Publishing Schedule

Publishing Schedule  ·  Jurnal Civics
When we publish.
Issues, editorial timeline, and planning your submission.
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Issues
Jurnal Civics publishes two issues a year, in April and October. From Volume 24 (2027), each issue contains a maximum of 15 articles to ensure quality. Each volume covers one year, and each article is published online with a DOI, open access.
Issue 1 April
Issue 2 October
Articles per issue Maximum 15, from Volume 24 (2027).
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Editorial timeline
From submission to final decision, the process takes no more than 17 weeks. See the Peer Review Process.
Screening Up to 7 days. A manuscript may be returned for technical fixes, or declined without review.
Peer review At least three reviewers, each with 21 days.
First decision Usually within about 6 weeks.
Final decision By week 14 or, at the latest, 4 months after submission.
Revisions 1 week for minor revisions and 3 weeks for major revisions. One extension of up to 1 week may be requested.
Appeals Within 30 days of a decision.
Publication Accepted articles are published online with a DOI and assigned to an upcoming issue.
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Planning your submission
—  Prepare the manuscript with the manuscript template and the Author Guidelines before you submit, so that screening does not return it.
—  Respond to revision requests within the deadlines above, so that the article stays in its planned issue.
—  Submit through the submission guide.