Ownership and Management Information

Ownership, Management, and Revenue Sources

1. Ownership

Jurnal Kata: Bahasa, Sastra, dan Pembelajarannya is owned by Universitas Lampung, a public university in Indonesia. It is published and managed by the Department of Language and Arts Education (Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa dan Seni), Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP), Universitas Lampung. The journal is not owned by any individual, commercial company, or third-party entity. It is operated on a non-profit basis as part of the institution's commitment to advancing scholarly research and academic discourse in language education, literature, and language learning.

2. Management

The journal is managed by an Editorial Board comprising academics from the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Lampung, along with peer reviewers and guest editors from various national and international institutions.

Responsibilities are divided as follows:

  • Editor-in-Chief: Sets the journal’s strategic direction, editorial policies, and holds final responsibility for all publication decisions.

  • Managing Editors & Section Editors: Handle manuscript submissions in their areas of expertise, oversee the double-blind peer-review workflow, and provide editorial recommendations.

  • Peer Reviewers: Evaluate the scholarly merit, methodology, and originality of manuscripts through a double-blind review process.

The full composition of the editorial team is available on the official Editorial Team page. Editorial members are appointed by the Dean of FKIP Universitas Lampung based on their academic qualifications and research record.

3. Editorial Independence

Although published under the auspices of Universitas Lampung, editorial decisions are made completely independently by the Editorial Board. Neither the university leadership nor the faculty management interferes in editorial judgments regarding individual manuscripts. Decisions are made solely on academic quality, relevance, and originality, adhering to the journal’s Review Process Policy and the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Submissions authored by faculty members of Universitas Lampung or members of the Editorial Board undergo the exact same rigorous review process as external manuscripts (see our Conflict of Interest policy).

4. Funding and Revenue Sources

The operational and publishing activities of Jurnal Kata: Bahasa, Sastra, dan Pembelajarannya are supported through:

  • Institutional Support: Provided by the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP), Universitas Lampung, covering digital infrastructure, Open Journal Systems (OJS) hosting, and administrative support.

  • Article Processing Charges (APC): An APC ranging from IDR 100,000 to IDR 250,000 per manuscript accepted for publication to assist with copyediting, layout editing, and digital archiving expenses (see Author Fees).

The journal provides immediate open access to all published content without subscription or paywall fees for readers. The journal does not accept commercial advertising or corporate sponsorships. Funding sources have no influence on editorial decisions.