Ownership and Management
Ownership and Management
Jurnal Teologi Pambelum (JTP) is owned and published by Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Gereja Kalimantan Evangelis (STT GKE), Banjarmasin, Indonesia. Ownership refers to the journal as a scholarly publishing undertaking, including its institutional identity, publishing policies, and overall management framework. Copyright of individual articles is governed by the journal's Copyright Notice and Licensing Policy. Readers' rights to access, read, download, share, and reuse published articles are determined by the journal's Open Access Policy and the applicable licensing terms.
STT GKE, as the publisher, coordinates the journal's publishing operations, including publication administration, editorial support, maintenance of the online platform, and dissemination of published articles. The editorial board coordinates the day-to-day editorial process, including communication with authors and reviewers, manuscript tracking, and preparation of accepted manuscripts for publication. The composition of the editorial board is listed on the journal's Editorial Board page.
Roles and Responsibilities
Editor-in-Chief: The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for implementing the journal's editorial policies, overseeing the editorial process, and making the final decision on manuscript acceptance or rejection based on scholarly quality, relevance to the journal's scope, peer-review reports, and applicable editorial policies.
Section Editors: Section Editors handle manuscripts assigned to them, coordinate the peer-review process, communicate with reviewers when necessary, and provide recommendations to the Editor-in-Chief.
Reviewers: Reviewers evaluate manuscripts objectively and confidentially in accordance with their academic expertise and the journal's peer-review policy. They provide recommendations to assist the editors in making informed editorial decisions.
Publisher: STT GKE provides institutional support and coordinates the administrative and technical resources required for publication. The publisher does not interfere with individual editorial decisions regarding manuscript acceptance or rejection.
STT GKE is responsible for the institutional and operational support provided to Jurnal Teologi Pambelum. Matters requiring institutional or administrative action are coordinated through the relevant institutional channels.
Editorial decisions are made independently by the Editor-in-Chief and authorized editors based on scholarly merit, relevance to the journal's scope, peer-review recommendations, and compliance with the journal's editorial policies. Such decisions must not be influenced by institutional interests, personal relationships, commercial considerations, or other external pressures.
The publisher and institutional management respect the professional independence of the editorial team and reviewers. Any potential conflicts of interest involving editors or members of the editorial team are handled in accordance with the journal's Publication Ethics and Conflict of Interest policies.
Manuscripts submitted by editors or members of the editorial team are handled by an independent editor who is not involved in the manuscript. The submitting editor is excluded from the decision-making process concerning their own submission.


