About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The aim of this journal publication is to disseminate the conceptual thoughts or ideas and research results that have been achieved in the area of business and economic

Ekuilibrium : Jurnal Ilmiah Bidang Ilmu Ekonomi, particularly focuses on the main problems in the development of the sciences of business and economic areas as follows:

A. Development Economics;

Econometrics,
International Economics,
Environmental Economics,
Public Economics,
Monetary Economics,
Macroeconomics,
Microeconomics,
Human Resource Economics,
Capital Market,
History of Economic Thought,

B. Accountancy;

Public Sector Accounting,
Information System Audit,
Taxation,
Business and Profession Ethics,
Cost Accounting and Management Accounting,
System and Information Technology,

C. Management,

Human Resource Management,
Consumer behavior,
Marketing Management,
Business management,
Financial management,
Information Management and Innovation,
Entrepreneurship

Peer Review Process

Ekuilibrium: Jurnal Ilmiah Bidang Ilmu Ekonomi uses an online submission and review system. The submission and peer review of every article must be managed using this system and based on following Peer Review Policy.

Ekuilibrium: Jurnal Ilmiah Bidang Ilmu Ekonomi Editorial Board is responsible for the selection of papers and the selection of reviewers.
Articles must typically be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers.
Reviewers are unaware of the identity of the authors, and authors are also unaware of the identity of reviewers (double blind review)
Reviewing process will consider novelty, objectivity, method, scientific impact, conclusion, and references.
The final decision of manuscript acceptance shall be made by the Editorial Board according to reviewers critical comments.
Section Editor will send the final decision regarding the submission to the corresponding author based on the reviewer's recommendation.
Ekuilibrium: Jurnal Ilmiah Bidang Ilmu Ekonomi Editorial Board shall protect the confidentiality of all material submitted to the journal and all communications with reviewers.

Complete Peer Review Policy can be found in this page: https://journal.umpo.ac.id/index.php/ekuilibrium/about/editorialPolicies#custom-1

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Abstracting & Indexing

Ekuilibrium: Jurnal Ilmiah Bidang Ilmu Ekonomi, has been covered by these following indexing services.

1. Google Scholar [2010] (https://scholar.google.co.id/)

2. Directory of Open Access Journal (DOAJ) [2017] (http://www.doaj.org)

3. CrossRef [] (http://www.crossref.org)

4. Sinta: Science and Technology Index Peringkat 2 (https://sinta.kemdikbud.go.id/journals/)

5. Dimensions

6. Garba Rujukan Digital (GARUDA)

Update : August, 2022.

Peer Review Policy

Peer Review Guideline

Before you accept or decline an invitation to review, consider the following questions:

Does the article match your area of expertise? Only accept if you feel you can provide a high quality review.
Do you have a potential conflict of interest? Disclose this to the editor when you respond.
Do you have time? Reviewing can be a lot of work before you commit, make sure you can meet the deadline.

Respond to the invitation as soon as you can delay in your decision slows down the review process, whether you agree to review or not. If you decline the invitation, provide suggestions for alternative reviewers.

Review Comment

Your review will help the editor decide whether or not to publish the article. Giving your overall opinion and general observations of the article is essential. Your comments should be courteous and constructive, and should not include any personal remarks or personal details including your name.

Providing insight into any deficiencies is important. You should explain and support your judgement so that both editors and authors are able to fully understand the reasoning behind your comments. You should indicate whether your comments are your own opinion or are reflected by the data.

Reviewer Checklist

Give your main impressions of the article, including whether it is novel and interesting, whether it has a sufficient impact and adds to the knowledge base.
Give specific comments and suggestions, including about layout and format, title, abstract, introduction, method, statistical errors, results, conclusion/discussion, language and references.
If you suspect plagiarism, fraud or have other ethical concerns, raise your suspicions with the editor, providing as much detail as possible. Visit the COPE guidelines for more information.
According to COPE guidelines, reviewers must treat any manuscripts they are asked to review as confidential documents. Since peer review is confidential, they must not share the review or information about the review with anyone without the agreement of the editors and authors involved. This applies both during and after the publication process.
Any suggestion that the author includes citations to reviewer' (or their associates') work must be for genuine scientific reasons and not with the intention of increasing reviewers' citation counts or enhancing the visibility of reviewers' work (or that of their associates).

The Final Decision

Ekuilibrium: Jurnal Ilmiah Bidang Ilmu Ekonomi Editor ultimately decides whether to accept or reject the article. The editor will weigh all views and may call for a third opinion or ask the author for a revised paper before making a decision.