Ownership and Management Information

Istinbath: Jurnal Hukum is published by the Faculty of Sharia, Universitas Islam Negeri Jurai Siwo Lampung, Indonesia. The publisher provides institutional, administrative, and organizational support to ensure the continuity, sustainability, and quality of the journal as a scholarly platform for the dissemination of research in law, Islamic law, socio-legal studies, and contemporary legal transformation.

The publisher supports the journal's academic mission while respecting the independence of the editorial process and the authority of the Editorial Board in making decisions concerning manuscripts.

Publisher's Address

Faculty of Sharia
Universitas Islam Negeri Jurai Siwo Lampung
Jl. Ki Hajar Dewantara 15 A, Iringmulyo, Metro Timur,
Kota Metro, Lampung, Indonesia.

Journal Management

Istinbath: Jurnal Hukum is managed by an editorial structure consisting of the Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, Editors, Editorial Board, and Peer Reviewers in accordance with the organizational structure published on the journal's official website.

The editorial team is responsible for:

  • managing manuscript submissions;
  • conducting initial editorial screening;
  • coordinating the peer-review process;
  • selecting appropriate and qualified reviewers;
  • communicating editorial decisions to authors;
  • ensuring compliance with publication ethics;
  • maintaining the academic quality of published articles;
  • safeguarding the integrity of the scholarly record; and
  • developing the academic and international visibility of the journal.

The Editor-in-Chief has primary responsibility for coordinating the editorial process and ensuring that manuscripts are handled fairly, independently, transparently, and consistently with the journal's policies.

The Managing Editor and Editors support manuscript administration, editorial evaluation, communication with authors and reviewers, and the implementation of editorial policies.

The Editorial Board provides academic advice and strategic direction for the development of the journal, including improvements in scholarly quality, editorial standards, internationalization, and relevance to contemporary developments in legal studies.

Peer Reviewers conduct independent scholarly assessments of manuscripts based on their expertise and provide recommendations regarding academic quality, originality, methodology, legal reasoning, and contribution to the field.

Ownership and Publisher Responsibility

The Faculty of Sharia, Universitas Islam Negeri Jurai Siwo Lampung, as the publisher of Istinbath: Jurnal Hukum, is responsible for supporting the journal's institutional sustainability and providing the administrative infrastructure necessary for its publication.

Publisher responsibilities include supporting:

  • the journal's publishing infrastructure;
  • maintenance of the journal platform;
  • continuity of publication;
  • preservation of journal records and archives;
  • publication ethics and research integrity;
  • appropriate administrative and institutional support; and
  • the long-term development of the journal.

The publisher does not determine the acceptance or rejection of individual manuscripts on the basis of institutional, financial, political, personal, or other non-academic interests.

Relationship Between the Publisher and Editorial Board

The relationship between the publisher and the Editorial Board is based on a clear division between institutional responsibility and editorial authority.

The publisher provides institutional and administrative support necessary for the operation and continuity of the journal. The Editorial Board independently manages scholarly and editorial matters, including:

  • manuscript assessment;
  • reviewer selection;
  • peer-review management;
  • editorial revision;
  • acceptance or rejection decisions; and
  • post-publication editorial actions.

This division of responsibilities is intended to ensure that Istinbath: Jurnal Hukum is managed professionally, transparently, independently, and accountably.

Editorial Independence

The Editorial Board of Istinbath: Jurnal Hukum has full authority over academic and editorial decisions concerning manuscripts submitted to the journal.

Editorial decisions are based on considerations including:

  • originality and novelty;
  • relevance to the journal's focus and scope;
  • methodological rigor;
  • quality of legal reasoning and analysis;
  • theoretical and empirical contribution;
  • accuracy and reliability of evidence;
  • compliance with research and publication ethics; and
  • recommendations arising from the peer-review process.

Decisions to accept, revise, or reject manuscripts remain the responsibility of the authorized editor and are made independently of the publisher.

The publisher must not interfere with editorial decisions for the purpose of advancing commercial, institutional, political, personal, financial, or other competing interests.

Institutional and Editorial Conflicts of Interest

Any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest involving the publisher, editors, editorial board members, reviewers, authors, or other parties must be disclosed and appropriately managed.

Editors or editorial board members who have a conflict of interest regarding a particular manuscript must not participate in its assessment, reviewer selection, editorial decision, or publication decision.

Manuscripts submitted by editors or members of the Editorial Board will be handled independently by another qualified editor who has no conflict of interest with the manuscript or its authors.

The institutional affiliation of an author with the publisher or journal management must not result in preferential treatment.

Publisher Non-Interference

The publisher recognizes that the credibility of a scholarly journal depends upon the independence of its editorial process.

Accordingly, the publisher will not interfere with editorial decisions concerning:

  • the selection of manuscripts for publication;
  • reviewer recommendations;
  • criticism or discussion contained in an article;
  • the interpretation of research findings;
  • editorial corrections;
  • Expressions of Concern;
  • Retractions; or
  • other actions necessary to protect the integrity of the scholarly record.

Editorial actions will be determined according to academic merit, evidence, publication ethics, and the applicable journal policies.

Transparency and Accountability

Istinbath: Jurnal Hukum is committed to maintaining transparent information concerning its ownership, publisher, editorial management, and institutional affiliation.

Information concerning the journal's publisher and editorial management is made publicly available through the journal's official website.

Where applicable, the publisher's identity and institutional information will be consistently presented in:

  • the journal homepage;
  • journal information pages;
  • published articles;
  • article metadata;
  • publication documents;
  • indexing metadata; and
  • other official journal communications.

The journal will endeavor to ensure consistency between information published on its website and metadata submitted to indexing, abstracting, DOI, and scholarly information services.

Changes in Ownership or Management

Any significant change in the ownership, publisher identity, institutional affiliation, or editorial management of Istinbath: Jurnal Hukum will be documented and communicated transparently through the journal's official communication channels.

Changes to the editorial structure will not affect the academic integrity of articles already published or interfere with ongoing editorial processes.

The journal will update relevant webpages, metadata, and official documents whenever such changes occur.

Commitment to Professional Journal Governance

The publisher and Editorial Board of Istinbath: Jurnal Hukum are committed to maintaining professional journal governance based on:

  • editorial independence;
  • academic integrity;
  • transparency;
  • accountability;
  • publication ethics;
  • fairness in peer review;
  • responsible scholarly communication; and
  • continuous improvement in editorial and publishing standards.

This governance framework is intended to ensure that Istinbath: Jurnal Hukum remains a credible, independent, and academically responsible journal for the publication and dissemination of legal scholarship.