This page sets out who owns Widyakara Journal, how it is governed and financed, and how its editorial independence is protected, following the COPE Core Practice on journal management.

1. Ownership

Item	Detail
Journal title	Widyakara Journal
Owner and publisher	Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
Managing unit	Department of Administration Education, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
Partner	Asosiasi Sarjana dan Praktisi Administrasi Perkantoran Indonesia (ASPAPI), under a cooperation agreement signed on 17 August 2025 at Universitas Negeri Jakarta
Type of owner	Public, not-for-profit higher education institution
First issue	Volume 1 Number 1 (in preparation)
Frequency	Four issues per year: March, June, September, and December
ISSN	e-ISSN to be registered with the National Library of Indonesia after the first issue
Language	English
Access model	Open access under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; no author fees

2. Governance

Body	Role
Publisher	Owns the journal, appoints the Editor-in-Chief, provides funding and facilities, and protects editorial independence.
ASPAPI	Supports the journal through its professional network; has no role in editorial decisions.
Editor-in-Chief	Leads the journal, sets editorial policy, and makes final publication decisions.
Editorial Board	Experts from several institutions who handle manuscripts as section editors and advise on policy.
Reviewers	Independent experts who review manuscripts under double-blind review.

Current members are listed on the Editorial Team and Reviewers pages.

3. Appointment

The Editor-in-Chief and board members are appointed by decree of the publisher for a stated, renewable term, based on their expertise and publication record and with their written consent. Inactive members are replaced and the Editorial Team page is updated.

4. Editorial Independence

Decisions are made by the editors on the basis of peer review and scholarly merit only. The publisher, ASPAPI, and the university have no influence on decisions (Conflict of Interest Policy).

5. Financing

• No submission fees or article processing charges (Author Fees).
• Institutional support from the Faculty of Economics and Business and Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, including hosting on the university's OJS platform.
• The journal carries no advertising.

6. Complaints

Complaints about the journal's processes go to the Editor-in-Chief at journal_widyakara@uny.ac.id. Complaints about the Editor-in-Chief go to the Head of the Department of Administration Education, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. Every complaint is acknowledged within 7 days.

Address. Department of Administration Education, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Karangmalang Campus, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia · Email: journal_widyakara@uny.ac.id