Ownership And Management Information

Justicia Journal is committed to transparency in its ownership, governance, editorial management, and operational practices. This information is provided to ensure that authors, reviewers, readers, indexing services, and other stakeholders can understand the parties responsible for the journal’s publication and management.

This policy follows the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which require journals to clearly indicate information about ownership and management on their official websites.

1. Journal Identity

The ownership and management information for Justicia Journal is as follows:

Journal title: Justicia Journal.
ISSN (Print): 2527-7278.
ISSN (Online): 2830-5221.
DOI prefix: 10.32492/jj.
Field of study: Legal science and applied law.
Language: Indonesian and English.
Publication frequency: Twice a year, in March and September.
Access model: Open access.
Official website: https://ejournal.undar.or.id/index.php/Justicia

2. Ownership

Justicia Journal is owned and published by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Darul Ulum, Jombang, Indonesia.

The Faculty of Law, Universitas Darul Ulum, is responsible for the legal, institutional, financial, and administrative support required for the publication and sustainability of the journal.

The journal operates under the academic authority and institutional governance of Universitas Darul Ulum. The university supports the journal’s commitment to academic freedom, editorial independence, research integrity, and ethical publishing.

3. Publisher Information

Publisher: Faculty of Law, Universitas Darul Ulum.

Address: Jl. Gus Dur No. 29 A, Jombang, East Java, Indonesia.

The publisher is responsible for providing the infrastructure, administrative support, and institutional oversight necessary for the publication of Justicia Journal.

The publisher does not interfere with the editorial independence of the journal or influence editorial decisions regarding the acceptance or rejection of manuscripts.

4. Editorial Governance

Justicia Journal is managed by an Editorial Board consisting of the Editor-in-Chief, editors, associate editors, and other editorial team members appointed in accordance with the journal’s governance structure.

The Editorial Board is responsible for:

Establishing and reviewing editorial policies.
Ensuring the quality, integrity, and relevance of published content.
Overseeing manuscript screening, peer review, and editorial decision-making.
Maintaining transparency, confidentiality, and fairness throughout the editorial process.
Ensuring compliance with publication ethics and applicable scholarly publishing standards.
Managing corrections, retractions, and post-publication discussions.

The full names, affiliations, and roles of the editorial team are published on the official Justicia Journal website.

5. Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Independence

The Editor-in-Chief holds primary responsibility for the editorial content and editorial decisions of Justicia Journal.

The Editor-in-Chief ensures that editorial decisions are based on the scholarly quality, originality, relevance, methodological rigor, and ethical compliance of submitted manuscripts.

Editorial decisions are made independently of commercial, political, institutional, or personal interests. The publisher and Faculty of Law, Universitas Darul Ulum, do not interfere with the editorial independence of the journal.

6. Editorial Team and Contact Information

The journal provides complete information regarding its editorial team, including the names, affiliations, and roles of editors and editorial board members, on its official website.

The editorial office can be contacted through the official contact page of Justicia Journal. Authors, reviewers, and readers may use this contact channel for inquiries related to manuscript submission, editorial policies, publication ethics, and post-publication matters.

7. Financial Management

The operational and financial management of Justicia Journal is conducted transparently and in accordance with the policies of Universitas Darul Ulum.

The journal’s financial resources may include institutional support, publication-related fees, grants, or other legitimate sources of funding. Any fees charged to authors, including article processing charges or submission fees, will be clearly stated on the official journal website.

The journal does not accept payments or financial support that could compromise editorial independence, peer-review integrity, or the objectivity of editorial decisions.

8. Business Model and Sustainability

Justicia Journal operates as an open-access journal to promote broad access to legal scholarship.

The journal’s sustainability is supported through institutional resources and, where applicable, publication-related fees. The journal’s business model is designed to ensure that financial considerations do not influence editorial decisions.

Any changes to the journal’s business model, fee structure, ownership, publisher, or governance will be announced transparently on the official journal website.

9. Editorial Independence and Conflict of Interest

All individuals involved in the management and publication of Justicia Journal must disclose any conflict of interest that may affect editorial decision-making.

Editors, editorial board members, reviewers, and other parties with a relevant conflict of interest must recuse themselves from decisions concerning the affected manuscript or article.

The journal maintains clear procedures for handling conflicts of interest, allegations of research misconduct, corrections, retractions, and post-publication discussions.

10. Changes in Ownership or Management

Any change in the ownership, publisher, editorial leadership, governance structure, or management of Justicia Journal will be announced on the official journal website.

The announcement will include the effective date of the change and, where relevant, information regarding the continuity of editorial policies, publication ethics, and access to previously published content.

The journal will ensure that changes in ownership or management do not compromise the accessibility, preservation, and integrity of previously published articles.

11. Preservation and Continuity

Justicia Journal is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation and accessibility of its published content.

The journal uses digital archiving and preservation mechanisms to maintain access to published articles. In the event of changes in ownership, management, or technical infrastructure, the journal will take reasonable measures to preserve the continuity of the scholarly record.

12. Policy Review

This Ownership and Management Information policy will be reviewed periodically by the Editorial Board of Justicia Journal to ensure alignment with developments in scholarly publishing, institutional governance, and publication ethics standards.