Ownership and Journal Management

Journal Ownership and Management

1. Journal Identity

Jurnal Hilirisasi Technology kepada Masyarakat (SITECHMAS) is a scientific journal that reviews and publishes articles related to Community Service and Application of Technology to the Community. The SITECHMAS journal was first published in October 2020, and is published periodically twice a year (April and October). This includes highlighting innovation of community empowerment, and reporting on engaged research, community-based research, action research, and community services, as well as improving the knowledge and practice in the field of purposive community engagement.

The journal serves as a medium for scholarly communication and knowledge dissemination for academics, researchers, lecturers, students, and practitioners interested in the development of language and literature studies.

Publication Information:

  • Journal Name: Jurnal Hilirisasi Technology kepada Masyarakat (SITECHMAS)

  • Abbreviation: SITECHMAS

  • P-ISSN: 2775-054X

  • E-ISSN: 2775-0558

  • Publisher: Politeknik Negeri Semarang

  • Publication Frequency: Two times a year (April and October)

  • Management Platform: Open Journal Systems (OJS)

  • Website: https://jurnal.polines.ac.id/index.php/SITECHMAS

2. Ownership and Publisher

Jurnal Hilirisasi Technology kepada Masyarakat (SITECHMAS)is published by Politeknik Negeri Semarang, which is responsible for publication operations, administrative support, maintenance of the electronic platform, and the journal's operational continuity.

The publisher supports the implementation of an independent, transparent editorial process oriented toward the quality of scholarly publications.

The publisher's identity, institutional address, and official contact information are available on the journal's website.

3. Editorial Management Structure

Jurnal Hilirisasi Technology kepada Masyarakat (SITECHMAS) is managed by an Editor-in-Chief, an editorial board, peer reviewers, and a publication support team.

Editor-in-Chief

The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for coordinating editorial policies, maintaining publication quality and integrity, overseeing the peer review process, and ensuring that scholarly decisions are made objectively.

Editorial Board

The editorial board is responsible for conducting initial evaluations, managing the peer review process, assessing the suitability of manuscript content, and providing decision recommendations based on relevant areas of expertise.

Peer Reviewers

Peer reviewers are responsible for independently evaluating the scholarly quality of articles in terms of relevance, originality, methodology, analytical quality, and scholarly contribution.

Management and Production Team

The management and production team provides technical and administrative support, including OJS management, copyediting, article formatting, metadata management, and electronic publication.

The composition and identities of the journal's management team are published on the journal's Editorial Team and Reviewer pages.

4. Editorial Independence

Decisions to accept, request revisions to, or reject manuscripts are based on scholarly quality, the journal's scope, peer review results, and compliance with publication ethics.

The publisher, sponsors, or other parties are not permitted to interfere in ways that conflict with the principle of editorial independence.

Payment of publication fees does not constitute a basis for article acceptance and does not influence editorial or reviewer decisions.

5. Management Transparency

Jurnal Hilirisasi Technology kepada Masyarakat (SITECHMAS) is committed to providing public information about the journal's aims and scope, editorial policies, peer review process, publication ethics, copyright, licensing, publication fees, publication schedule, and contact information.

Policy changes are implemented in a planned manner, taking into account the interests of authors, readers, and the integrity of scholarly publications.

6. Electronic System Management

All manuscript submission and management processes are conducted through the OJS platform.

The journal management is responsible for maintaining account security, protecting the confidentiality of unpublished manuscripts, ensuring complete metadata, managing archives, and maintaining continuous access to published articles.

7. Journal Sustainability and Development

Jurnal Hilirisasi Technology kepada Masyarakat (SITECHMAS) is committed to improving the quality of editorial governance, expanding the involvement of competent academics and peer reviewers, maintaining a consistent publication schedule, and enhancing the visibility and impact of scholarly publications.

Journal development is carried out in accordance with the principles of accountability, scientific independence, professionalism, and compliance with publication ethics standards.

8. Communication and Public Information

Questions, requests for information, complaints, and official communications concerning journal management may be submitted through the contact page:

https://jurnal.polines.ac.id/index.php/SITECHMAS/about/contact

Jurnal Hilirisasi Technology kepada Masyarakat (SITECHMAS) is committed to maintaining professional, transparent, and sustainable scholarly journal management.