After preliminarily editors’ evaluation, the articles which are considered suitable for possible publication will be transferred to the review stage. In this stage at least two referees will be invited to review the article submission. When their reports have been completed, the author will be informed of the editor’s decision considering the papers’ final acceptability for publication in the BIOMA: Journal of Biology Makassar.

    Reviewers evaluate manuscripts using several criteria including: originality of the works, scholarly relevance, professional relevance, completeness of the works, acknowledgement of the works of others by references, organization of the manuscripts, and clarity in writing, tables, graphs and illustrations. Decisions regarding publication of submitted manuscripts are based on the recommendations of members of the editorial review board. Reviewers’ comments are made available to authors. Manuscripts submitted for possible publication will be judged primarily on their substantive content, but writing style, structure, and length are also considered see (Authors guidelines).