Ownership and Management Information

1. Journal Ownership

JISPAR (Jurnal Ilmu Sosial, Politik dan Pemerintahan) is an academic journal owned by Universitas Palangka Raya and published by the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik), Universitas Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

The journal serves as a scholarly communication platform for researchers, academics, practitioners, and other contributors working in the fields of social sciences, political sciences, public policy, governance, and public administration. JISPAR is committed to disseminating original and scientifically rigorous research that contributes to the advancement of academic knowledge and public understanding.

2. Publisher

The publisher of JISPAR is the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Palangka Raya, Indonesia. The Faculty provides the institutional framework for the journal's publication and supports its continued development as an academic publication.

Official journal website: https://e-journal.upr.ac.id/index.php/JISPAR

3. Journal Management

JISPAR is managed by an editorial team responsible for overseeing the journal's editorial policies, manuscript evaluation, peer-review coordination, publication decisions, and dissemination of published articles. The management structure includes the Editor-in-Chief and other editorial personnel appointed in accordance with the journal's organizational arrangements.

The editorial team is responsible for maintaining the quality, consistency, and integrity of the journal's publication processes. Its duties include coordinating the peer-review process, ensuring compliance with publication ethics, communicating with authors and reviewers, and managing the preparation and publication of journal issues.

4. Editorial Independence

Although JISPAR is institutionally owned by Universitas Palangka Raya and published by its Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, editorial decisions are made on the basis of scholarly merit, originality, relevance to the journal's scope, methodological rigor, and compliance with publication ethics.

The journal's ownership and institutional affiliation do not determine the acceptance or rejection of individual manuscripts. Editorial decisions are the responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief and the authorized editorial team, taking into account the results of peer review and the journal's established editorial policies.

Authors are evaluated fairly and objectively, without discrimination based on institutional affiliation, academic position, nationality, gender, ethnicity, religion, or other personal characteristics unrelated to the scholarly quality of their work.

5. Roles and Responsibilities

The ownership and management of JISPAR are organized according to the following principles:

  • Journal owner: Universitas Palangka Raya, which holds institutional ownership of the journal.

  • Publisher: The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Palangka Raya, which provides the institutional framework for journal publication.

  • Editor-in-Chief: Provides editorial leadership, oversees the implementation of editorial policies, and is responsible for editorial decisions in accordance with the journal's standards.

  • Editorial team: Coordinates manuscript screening, peer-review administration, editorial correspondence, and publication preparation.

  • Peer reviewers: Provide independent scholarly assessments of submitted manuscripts and recommendations to support editorial decision-making.

Each party is expected to perform its responsibilities professionally, transparently, and in accordance with the journal's publication ethics and applicable academic standards.

6. Transparency and Accountability

JISPAR is committed to transparent and accountable journal management. Information concerning the journal's ownership, publisher, editorial structure, editorial policies, and publication procedures is made available through its official website.

Any significant changes to the journal's ownership, publishing institution, or management structure will be communicated through the journal's official publication channels, as appropriate, to maintain transparency for authors, reviewers, readers, and other stakeholders.

Through this governance framework, JISPAR seeks to maintain editorial independence, uphold publication integrity, and support the sustainable development of scholarly publishing at Universitas Palangka Raya.