GOVERNMENT: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan is an institutional scholarly journal published by the Department of Government Studies, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia. The journal’s publishing arrangements, editorial responsibilities, and principles of independent management are described below.

1. Institutional Responsibility and Publisher

Institutional and publishing information

Journal title    : GOVERNMENT: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan

Publishing unit   : Department of Government Studies, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia

Editor-in-Chief : Saharuddin

Online ISSN   : 2503-4952

The journal is published within the institutional framework of the Department of Government Studies, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Hasanuddin. The publishing unit provides institutional oversight and supports the continuity and responsible management of the journal.

Institutional responsibility for the journal is distinct from copyright in individual articles. Article ownership and reuse are governed by the journal’s Copyright and Licensing policies.

2. Editorial Management

Editorial management is led by the Editor-in-Chief, supported by the Editorial Board and Editorial Assistants. Their names and institutional affiliations are provided on the Editorial Team page.

Editor-in-Chief

The Editor-in-Chief oversees the journal’s scholarly direction, editorial standards, and implementation of publication policies. Responsibilities include supervising editorial decisions and ensuring appropriate handling of ethical concerns, corrections, and appeals.

Editorial Board

The Editorial Board contributes subject expertise and advice on scholarly standards, manuscript evaluation, and journal development. Members may undertake manuscript assessment or other editorial duties when assigned and when free from relevant conflicts of interest.

Editorial Assistants

Editorial Assistants support journal management through Open Journal Systems (OJS). Their responsibilities include checking manuscript submissions, verifying formatting and metadata, facilitating communication among authors, editors, and reviewers, monitoring peer review and revision processes, managing editorial documents, and assisting with publication preparation to ensure compliance with journal policies, quality standards, and publication schedules.

External reviewers provide independent scholarly assessments. Reviewer recommendations inform editorial decisions but do not replace the responsibility of the authorised editor.

3. Administrative and Technical Management

The editorial office coordinates journal administration and communication with authors, reviewers, and readers. Administrative and production responsibilities include:

• Maintaining submission and editorial correspondence records.

• Coordinating copyediting, layout, author proofs, and publication scheduling, as applicable.

• Maintaining accurate article metadata and journal information.

• Coordinating website maintenance with the responsible technical personnel.

• Supporting the implementation and documentation of journal policies.

• Maintaining editorial records and supporting the continuity of manuscript processing.

Access to confidential manuscripts, reviewer information, and editorial records is limited according to assigned responsibilities. Administrative or technical access does not confer authority to make scholarly decisions.

4. Editorial Independence

Manuscript decisions are based on relevance to the journal’s scope, scholarly quality, originality, supporting evidence, and compliance with publication ethics requirements.

Institutional affiliation, financial contributions, publication fees, or personal relationships must not determine acceptance or rejection. The publisher and affiliated institutions must respect the independence of individual editorial decisions.

Editors must disclose relevant competing interests and recuse themselves when impartiality could be compromised. Submissions by the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board members, or other editorial team members must be handled independently in accordance with the journal’s Conflict of Interest and Peer Review Process policies.

Publication of an article does not imply institutional endorsement of all views expressed by its authors. Authors remain responsible for their arguments, evidence, and conclusions.

5. Accountability and Contact

Questions concerning journal management, publishing arrangements, or editorial procedures may be directed to the editorial office through the journal’s Contact page.

Concerns about an editor will be referred to an independent editor or another appropriate handler. Matters involving the Editor-in-Chief will be referred to the publishing unit or an appropriate institutional representative for independent consideration.

Changes to institutional responsibility, publishing arrangements, or editorial leadership will be reflected in the relevant journal information pages. Editorial appointments and transitions should preserve the confidentiality of records and continuity of manuscript processing.