection
Eligible manuscripts are normally evaluated by at least two independent peer reviewers with relevant subject expertise. Reviewers are selected on the basis of expertise, independence, availability, and the absence of relevant conflicts of interest.
4. Review Criteria
Reviewers are expected to assess, where applicable:
- originality and scholarly contribution;
- clarity of research questions or objectives;
- appropriateness and rigor of research methods;
- quality of data analysis and interpretation;
- relationship between findings and conclusions;
- relevance and accuracy of scholarly references;
- research ethics and integrity;
- clarity and coherence of scholarly presentation.
5. Review Period
The journal normally aims to complete the initial peer-review process within approximately 4–6 weeks. Actual review time may vary depending on reviewer availability, manuscript complexity, and the extent of revision required.
6. Editorial Decision
Based on reviewer reports and editorial assessment, a manuscript may receive a decision of acceptance, minor revision, major revision, resubmission where appropriate, or rejection.
Where reviewer recommendations differ substantially, the editor may seek clarification, request additional review, or appoint another qualified reviewer. The final editorial decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief or authorized handling editor in accordance with the journal's editorial policies.
7. Confidentiality and Artificial Intelligence
Manuscripts under review and peer-review communications are confidential. Reviewers must not upload unpublished manuscript content to generative Artificial Intelligence systems or use AI tools to analyze, evaluate, or generate substantive peer-review reports.
Publication Frequency and Issue Management
SIBOOK Journal publishes two issues per year, normally in April and October. Manuscript submissions are accepted throughout the year.
The journal does not add articles retroactively to formally closed back issues.
Where an Issue in Progress model is used, the issue must be clearly identified as being in progress. Articles may be added only while that issue remains formally open. Once an issue is closed, no additional articles may be inserted into that issue.
Open Access Policy
SIBOOK Journal provides immediate open access to all published articles without requiring readers to pay subscription or access charges.
Copyright in original scholarly contributions is retained by the author(s). Published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) .
The license permits sharing, redistribution, adaptation, and reuse of published material in accordance with the terms of CC BY 4.0, including appropriate attribution to the original author(s) and source.
Publication Ethics and Research Integrity
SIBOOK Journal is committed to responsible scholarly publishing and follows principles consistent with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Core Practices.
Detailed requirements concerning authors, editors, reviewers, research integrity, ethical oversight, misconduct, corrections, retractions, and complaints are available in the Publication Ethics and Research Integrity Policy .
Plagiarism and Similarity Screening Policy
Manuscripts submitted to SIBOOK Journal must represent original scholarly work and appropriately acknowledge all sources used. Plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, inappropriate citation practices, and other forms of research misconduct are not acceptable.
Submitted manuscripts are subject to similarity and editorial integrity screening. A similarity percentage is used only as a screening indicator and is not, by itself, treated as proof that plagiarism has or has not occurred.
When potentially problematic overlap is identified, the Editorial Team evaluates the nature, source, extent, attribution, and scholarly context of the similarity before determining appropriate action.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
Artificial Intelligence tools cannot be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility or accountability for scholarly work.
Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, citations, and scholarly content of manuscripts submitted to SIBOOK Journal. Where AI tools have been used in manuscript preparation in a manner requiring disclosure under journal policy, authors must transparently describe such use.
Editors must not rely on AI systems as a substitute for independent scholarly and editorial judgment.
Peer reviewers must not upload unpublished manuscripts or confidential manuscript content to generative AI systems and must not use AI tools to analyze, evaluate, or produce substantive peer-review reports.
A complete Artificial Intelligence Policy should be consulted for detailed requirements concerning authors, editors, and reviewers.
Authorship and Contributorship
Authorship must be limited to individuals who have made substantial scholarly contributions to the work, have approved the submitted and final versions, and accept responsibility for the integrity of their contributions.
Contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be appropriately acknowledged. Guest, honorary, and ghost authorship are not acceptable.
Authors may be required to provide an author contribution statement describing their respective roles in the research and manuscript.
Conflict of Interest
Authors, editors, and reviewers must disclose financial, institutional, professional, personal, or other interests that could reasonably be perceived as influencing their scholarly judgment.
Editors and reviewers must withdraw from handling manuscripts where relevant conflicts prevent an independent and impartial evaluation.
Research Data and Data Availability
Authors are responsible for maintaining accurate research records and, where appropriate and ethically permissible, supporting the transparency and reproducibility of their research.
Authors may be asked to provide supporting data, research instruments, documentation, or other relevant materials for editorial review or investigation of research-integrity concerns.
Restrictions related to participant privacy, confidentiality, informed consent, legal requirements, intellectual property, or other legitimate limitations must be respected.
Repository and Self-Archiving Policy
SIBOOK Journal permits authors to deposit appropriate versions of their work in institutional repositories, subject repositories, personal or institutional websites, and other lawful scholarly platforms without embargo.
- Preprint: manuscript version prior to formal peer review.
- Author Accepted Manuscript: manuscript accepted after peer review but before the journal's final typesetting and publication.
- Version of Record: the final article formally published by SIBOOK Journal.
Deposited versions should acknowledge publication in SIBOOK Journal and, where available, include the article DOI and link to the Version of Record.
Reference and Citation Policy
Authors must ensure that all cited sources are accurate, relevant, traceable, and presented consistently in accordance with the reference style specified in the Author Guidelines.
Authors are encouraged to prioritize relevant primary scholarly sources and current literature while also citing older foundational works when scientifically justified.
DOI information should be included where available and must be verified for accuracy. Authors and editors must not invent, approximate, or provide hypothetical DOI identifiers.
The use of reference-management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, or other appropriate tools is encouraged to improve consistency, but authors remain responsible for the accuracy of every citation and bibliographic entry.
Corrections, Retractions, and Post-Publication Updates
SIBOOK Journal is committed to maintaining an accurate and transparent scholarly record. Errors or integrity concerns identified after publication are evaluated according to their nature and seriousness.
Appropriate actions may include publication of a correction, clarification, expression of concern, or retraction.
Correction or retraction notices are clearly identified and linked to the affected article. Substantive changes must not be made silently in a manner that obscures the article's publication history.
Where applicable, relevant publication metadata and Crossmark information should also be updated to reflect the current status of the scholarly record.
Crossmark Policy
SIBOOK Journal has established a Crossmark update policy to support transparency concerning the current status of published scholarly content.
Crossmark status information is provided for content for which Crossmark metadata has been registered. Updates such as corrections or retractions should be reflected in the relevant publication metadata where applicable.
Crossmark Policy DOI: https://doi.org/10.62475/sibook.crossmark
Editorial Independence
Editorial decisions are made independently on the basis of scholarly merit, relevance, methodological quality, peer-review evidence, research integrity, and publication ethics.
The publisher, institutional supporters, sponsors, advertisers, authors, or other parties must not improperly influence decisions concerning reviewer selection or manuscript acceptance, revision, or rejection.
Complaints and Appeals
Authors, reviewers, readers, and other interested parties may submit complaints or appeals concerning editorial procedures, decisions, ethical concerns, or published content through the journal's official contact channel.
Appeals should provide a clear scholarly or procedural basis and relevant supporting evidence. Where appropriate, a complaint or appeal concerning a particular editor should be considered by another qualified person who was not directly involved in the disputed decision.
Publication Fees
SIBOOK Journal applies the following publication charges:
- Article Submission Fee: IDR 0
- Article Processing Charge (APC): IDR 300,000 for manuscripts accepted for publication.
No APC is charged solely for submitting a manuscript or for a manuscript that is rejected.
Payment status, institutional affiliation, financial capacity, or any request concerning publication charges does not influence peer review or editorial decisions.
