Journal profile and publication information

Journal title	Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi dan Bisnis
Owner and publisher	Universitas Tarakanita, Jakarta, Indonesia
Managing unit	Undergraduate Communication Studies Program, Universitas Tarakanita
Type of owner	Private, not-for-profit higher education institution
ISSN	e-ISSN 2598-2443 (online) p-ISSN 2541-0741 (print)
DOI prefix	10.36914 (Crossref)
Accreditation / Indexing	Sinta 4/ Google Scholar, Garuda, Scilit, One Search, OpenAlex, Dimensions, ISSN, Journal Stories, Copernicus, ISSN, Sinta, Perpusnas,
Frequency	Two issues per year, published in April and October.
Language	Indonesian and English
Access model	Open access under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.
Address	Universitas Tarakanita, Kompleks Billy & Moon, Pondok Kelapa, Jakarta Timur 13450, Indonesia
Contact	jurnal.ilkom@utarki.ac.id JIKB Official Website

Journal Ownership

The Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi dan Bisnis is owned and published by Universitas Tarakanita (UTarki), Jakarta, Indonesia, through its Undergraduate Communication Studies Program. The journal serves as an academic publication platform for the dissemination of original, analytical, and critical scholarly contributions in communication studies and related disciplines.

Journal Management

The Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi dan Bisnis is managed by an editorial team responsible for the publication process, from manuscript submission and initial screening to peer review, editing, and publication.

In carrying out its responsibilities, the editorial team adheres to the journal's editorial policies, author guidelines, and principles of publication ethics. Journal management is conducted professionally, transparently, objectively, and responsibly to maintain the quality and credibility of its scholarly publications.

Editorial Independence

As the journal's owner and publisher, Universitas Tarakanita supports the continuity and sustainability of the journal's operations. Editorial decisions regarding the acceptance or rejection of manuscripts are the responsibility of the authorized editorial personnel and are based on the manuscript's relevance to the journal's focus and scope, scholarly quality, originality, peer review outcomes, and compliance with publication ethics.

Editorial decisions are made objectively and professionally in accordance with the journal's policies, without undue interference from any party.

Responsibilities of the Journal Management

The management team of the Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi dan Bisnis is responsible for:

1. Maintaining the quality, integrity, and credibility of scholarly publications.
2. Ensuring that editorial and peer review processes are conducted objectively and responsibly.
3. Upholding publication ethics throughout all stages of the publication process.
4. Supporting the continuity of publication and access to published articles.
5. Conducting regular evaluations and continuously improving the journal's management and publication quality.

Through professional and accountable governance, the Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi dan Bisnis is committed to supporting the advancement of communication studies and the dissemination of research findings in communication, media and journalism, digital communication, public relations, political communication, and other related fields.

Editorial Board

The journal's Editorial Board consists of the Editor-in-Chief, Editors, and Reviewers. Members are expected to meet the following requirements:

1. Hold at least a Master's degree or Doctoral degree, or be a practitioner with professional experience and expertise relevant to the journal's focus and scope.
2. For academic staff, hold a minimum academic functional position of Asisten Ahli, subject to the specific requirements applicable to the editorial position concerned.
3. Have a record of scholarly publications in national and/or international journals relevant to their area of expertise.
4. Possess academic or professional expertise relevant to the focus and scope of the Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi dan Bisnis.
5. Be able to use Open Journal Systems (OJS) in accordance with their respective duties and responsibilities, or be willing to learn and undertake training in the use of the system.
6. Be willing to perform their duties professionally, objectively, punctually, and responsibly, while complying with the journal's editorial policies and applicable scholarly publication ethics.

Editor-in-Chief

The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the overall editorial process and scholarly quality of the Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi dan Bisnis. The main duties and responsibilities of the Editor-in-Chief include:

1. Editorial Management. Ensuring that editorial policies are implemented in accordance with the journal's focus and scope and applicable scholarly publishing standards.
2. Publication Decisions. Deciding whether to accept, reject, or request revisions to manuscripts based on scholarly quality, relevance, originality, and peer review outcomes.
3. Peer Review Oversight. Ensuring that the peer review process is conducted objectively, fairly, independently, and in accordance with the journal's policies.
4. Publication Ethics. Ensuring compliance with publication ethics, including the prevention of plagiarism, duplicate publication, data manipulation, and other forms of academic misconduct.
5. Editorial Issue Management. Addressing conflicts of interest, complaints, allegations of misconduct, and the need for article corrections or retractions in accordance with the journal's policies.
6. Journal Development. Coordinating the editorial team and promoting improvements in quality, transparency, and the sustainability of journal publishing.

Editor

The Editor is responsible for coordinating the editorial workflow and supporting the review, editing, and publication of manuscripts. The Editor's duties include:

1. Coordinating the review, editing, and publication process for submitted manuscripts.
2. Appointing Section Editors, where applicable, to assist with manuscript management.
3. Monitoring submitted manuscripts and assigning appropriate reviewers in accordance with the journal's policies.
4. Coordinating copyediting, layout editing, and proofreading to ensure publication quality.
5. Preparing journal issues, organizing tables of contents, and coordinating publication schedules.

Reviewer

Reviewers are qualified experts appointed by the Editor-in-Chief or an authorized editor to evaluate the scholarly quality, originality, validity, and relevance of submitted manuscripts in communication studies and related fields, in accordance with the journal's review policies and guidelines.