Ownership and Management

Journal and Publisher Information
Journal Name: Kertha Patrika
Publisher: Faculty of Law, Udayana University
Managing Unit: Publication Unit, Faculty of Law, Udayana University
E-ISSN: 2579-9487
P-ISSN: 0215-899X
Publication Frequency: Three issues per year (April, August, and December)
Address: Faculty of Law, Udayana University, Jalan Pulau Bali No. 1, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Journal Website: https://ejournal4.unud.ac.id/index.php/patrika/index
The Kertha Patrika Journal is published three times yearly, in April, August and December. The primary focus of this journal is legal studies, with the objective of contributing to the development of legal studies by emphasising the originality, specificity, and timeliness of the articles in each issue. The review and screening of articles is conducted anonymously by peer reviewers (double-blind review by a peer group system). The objective of this publication is to serve as a medium for the dissemination of critical reflections, original research findings, and conceptual ideas from academics, researchers, and practitioners that have not been previously published in other media.

1. Journal Ownership
Kertha Patrika is a scholarly journal published by Faculty of Law, Udayana University, and managed by the Publication Unit of the Faculty of Law, Udayana University.
The Faculty of Law, Udayana University, through its journal management unit, is responsible for providing institutional and administrative support to ensure the continuity and sustainability of Kertha Patrika. Such support includes the provision and maintenance of electronic publishing infrastructure, management of the journal website, administrative assistance, and other facilities necessary for scholarly publishing.
The scientific and editorial management of Kertha Patrika is carried out by the Editorial Board under the leadership of the Editor-in-Chief. The Editorial Board is responsible for managing manuscript submissions, conducting the peer-review process, performing editorial evaluations, making publication decisions, and implementing the journal's editorial policies and publication ethics.
In fulfilling its responsibilities, the Editorial Board has the authority to determine the suitability of manuscripts for publication based on their scientific quality, alignment with the journal's focus and scope, originality, and the results of peer review.

2. Editorial Independence
The ownership and institutional management of Kertha Patrika shall not compromise the independence of the Editorial Board in conducting editorial processes and determining the suitability of manuscripts for publication.
Decisions regarding the acceptance, revision, or rejection of manuscripts shall be based on academic and editorial considerations, including scientific quality and contribution, originality, appropriateness of legal research methodology, clarity of argumentation, relevance to notarial law and related legal disciplines, peer-review results, and compliance with publication ethics.
The Faculty of Law, Udayana University, the Master of Notarial Law Study Program, the Publication Unit, sponsors, collaborating partners, and other parties supporting the journal's publication shall not exert undue influence or interfere with the scientific evaluation process or editorial decisions.
Principle of Editorial Independence: All editorial decisions of kertha Patrika shall be based on scientific merit, objectivity, academic integrity, and publication ethics. Such decisions shall remain free from personal, commercial, institutional, political, or other interests unrelated to the scientific quality of manuscripts.

3. Management Structure
The management of Kertha Patrika involves institutional, editorial, and administrative components, each performing duties and responsibilities according to its respective functions. The journal's management structure consists of the following:
a. Publisher and Journal Management Unit
The Master of Notarial Law Study Program, Faculty of Law, Udayana University, together with the Publication Unit of the Faculty of Law, Udayana University, is responsible for providing institutional support, ensuring publication continuity, maintaining publishing infrastructure, and overseeing the journal's administrative governance.
b. Editor-in-Chief
The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for leading the implementation of editorial policies, coordinating manuscript management processes, safeguarding editorial independence, and ensuring the quality and integrity of scholarly publications.
c. Managing Editors or Editors
Managing Editor or Editors are responsible for conducting preliminary manuscript evaluations, assessing the alignment of submissions with the journal's focus and scope, coordinating the peer-review process, communicating with reviewers and authors, and providing assessments or recommendations for editorial decisions within their respective areas of authority.
d. Reviewers
Reviewers are responsible for independently, objectively, and professionally evaluating manuscripts based on their relevant academic expertise. They provide recommendations concerning the substantive quality, methodology, originality, novelty, and suitability of manuscripts for publication.
e. Editorial and Administrative Team
The Editorial and Administrative Team provides support for manuscript management, editorial correspondence, language and copyediting, article preparation and production, archiving, and maintenance of the journal's publishing system.
f. Changes to the Editorial Structure
The structure and membership of the Editorial Board and reviewers may be updated in accordance with the journal's management needs and organizational developments. Information regarding the composition and membership of the Editorial Board shall be made available on the official Kertha Patrika website to ensure transparency in journal management.

4. Responsibilities of the Publisher and Journal Management
The publisher and management of Kertha Patrika are committed to ensuring the sustainability of high-quality, independent, transparent, and responsible scholarly publishing through the following obligations:
a. Providing and maintaining an electronic publishing system and infrastructure based on Open Journal Systems (OJS) to support manuscript submission, management, evaluation, and publication processes.
b. Safeguarding the independence of the Editorial Board in conducting editorial processes and making publication decisions based on academic considerations and publication ethics.
c. Ensuring that editorial policies, author guidelines, the journal's focus and scope, publication ethics, and journal management information are publicly available and accessible to authors, reviewers, and the general public through the journal's official website.
d. Supporting an objective and independent peer-review process conducted by reviewers with appropriate expertise in the relevant academic disciplines.
e. Promoting academic integrity through manuscript originality checks, including the use of similarity-checking software such as Turnitin, as well as addressing suspected plagiarism, conflicts of interest, and other violations of publication ethics.
f. Ensuring continued access to published scholarly articles, including supporting the archiving, maintenance, and long-term digital preservation of electronic publications in accordance with the journal's policies.
g. Continuously evaluating and improving journal governance by strengthening the capacity of the Editorial Board and reviewers, enhancing management systems, and improving the substantive quality of published articles to meet national and international scholarly publishing standards.
h. Promoting transparency and accountability in journal management by providing clear information regarding the publisher, managing unit, editorial structure, manuscript review process, and publication policies through the Kertha Patrika website.

Management of this journal refers to COPE Journal Management Guidelines.