Jurnal ASPIKOM (E-ISSN 2548-8309; P-ISSN 2087-0442) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Association of Indonesian Communication Science Higher Education (ASPIKOM). The journal was initiated by ASPIKOM and has been published since 2010. The ownership of the journal is vested in ASPIKOM, while ASPIKOM is responsible for the publication and management of the journal.
ASPIKOM provides institutional support for the management and sustainability of the journal, including the resources and facilities required for editorial and publishing activities. The journal is managed by an Editorial Team consisting of the Editor in Chief, Board of Editors, Advisory Editor, and Journal Support personnel. The editorial team is responsible for the day-to-day editorial and publishing activities of the journal.
The Editor in Chief and Editorial Team are responsible for managing the editorial process, including manuscript assessment, peer review coordination, editorial evaluation, revision, and publication. The journal operates under the institutional framework of ASPIKOM, while maintaining the professional responsibilities and authority of its editorial team.
ASPIKOM provides institutional support for the journal’s publishing infrastructure and services as part of its academic publishing activities. Such support is intended to facilitate the continuity, accessibility, and quality of the journal’s scholarly publishing activities.
The journal is not currently affiliated with any external commercial organization or private publishing company.
Based on the above information, the journal seeks to provide clear and transparent information to authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and other stakeholders regarding the nature of the journal’s ownership and management.
Furthermore, the journal follows the principles concerning the relationship between journal editors and owners, including the principles of editorial independence. The Editor in Chief and ASPIKOM share the objective of ensuring the success and quality of the journal, but they have different roles and responsibilities.
The Editor in Chief’s primary responsibilities are to oversee the editorial process, maintain the academic quality and integrity of published articles, ensure the fairness and consistency of peer review, and protect the integrity and quality of the journal and its editorial processes.
ASPIKOM supports the core values and policies of the journal and is responsible for the institutional and administrative aspects of publishing the journal, including the provision of institutional support and resources necessary for its operation.
The relationship between ASPIKOM and the Editor in Chief is based on mutual respect, professional integrity, transparency, and recognition of each other’s authority and responsibilities.
The Editor in Chief has full authority over the editorial content of the journal, generally referred to as “editorial independence.” Editorial content includes research articles, editorials, and other scholarly materials published in electronic format, as well as decisions concerning how and when such content is published.
ASPIKOM does not interfere in the evaluation, selection, peer review, revision, or editing of individual manuscripts, either directly or by creating an environment in which editorial decisions are improperly influenced. Editorial decisions are made independently by the Editor in Chief and Editorial Team based on academic quality, relevance to the journal’s focus and scope, originality, methodological soundness, and the results of the peer-review process.
