Ownership and Management

Indonesian Social Science Review (ISSR) is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing scholarly dialogue. The journal's main focus and scope cover public policy, media and communication, government studies, and political science. ISSR provides an open-access platform to disseminate rigorous research to academics, practitioners, and policymakers worldwide.

1. Journal Publisher and Legal Ownership

Indonesian Social Science Review (ISSR) is officially owned, managed, and published by Yayasan Lentera Avanya Nagari. As the legal publisher, the foundation provides the institutional, financial, and administrative infrastructure necessary to maintain high standards of academic publishing.

2. Institutional Collaboration

The journal is published in strategic academic collaboration with the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Tribhuwana Tunggadewi. This partnership ensures strong academic synergy, peer network expansion, and adherence to scholarly excellence in the social sciences.

3. Editorial Independence and Governance

In accordance with the core principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), ISSR strictly upholds Editorial Independence.

  • Autonomous Decision-Making: The publisher (Yayasan Lentera Avanya Nagari) and academic partners do not interfere with editorial decisions regarding the evaluation, selection, or acceptance of submitted manuscripts.
  • Role of the Editor-in-Chief: The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board hold full and sole authority over the journal’s content, peer review policies, and publication schedule, operating independently of commercial or financial interests.
  • Conflict of Interest Management: Editors and board members are strictly prohibited from participating in editorial decisions concerning their own scholarly work or research involving close personal/institutional ties.

4. Publishing Schedule and Financial Model

ISSR operates as an open-access journal supported by Article Processing Charges (APCs) and institutional backing from Yayasan Lentera Avanya Nagari to cover operational, digital archiving, and manuscript production costs. Financial transparency is strictly maintained, and commercial considerations never influence editorial evaluations or peer review rigor.