Peer Review Follows the New Accreditation Criteria from November 2026

From November 2026, peer review at Lingkar: Journal of Environmental Engineering follows the article-quality criteria (Element F) of Keputusan Direktur Jenderal Sains dan Teknologi Nomor 374/DST/D.D1/HM.01.01/2026 on the technical guidelines for journal accreditation.

In the OJS review form, reviewers answer eight questions in the order of the regulation: title (F.1), abstract (F.2), keywords (F.3), originality and research gap (F.4), analysis and synthesis (F.5), conclusion (F.6), primary sources (F.7), and currency of references (F.8). Every Partly or No answer must be explained in the comments for the author.

Authors should check their manuscripts against these criteria before submission. In particular, the Author Guidelines now ask for at least 80% primary sources and at least 80% references from the last 10 years. The full criteria are in the Reviewer Guidelines.