Journal of Selvicoltura Asean is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal, where both authors' and reviewers' identities are concealed from each other throughout the review process. Every paper submitted for publication is subject to peer review, conducted by at least two reviewers with expertise comparable to the author's, aiming to determine the manuscript's suitability for publication and to maintain the quality and credibility of published work.

The corresponding or submitting author submits the paper via the Open Journal System (OJS).

The editor checks fit with the journal's Focus and Scope, and evaluates the paper's composition against the Author Guidelines. Every paper that passes this step is checked by Turnitin, with a similarity index threshold of 15%, before being sent to reviewers. Manuscripts that are insufficiently original, fall outside the journal's scope, or have obvious methodological flaws may be rejected at this stage without further review.

The Editor-in-Chief checks whether the paper is appropriate for the journal, sufficiently original, and significant for publication. If not, the paper may be rejected without further review. Where the Editor-in-Chief or handling editor has a competing interest regarding the manuscript, another member of the editorial board is assigned instead.

The handling editor invites reviewers based on subject-matter expertise in forestry and silviculture science, closeness of research interest, and absence of conflict of interest, aiming to secure at least two independent reviewers. Double-blind review is maintained throughout — reviewers do not know the author's identity, and vice versa.

Reviewers evaluate the manuscript's relevance and originality, argumentation and methodology, adherence to citation standards, and its potential contribution to the field, forming a detailed, point-by-point evaluation. Each reviewer recommends one of: Accept, Minor Revisions Required, Major Revisions Required, Resubmit Elsewhere, or Decline. A well-substantiated concern raised by a single reviewer, or by the handling editor independently, may be sufficient grounds for rejection.

The Editor-in-Chief and handling editor consider all returned reviews before making an overall decision. Editors consider all recommendations but are not bound by them. If reviews differ widely, an additional reviewer may be invited for a further opinion. The manuscript must be evaluated by a minimum of two reviewers before a decision is finalized.

Nearly all manuscripts require at least minor revision before acceptance. The corresponding author submits a revised manuscript with a point-by-point response, typically within one to two weeks for minor revisions or up to four weeks for major revisions. Manuscripts with major revisions are re-evaluated by the original reviewers where possible to confirm the revisions are satisfactory.

Once the handling editor is satisfied with the revisions, the Editor-in-Chief issues a Final Accept or Decline decision, communicated to the author along with any relevant anonymized reviewer comments.

Upon Final Accept, the corresponding author is notified and issued an Article Processing Charge (APC) invoice, in accordance with our Article Processing Charge page. Payment must be completed before the manuscript proceeds to copyediting.

Once payment is confirmed, the manuscript undergoes copyediting for language and consistency, is formatted into the journal's layout, and is proofread to catch any final typographical or formatting issues before publication.

The finalized article is assigned a DOI and compiled into the next scheduled issue, and made freely available as a downloadable PDF file under open access upon that issue's release. The journal does not offer continuous ("publish-as-you-go") publication; every accepted article is held until its assigned issue is released.

Authors are strongly advised to ensure the author list is final, and that author order is correct, at the time of submission. Changes to authorship — including the addition or removal of an author — are not permitted once a manuscript has entered the review process. If such a change is requested, the review process will be paused and the matter referred to the editorial board for examination. Under no circumstances is a change to authorship permitted after a manuscript has been accepted.

The estimated total time from submission to publication typically ranges from 1 to 6 months. Two factors account for most of this variation: (1) how quickly invited reviewers respond and how many rounds of revision the manuscript requires (Stages 4–7 above), and (2) how a manuscript's submission and acceptance dates align with the journal's bimonthly issue cycle, since — as noted in Stage 11 — every accepted article is held for its assigned issue rather than published individually.

Because the journal publishes six issues per year, each issue's production window is roughly eight weeks. A manuscript submitted soon after an issue is released, reviewed promptly by responsive reviewers, and requiring only minor revision can complete review well within that window and be compiled directly into the upcoming issue, resulting in a total time as short as approximately 4 to 6 weeks. A manuscript submitted later in the cycle, requiring major or multiple rounds of revision, or where reviewers disagree and an additional reviewer must be consulted, will miss that issue's compilation deadline and roll over to a subsequent one — extending the total time toward 5 to 6 months. In every case the manuscript passes through the same double-blind review by at least two independent reviewers described above; no manuscript is exempted from any review stage regardless of how quickly it is ultimately published.