Peer Review Process

  1. All submission must be done through JURNAL KOTA WALI online journal system (OJS). Paper must be written according to the JURNAL KOTA WALI guidelines
  2. The submission that does not meet the journal criteria are rejected by the editor. 
  3. Submissions that meet the journal criteria are sent to single blind peer review process.
  4. Based on the reviewer's recommendation the reviewers will make one of the following decisions regarding the manuscript:
    - Rejected
    - Need revision
    - Accepted
    Author will receive email from the editor regarding the decision.
  5. If it is decided that the submission need revision, then paper should be resubmitted through BMAJ OJS no later than 30 days after the decision.
  6. The editor resends the paper to the reviewer.
  7. Author may be asked to make multiple revisions sufficient improvement have not been made.
  8. Once paper is accepted the copyright form will be checked and proceed to the layout and copyedit process.
  9. Authors will be given 3 days to proofread the paper before it is published.

(Process 1-7 will take 1 to 5 months. Process 8-9 will take 1 month.  The editorial team reserves the right to revise the style of writing with a note that it does not change the intent and quality of the article.)

Editorial & Publishing Process