Ownership & Management Information

UltimaComm : Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi

1. Journal Ownership

UltimaComm: Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi is an academic journal published by the Faculty of Communication, Universitas Multimedia Nusantara (UMN), Indonesia. The journal operates within the university's academic publishing environment and serves as a scholarly platform for research and critical discussion in communication studies and journalism.
The journal's ownership and institutional affiliation are disclosed to ensure transparency regarding its organizational identity, publishing responsibility, and academic context.

2. Publishing Responsibility

Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, through its Faculty of Communication, is responsible for the journal's institutional publishing framework. The Faculty supports the journal's publication activities in accordance with applicable institutional policies and scholarly publishing standards.
The journal's publishing arrangements, institutional affiliation, and contact information are made publicly available on its website.

3. Editorial Management

The journal's editorial operations are led by the Editor-in-Chief, supported by the editorial board and other members of the editorial team. Their responsibilities include editorial screening, the coordination of peer review, editorial decisions, publication ethics oversight, and the preparation and publication of journal issues.
Editorial board members are appointed or confirmed in accordance with the journal's applicable procedures. Their names, institutional affiliations, and editorial roles are disclosed on the journal website.

4. Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are based on the manuscript's scholarly merit, originality, relevance to the journal's aims and scope, methodological adequacy, quality of evidence, and compliance with publication ethics requirements.
The Editor-in-Chief and editorial team are expected to exercise independent scholarly judgment in evaluating submissions. Institutional affiliation, professional rank, personal relationships, financial considerations, or other non-scholarly interests must not improperly determine editorial decisions.
The publisher and the Faculty of Communication provide the institutional framework for publication but should not interfere improperly in individual manuscript decisions.

5. Management and Administrative Support

The journal's administrative and publication-related activities may be supported by the relevant university publication management unit and designated journal personnel. These activities may include publication scheduling, website administration, documentation, technical support, and coordination of accreditation-related requirements.
Administrative and technical support does not, by itself, confer authority over scholarly editorial decisions. Responsibilities are exercised according to the applicable institutional arrangements and the journal's editorial policies.

6. Financial and Publication Transparency

Any publication fees, funding arrangements, sponsorships, or other relevant financial relationships are disclosed through the journal's website and applicable policies.
Where an article processing charge applies, the amount, timing, and applicable conditions are stated in the journal's Article Processing Charge policy. Payment of publication fees does not guarantee acceptance or determine editorial decisions.

7. Accountability and Contact Information

UltimaComm is committed to maintaining accurate and accessible information about its ownership, publishing responsibility, editorial leadership, and management arrangements.
Questions concerning editorial matters should be directed to the journal's editorial office. Questions concerning institutional publishing administration may be directed to the relevant university publication management unit.
The journal periodically reviews this information and updates it when relevant institutional or management arrangements change.