Ownership & Management

The Journal of Private and Commercial Law (JPCL) is published by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES), Semarang, Indonesia. The journal was initiated by the Department of Private and Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang. The ownership of the journal is vested in Universitas Negeri Semarang, while the Faculty of Law is responsible for the publication and management of the journal.

The Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang, 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 the Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang, while maintaining the professional responsibilities and authority of its editorial team.

Universitas Negeri Semarang 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, Faculty of Law, and Universitas Negeri Semarang 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.

The Faculty of Law and Universitas Negeri Semarang support the core values and policies of the journal and are 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 the Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang, 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.

The Faculty of Law and Universitas Negeri Semarang do 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.