An editor will review submitted articles to ensure their suitability in terms of focus and scope, as well as adherence to the general writing guidelines of the Cermin Dunia Kedokteran journal, within a maximum period of 1 week. Each article that passes this stage will be checked for plagiarism using Turnitin. If the plagiarism is minor, the article must be revised; if it is severe, it will be rejected.

 

Next, the article will undergo peer review. Revisions may be required and will be re-evaluated by the editor in charge after the author provides an adequate response. The article will be submitted to the editor-in-chief for further revision, and ultimately an editorial decision will be made.

Accepted articles will enter the article editing stage for spelling and grammar checking, standardization of the journal's internal writing style, correction of tables and figures, and improvement of overall writing quality. Revisions not completed at this stage will delay the publication schedule. The document will then enter the layout stage of the production process. Before publication, the corresponding author will receive publication schedule information and must provide final approval.

 

In general, the article submission process at CDK is as follows:

1. Initial screening, including suitability with the journal's focus and scope and CDK writing guidelines, as well as the similarity index.

2. Once the article fulfills the criteria, it will enter the review process by the editorial team and reviewers.

At this stage, if necessary, the author can obtain a letter stating that the article is under review and planned for publication in the CDK journal (Please note that it takes at least 2 weeks after the manuscript is submitted to receive a manuscript acknowledgment letter due to the initial review process).

3. The editorial team will send feedback to the author. The author will revise the article based on the review results (this can be done several times based on the editorial team's input).

4. Once the article is finalized, it will be scheduled for publication.

The estimated time to publication is approximately 6-18 months after finalization (it may be shorter or longer).