Determination of the article that would be published in the Jurnal Pariwisata Nusantara (JUWITA) is carried out through double-blind peer review by considering two main aspects, namely: relevance and contribution of articles on tourism development. Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are sent to at least two independent reviewers for assessment. Editors and reviewers would provide constructive feedback on the manuscript evaluation results to the author(s). The JUWITA Editor in Chief has the right to decide which manuscripts submitted to the JUWITA would be published. The detailed review process is explained as the following:

    

1. Submission of the manuscript by author(s). The submission is only processed online i.e. OJS of JUWITA
2. All submitted manuscripts are read by JUWITA Editor in Chief initially for desk evaluation (Points 2 and 3). In this stage, the submitted manuscript would be checked whether it complies JUWITA author guidelines and template for submission, and also whether the manuscript matches JUWITA focus and scope. If appropriate, the next process would be carried out, and if not, we would reject the manuscript so that it could be submitted to another journal.
3. The submitted manuscript would be checked with Turnitin (similarity check). If the level of similarity is more than 20%, the manuscripts would be rejected promptly without substantive review by the section editor and peer reviewer. The submitted manuscripts that passed this stage would be sent to the section editor.
4. The submitted manuscript would be reviewed by the assigned section editor to find out whether it contributes sufficiently to the development of science and practice in the field of tourism development. Manuscripts with insignificant novelty are rejected in this stage. While the manuscript that qualifies would be proceeded to the substantive review stage by two people namely a section editor and a peer reviewer.
5. Once the substantive review process is finished, the JUWITA Editor in Chief then makes a decision based on the section editor's and reviewer’s recommendation with several decision possibilities as the following: (1) rejected = the manuscript is not considered for publication in JUWITA due to several reasons such as the manuscript has no significant novelty and contribution, the manuscript has been prepared poorly, a very similar study was found, etc.; (2) accepted with major revision = the manuscript requires substantial revisions prior to publication. It might associate with the state of the art, novelty, significance of the study, methodology, etc. The editor would give 4 to 12 weeks to complete the revisions; (3) accepted with minor revision = the manuscript needs few revisions but not substantial prior to publication. Usually, it relates to JUWITA author guidelines compliance. The editor would give one to four weeks to complete the revisions; (4) accepted without revision = the manuscript would be published without any revisions. However, proofreading of the manuscript still would be conducted.
6. The submitted manuscript that is accepted with revisions (minor or major) would get comments (feedback) from the section editor and peer reviewer and would be returned to the author(s) for revisions.
7. The author(s) is/are given a certain time to complete manuscript revisions in accordance with the status of the manuscript i.e. accepted with minor revision or accepted with major revision (refer to explanation about decision possibilities above). Extra time to complete the revisions should be asked to the JUWITA Editor in Chief via email (juwita_pws@uinmataram.ac.id). If the author(s) does/do not submit the revised manuscript until the due date and no notification is sent to the JUWITA editorial team, then the author(s) is/are deemed to resign. 
8. The manuscript that has gone through final revisions and got acceptance would be published in the JUWITA in the edition determined by the JUWITA Editor in Chief. The author(s) might ask the Editor in Chief if he/she/they prefer(s) to publish his/her/their article in specific editions (volume and number). For this purpose, the author(s) must submit the request to the JUWITA Editor in Chief via email (juwita_pws@uinmataram).

NOTE:

• The manuscript review process for desk evaluation (points 2 and 3) takes one-week minimum. The manuscript that passes this stage can be seen from its status in OJS which is changed from "Awaiting Assignment" to "In Review". Meanwhile, substantive review by the section editor and reviewer usually takes two to eight weeks (point 4). This review period depends on the editor's and reviewers' duration in reviewing the manuscript. If the author(s) does not get confirmation from the JUWITA for a long time, the author(s) can confirm by email at juwita_pws@uinmataram.ac.id