Ownership and Management
Ownership
The Independent Journal of Economics is fully legally and institutionally owned by the State University of Surabaya (UNESA), Indonesia. As a state university, UNESA is responsible for providing institutional support, information technology infrastructure, and legal certainty to ensure the long-term sustainability and independence of journal publications.
Management
Operationally and academically, the Independent Journal of Economics is managed by the Undergraduate Program in Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), State University of Surabaya (UNESA).
Daily management is carried out by an editorial board consisting of academics and experts in the field of economics. The management team is fully responsible for:
- Publication Management: Managing the entire electronic publishing workflow through Open Journal Systems (OJS 3), from manuscript submission through peer review, editing, to final publication.
- Academic Quality Assurance: Ensuring that every published manuscript meets scientific ethical standards, is free from plagiarism, and makes a significant contribution to the development of economics.
- Policy Development: Developing and updating editorial policies, writing guidelines, and national and international indexing strategies.
Editorial Freedom
Although this journal is under the auspices of UNESA and managed by the Undergraduate Program in Economics, FEB UNESA, the Editorial Board has full editorial freedom and independence in making publication decisions. Every decision to accept or reject a manuscript is based solely on academic quality, novelty, methodology, and the objective assessment of reviewers, without any academic or political interference from the institution's owners or managers.
