Ownership and Management Information

Ownership and Management Information

1. Journal Ownership

Explore: Jurnal Sistem Informasi dan Telematika (Telekomunikasi, Multimedia dan Informatika) is an academic journal managed by the Pusat Studi Teknologi Informasi, Fakultas Ilmu Komputer, Universitas Bandar Lampung, Indonesia.

The journal serves as a scholarly platform for disseminating research findings, scientific studies, and critical discussions in computer science, information systems, telecommunications, multimedia, and informatics.

2. Publisher and Institutional Affiliation

The journal is institutionally affiliated with Universitas Bandar Lampung, through the Pusat Studi Teknologi Informasi, Fakultas Ilmu Komputer.

The journal publishes research articles through an academic editorial process intended to maintain scientific quality, publication ethics, and relevance to its stated focus and scope.

The journal is published twice a year, in June and December, and provides open access to its published articles.

3. Journal Management

The management of Explore is responsible for the journal's editorial operations, manuscript processing, peer-review coordination, publication management, and implementation of its editorial policies.

The journal's management and editorial responsibilities include:

  • Editor-in-Chief: Provides overall editorial leadership and holds final authority over manuscript acceptance and rejection.

  • Editorial Board: Supports editorial policy implementation, evaluates manuscript suitability, and assists in maintaining the journal's academic standards.

  • Section Editors or Handling Editors: Coordinate manuscript assessment and the peer-review process when these roles are assigned.

  • Reviewers: Provide independent scholarly evaluations and recommendations on submitted manuscripts.

  • Editorial and Journal Management Team: Supports manuscript administration, communication, publication preparation, and the operation of the journal platform.

The actual composition of the editorial and management team is presented on the journal's Editorial Team page.

4. Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are based on the scientific merit, originality, methodological quality, relevance, and ethical compliance of submitted manuscripts.

The journal's editorial process is intended to ensure that manuscript decisions are made independently and fairly, without inappropriate influence from institutional, financial, personal, or commercial interests.

The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for making final editorial decisions in accordance with the journal's policies and publication ethics standards.

5. Transparency and Accountability

Explore is committed to transparency in journal ownership, institutional affiliation, management responsibilities, and editorial decision-making.

Information concerning the journal's ownership, publisher or managing institution, editorial leadership, and editorial board should be maintained accurately and updated whenever relevant organizational or management changes occur.

The journal seeks to uphold accountability, academic integrity, and responsible scholarly publishing in accordance with its institutional responsibilities and editorial policies.