JESS | JOURNAL GOVERNANCE

Ownership and Management

JESS (Journal of Education on Social Science) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal published by the Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia. The journal operates within an institutional academic publishing framework that supports scholarly communication, editorial accountability, publication transparency, and the dissemination of research in education and the social sciences.

1. Institutional Ownership and Publisher

JESS is institutionally published under the Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Padang (UNP), a public university located in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The Faculty serves as the journal's academic publishing institution and provides the institutional framework within which the journal's editorial and publication activities are organized.

Institutional publishing responsibilities include supporting the continuity of scholarly publication, providing an appropriate administrative framework, and facilitating the resources necessary for responsible journal management. Editorial decisions concerning individual manuscripts remain subject to the journal's editorial policies and peer-review procedures.

2. Editorial Leadership and Management

The editorial management of JESS is organized through an Editor-in-Chief, a Managing Editor, an Editorial Board, and peer reviewers. These roles support the assessment, selection, development, and publication of scholarly manuscripts in accordance with the journal's aims, scope, and editorial standards.

The complete and updated composition of the Editorial Board is available on the journal's official website. Changes in editorial appointments should be reflected on the journal website to maintain transparency concerning editorial responsibilities and institutional affiliations.

View the Official Editorial Team

3. Organizational Roles and Responsibilities

Effective journal governance requires a clear distinction between institutional publishing responsibilities, editorial decision-making, peer review, and publication administration. The principal responsibilities associated with these functions are outlined below.

4. Editorial Independence

Editorial independence is a fundamental principle of responsible scholarly publishing. Manuscripts submitted to JESS should be evaluated on the basis of their academic merit, originality, methodological rigor, relevance to the journal's scope, and contribution to scholarly knowledge.

Editorial decisions should not be influenced by an author's institutional affiliation, professional position, personal relationships, financial contributions, political considerations, or other interests unrelated to scholarly quality.

The institutional publisher provides an organizational framework for publication while respecting the editorial responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief and designated editors. Financial, administrative, and collaborative arrangements should not determine the acceptance or rejection of individual manuscripts.

When a submission involves an editor, Editorial Board member, or another individual with a potential conflict of interest, the manuscript should be handled by an independent editor who has no relevant involvement in the submitted work.

5. Transparency, Accountability, and Ethical Oversight

Transparent journal management requires clear disclosure of the publishing institution, editorial leadership, contact information, manuscript evaluation procedures, publication policies, and responsibilities for addressing concerns about published research.

The editorial leadership should respond appropriately to concerns involving research integrity, authorship disputes, plagiarism, conflicts of interest, suspected manipulation of peer review, and potential errors in published articles.

Complaints concerning editorial procedures or publication ethics should be examined fairly, confidentially where appropriate, and on the basis of available evidence. When a complaint directly involves the Editor-in-Chief, responsibility for its assessment should be assigned to an independent and appropriately authorized representative.

Corrections, retractions, and other post-publication actions should be conducted transparently and in accordance with the journal's applicable publication ethics and correction policies.

6. Academic Collaboration and Partnerships

JESS acknowledges the importance of academic collaboration in strengthening scholarly communication, disciplinary development, and engagement with researchers and professional communities.

The journal identifies Asosiasi Ilmuwan Administrasi Negara (AsIAN) as an academic collaborating association in its published journal description. Such collaboration may support scholarly exchange, academic networks, and the development of the journal's disciplinary community, subject to applicable institutional arrangements.

The disclosure of a collaborating association does not, by itself, establish shared legal ownership or editorial decision-making authority. Any formal responsibilities of collaborating organizations should be defined through the relevant institutional agreements and disclosed accurately.

7. Official Editorial Office and Contact Information

Editorial Office of JESS

Faculty of Social Science
Universitas Negeri Padang
Jl. Prof. Dr. Hamka, Air Tawar
Padang 25131, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Principal Contact:
Drs. Syamsir, M.Si., Ph.D.

Official Journal Email:
journaljessfis@gmail.com

Principal Contact Email:
syamsir@fis.unp.ac.id

Telephone:
+62 852-6363-9233

Official Contact Page:
JESS Contact Information

8. Governance Information and Updates

Information concerning the journal's publishing institution, editorial composition, management responsibilities, and official contact details should be reviewed periodically and updated whenever relevant institutional or editorial changes occur.

Authors, reviewers, readers, and other stakeholders are encouraged to consult the journal's official website for the latest editorial appointments, publication policies, and institutional contact information.

JESS (Journal of Education on Social Science)

Published by the Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia.

Print ISSN: 2622-0741 | Electronic ISSN: 2550-0147