Ownership and Management Information

Ownership and Management Information

Journal Ownership

SJDGGE (Sumatra Journal of Disaster, Geography and Geography Education) is owned by Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia. The university provides institutional support for the journal and supports the continuity of its scientific publishing activities.

Publisher and Management

SJDGGE (Sumatra Journal of Disaster, Geography and Geography Education) is published by Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia and managed by the Master Program (S2) of Geography Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia. The management unit is responsible for supporting editorial administration, manuscript processing, publishing management, and other publishing activities in accordance with the journal's policies that have been set.

Editorial Management

SJDGGE (Sumatra Journal of Disaster, Geography and Geography Education) operates with an editorial management structure that is responsible for maintaining the quality and integrity of its scientific publications. The editorial team implements editorial policies, coordinates the peer review process, evaluates manuscripts, makes editorial decisions, and ensures compliance with publication ethics requirements. Information about the editor and the editorial board is provided on the special page of journal editorial information.

Editorial Independence

SJDGGE (Sumatra Journal of Disaster, Geography and Geography Education) is committed to maintaining editorial independence. Editorial decisions are based on scientific quality, originality, relevance, methodological accuracy, peer review results, and compliance with journal publication ethical policies. Ownership and funding arrangements should not affect editorial decisions improperly.

Article Processing Charge (APC) payment does not guarantee that a manuscript will be accepted for publication. All manuscripts remain subject to the journal's editorial policy and applicable peer review procedures.

Funding and Financial Transparency

SJDGGE (Sumatra Journal of Disaster, Geography and Geography Education) obtains funding through Article Processing Charges (APC). The cost is used to support the operation of journal publishing and does not determine the results of editorial evaluation or peer review process. Further information regarding publication fees and related provisions is provided in the journal Article Processing Fee policy.

Publication Ethics and Accountability

SJDGGE (Sumatra Journal of Disaster, Geography and Geography Education) is committed to transparency, accountability, and integrity in all its publishing activities. The journal has a policy that regulates publication ethics, plagiarism examination, the use of artificial intelligence (artificial intelligence/AI), authoring, conflicts of interest, alleged violations of research ethics, correction and revocation of articles (retraction), as well as post-publication discussions.

Every problem related to research integrity, publication ethics, or articles that have been published are handled in accordance with the relevant journal policy.

Change of Ownership or Management

Any change in ownership, publisher, or management unit of SJDGGE (Sumatra Journal of Disaster, Geography and Geography Education) will be announced through the official website of the journal. If necessary, information regarding institutional affiliations and updated contacts will be provided to maintain transparency and continuity of publishing activities.