TRITON: Jurnal Manajemen Sumberdaya Perairan is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and academic rigor. To ensure this, every submitted manuscript undergoes a rigorous Double-Blind Peer-Review process before publication.

1. Initial Screening & Assignment
Upon submission, each manuscript undergoes an initial check by the editorial team for conformity to the journal's scope, formatting guidelines, and overall quality. Manuscripts that pass this screening are assigned to a handling editor, who manages the subsequent review process.

2. Double-Blind Peer Review
The journal employs a Double-Blind Review system, where:

• The identities of the authors are concealed from the reviewers.
• The identities of the reviewers are concealed from the authors.

This ensures an impartial and unbiased evaluation based solely on the scientific merit of the manuscript.

3. Reviewer Selection and Invitation
The handling editor invites at least two independent, expert reviewers in the relevant field. Reviewers are selected based on their academic expertise and publication record. The standard review period is three weeks.

4. Reviewer Recommendation and Editorial Decision
Based on the detailed reports from the reviewers, the handling editor makes one of the following preliminary decisions:

• Accept: The manuscript is accepted for publication in its current form.
• Minor Revisions: The manuscript requires specific, minor corrections. It will be accepted after the authors have made the required revisions to the editor's satisfaction. A further round of review is typically not required.
• Major Revisions: The manuscript requires substantial revisions and additional data or analysis. The authors are invited to submit a revised version, along with a point-by-point response to the reviewers' comments. The revised manuscript will be sent back to the original reviewers for a second round of evaluation.
• Reject: The manuscript has significant flaws, lacks novelty, or falls outside the journal's scope and is therefore not suitable for publication.

5. Contingency Plan
If a reviewer fails to submit their report within the stipulated three-week period, the handling editor will promptly assign a new, equally qualified reviewer to ensure a timely decision.

6. Final Decision
The handling editor's recommended decision is finalized after editorial board consultation. The final decision, along with the reviewers' comments (anonymized), is then communicated to the corresponding author.