Manuscripts submitted to Berita Kedokteran Masyarakat (BKM) will undergo a selection and assessment process by the Editors to ensure their accordance with the writing guideline, focus, and scope, and that they are of excellent academic quality. The manuscripts will be reviewed using a double-blind peer-review method, in which neither the authors nor the reviewers know each other's identities.

Review
When the manuscript has passed the selection and assessment process, it will be delivered to reviewers who are experts in the field. The review process will take 4-7 weeks.

Reviewer Decision
The reviewer will provide the following recommendations:

• Accepted: means that the manuscript is acceptable for publication
• Accepted with minor revision: means that the manuscript is acceptable for publication once it is revised in response to the reviewers' concerns.
• Accepted with major revisions: means that substantive inadequacies in the manuscript, such as       data analysis, the main theory used, and rewriting of paragraphs, need to be revised.
• Rejected: means that the manuscript is not acceptable for publication

The Editors will consider the reviewer's decision to determine the manuscript's subsequent process.

Revision Stage
Once the manuscript has been received with notations of minor or major revisions, it will be returned to the author. For manuscripts accepted with major revisions, authors are allotted 2 weeks to revise. Whereas for manuscripts accepted with minor revisions, 1 week is allotted for revision.

Final Decision
At this stage, the manuscript will be re-evaluated by the Editors to ensure that the author has addressed the reviewer's concerns. In this final decision, the manuscript may still be rejected if the author did not make the necessary revisions.

Proofread
Once the manuscript has been deemed acceptable by the Editors, it will undergo a proofreading process to maintain linguistic quality. At this stage, the final layout of the manuscript will be resent to the author to ensure that the content is in accordance with the author's writing. At this stage, the author may revise any typographical errors found in the final manuscript. Once the author confirms, the Editorial Secretary will process the manuscript for online publication on the website.

All manuscripts submitted to the journal undergo a rigorous and transparent editorial process to ensure academic quality and publication ethics. The editorial office initially screens each submission to assess its scope, originality, and compliance with the journal's guidelines. Manuscripts that pass this stage are evaluated through a double-blind peer-review process conducted by independent experts in the field. Authors are required to revise their manuscripts in response to reviewers' comments when applicable. Upon acceptance, the manuscript proceeds to proofreading, copyediting, and final layout before publication. The overall processing time typically ranges from 60 to 90 days per manuscript.