Ownership and Management

Journal of Social Law and Justice (JSOL) is a scholarly journal published by Yayasan Hurriah Aceh, Indonesia. The journal's publishing arrangements, editorial responsibilities, and principles of independent management are described below.

1. Publisher and Journal Information

Journal title
Journal of Social Law and Justice (JSOL)
Publisher
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. M. Adli Abdullah, MCL (Syiah Kuala University)
Managing Editor
Faizar Abdurrahman, M.Sc
ISSN
Platform
Open Journal Systems (OJS)
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

The journal is published through Yayasan Hurriah Aceh, which provides publishing oversight and supports the continuity and responsible management of the journal. Editorial decisions remain subject to the journal's independent assessment procedures and publication ethics policies.

The publisher's responsibility for the journal is distinct from copyright in individual articles. Article ownership and reuse are governed by the journal's Copyright and Licensing and Open Access policies.

2. Editorial Management

Editorial management is led by the Editor-in-Chief, supported by associate editors, the managing editor, and editorial board members. Their names and affiliations are on the Editorial Team page.

Editor-in-Chief
Oversees the journal's scholarly direction, editorial standards, and implementation of publication policies, including supervising editorial decisions and ensuring appropriate handling of ethical concerns, corrections, and appeals.
Associate editors
Assess submissions within their expertise, select qualified independent reviewers, coordinate peer review and revisions, and make recommendations or decisions within their delegated responsibilities.
Managing editor
Coordinates day-to-day editorial operations, correspondence, and production, in support of the Editor-in-Chief and associate editors.
Editorial board
Contributes subject expertise and advice on scholarly standards and journal development. Members may assess manuscripts or undertake other editorial duties when assigned and free from relevant conflicts of interest.

External reviewers provide independent scholarly assessments. Reviewer recommendations inform editorial decisions but do not replace the responsibility of the authorised editor. See the Peer Review Process.

3. Administrative and Technical Management

The editorial office coordinates journal administration and communication with authors, reviewers, and readers. Administrative and production responsibilities include:

?Maintaining submission and editorial correspondence records.
?Coordinating copyediting, layout, author proofs, and publication scheduling.
?Maintaining accurate article metadata and journal information.
?Coordinating website maintenance with the responsible technical personnel.
?Monitoring preservation deposits in line with the Electronic Archiving policy.
?Supporting the implementation and documentation of journal policies.
 

Access to confidential manuscripts, reviewer information, and editorial records is limited according to assigned responsibilities. Administrative or technical access does not confer authority to make scholarly decisions.

4. Editorial Independence

Manuscript decisions are based on relevance to the journal's scope, scholarly quality, originality, supporting evidence, and compliance with publication ethics requirements.

1
No undue influence
Institutional affiliation, membership of any organisation, financial contributions, publication fees, or personal relationships must not determine acceptance or rejection. The publisher must respect the independence of individual editorial decisions.
2
Disclosure and recusal
Editors must disclose relevant competing interests and recuse themselves when impartiality could be compromised.
3
Independent handling
Submissions by editors or editorial board members are handled independently under the journal's Conflict of Interest and Peer Review Process policies.
4
Authors' responsibility
Publication of an article does not imply endorsement by the publisher or the journal of all views expressed by its authors. Authors remain responsible for their arguments, evidence, and conclusions.

5. Accountability and Contact

Questions about journal management, publishing arrangements, or editorial procedures may be directed to the editorial office through the Contact page.

  • Concerns about an editor are referred to an independent editor or other appropriate handler.
  • Matters involving the Editor-in-Chief are referred to the publisher (Yayasan Hurriah Aceh) for independent consideration.
  • Changes to the publisher, publishing arrangements, or editorial leadership will be reflected in the relevant journal information pages.
  • Editorial appointments and transitions must preserve the confidentiality of records and the continuity of manuscript processing.