Peer Review

PONGGAWA : Journal of Fisheries Socio-Economic published the only paper strictly following PONGGAWA guidelines and template for preparation manuscript. All submitted manuscripts are going through a double-blind peer-review process. Those papers are read by editorial members (upon the field of specialization) and will be screened by Managing Editor to meet the necessary criteria of PONGGAWA publication. Manuscripts will be sent to two reviewers based on their historical experience in reviewing manuscripts or based on their field of specialization. PONGGAWA has reviewing forms in order to keep the same items reviewed by two reviewers. Then editorial board makes a decision upon the reviewers' comments or advice. Reviewers give their assessment on originality, clarity of presentation, contribution to the field/science, PONGGAWA has three kinds of decisions:

  • Accepted, as it is
  • Accepted by Minor Revisions (let authors revised with stipulated time)
  • Accepted by Major Revisions (let authors revised with stipulated time)
  • Rejected (generally, on grounds of the outside of scope and aim, major technical description problems, lack of clarity of presentation)

For checking Plagiarism, PONGGAWA Editorial Board will screen plagiarism by using Plagiarism Checker X Program. If it is found plagiarism indication (above 25%), the editorial board will reject the manuscript immediately.

Before publishing, it is required to obtain written confirmation from authors in order to acquire copyrights for papers published in the journal. Authors must sign the Copy Right Transfer Form (Downloadable) as follows: The undersigned hereby transfer any and all rights in and to the paper including without limitation all copyrights to PONGGAWA : Journal of Fisheries Socio-Economic. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the paper is original and that he/she is the author of the paper, except for material that is clearly identified as to its original source, with permission notices from the copyright owners where required. The undersigned represents that he/she has the power and authority to make and execute this assignment. This agreement is to be signed by at least one of the authors who have obtained the assent of the co-author(s) where applicable.