METHOMIKA | JOURNAL GOVERNANCE

Ownership and Management

Institutional ownership, responsible journal governance, and editorial independence.

Ownership and Management Statement

METHOMIKA: Jurnal Manajemen Informatika & Komputerisasi Akuntansi is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal published by Universitas Methodist Indonesia and managed by the Diploma III Program in Informatics Management and the Diploma III Program in Computerized Accounting.

The journal provides a platform for disseminating original scholarly contributions in informatics, information systems, information technology, computerized accounting, and related fields.

This statement provides information about the journal's publishing institution, managing academic units, editorial structure, organizational responsibilities, financial governance principles, and editorial independence.

1. Journal Identity

2. Journal Ownership

METHOMIKA is an institutional scholarly journal published under the auspices of Universitas Methodist Indonesia.

As the publishing institution, Universitas Methodist Indonesia provides an institutional framework for the journal's sustainability, administrative coordination, and responsible scholarly publishing.

Institutional ownership of the journal does not transfer copyright ownership of individual articles from their authors. Article copyright and reuse permissions are governed separately by the journal's Copyright and Licensing Policy.

3. Managing Academic Units

The academic and operational management of METHOMIKA is carried out by the Diploma III Program in Informatics Management and the Diploma III Program in Computerized Accounting at Universitas Methodist Indonesia.

The managing academic units coordinate journal operations, including:

• Journal administration and publication planning.
• Coordination of editorial and peer review activities.
• Maintenance of journal policies and guidelines.
• Administrative communication with authors and reviewers.
• Management of publication records and journal archives.
• Coordination of publishing platform support.
• Development and continuous improvement of journal quality.

4. Journal Management Structure

The names, affiliations, and current appointments of editorial personnel are available on the official journal website: Editorial Team .

5. Responsibilities of the Publisher

Within its institutional authority, the publisher supports responsible journal governance, including:

• Supporting the continuity of scholarly publishing activities.
• Providing appropriate institutional and administrative support.
• Supporting ethical and transparent publication practices.
• Facilitating organizational coordination and accountability.
• Supporting the maintenance of appropriate publishing infrastructure.
• Respecting editorial independence and scientific judgment.
• Supporting responsible handling of publication ethics concerns within its authority.

6. Editorial Independence

METHOMIKA is committed to maintaining editorial independence in manuscript assessment, peer review, and publication decision-making.

Decisions to accept, revise, or reject manuscripts must be based on scientific merit, originality, methodological rigor, relevance to the journal's Focus and Scope, peer review findings, and compliance with publication ethics.

7. Conflicts of Interest and Transparency

Journal managers, editors, reviewers, and other individuals involved in publication decisions are expected to disclose relevant competing interests and to avoid decisions where impartiality may be compromised.

Manuscripts submitted by members of the journal's editorial team should be handled by an independent editor without relevant competing interests. Editorial personnel must not exercise undue influence over the evaluation of their own work.

8. Financial Governance and Publication Charges

Financial administration related to journal publishing should be conducted transparently and in accordance with the applicable institutional procedures.

Information regarding applicable Article Processing Charges (APCs) is published separately through the journal's Author Fees page.

Payment of publication fees must not guarantee acceptance, favorable peer review, or preferential editorial treatment. Editorial decisions must remain independent of financial considerations.

9. Publication Quality and Research Integrity

The journal management and editorial team are responsible for promoting publication quality through appropriate editorial procedures, peer review, originality assessment, and research ethics requirements.

Allegations concerning plagiarism, research misconduct, conflicts of interest, or published article reliability are handled in accordance with the journal's relevant editorial policies.

10. Governance Transparency and Updates

METHOMIKA supports the public availability of information concerning its publisher, managing academic units, editorial personnel, publication policies, and official contact channels.

Relevant governance information should be reviewed and updated when institutional arrangements, editorial appointments, management responsibilities, or publication policies change.

11. Official Contact and Correspondence

Publisher:
Universitas Methodist Indonesia

Managing Academic Units:
Diploma III Program in Informatics Management
Diploma III Program in Computerized Accounting

Journal Manager:
Jamaluddin, S.Kom., M.Kom.

Address:
Jl. Hang Tuah No. 8, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Journal Contact:
METHOMIKA Contact Information

Full English Publication Policy

Effective from Volume 11, Number 1 (April 2027), manuscripts intended for publication in METHOMIKA must be written entirely in English. Editorial correspondence, reviewer reports, author responses, and scholarly discussions throughout the publication process must also be conducted in English.

Related Journal Information

About the Journal

Editorial Team

Publication Ethics

Official Contact

METHOMIKA: Jurnal Manajemen Informatika & Komputerisasi Akuntansi
Published by Universitas Methodist Indonesia
Managed by the Diploma III Programs in Informatics Management and Computerized Accounting
Publication Frequency: April and October
Official Journal Website