Ownership and Management

MUKADIMAH maintains transparency regarding its publishing institution, editorial management, and governance. This policy identifies the institution responsible for publication and explains the respective responsibilities of the publisher and editorial team.

1. Journal Identity

Journal Title: MUKADIMAH: Jurnal Pendidikan, Sejarah, dan Ilmu-ilmu Sosial

Official Website: https://jurnal.uisu.ac.id/index.php/mkd

Online ISSN: 2622-1373
Print ISSN: 2614-1159

Publisher: Program Studi Pendidikan Sejarah, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara.

Collaborating Organization: Medan Resource Center.

Editorial Office Address:
Program Studi Pendidikan Sejarah, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara
Jl. Sisingamangaraja XII, Medan Teladan, Kota Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia.

Official Email: mukadimah@fkip.uisu.ac.id

2. Institutional Responsibility and Publishing Arrangements

MUKADIMAH is published under the institutional responsibility of Program Studi Pendidikan Sejarah, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara, in collaboration with Medan Resource Center.

The publisher is responsible for the journal’s administrative and publishing arrangements, including maintaining the infrastructure and institutional support necessary for its operation.

The collaborating organization’s involvement does not confer authority to influence decisions on individual manuscripts. Editorial responsibilities are exercised through the journal’s established editorial procedures.

Institutional responsibility for the journal is distinct from copyright ownership of individual articles. Authors retain copyright in accordance with the journal’s Copyright Statement and licensing policy.

3. Editorial Management

The journal is managed by an editorial team responsible for assessing submissions, coordinating peer review, communicating with authors and reviewers, and preparing accepted manuscripts for publication.

The Editor-in-Chief oversees editorial standards and decision-making. Handling editors manage assigned manuscripts, while copyeditors, layout editors, proofreaders, and other editorial personnel perform their designated publication tasks.

The names, affiliations, and roles of current editorial personnel are listed on the journal’s Editorial Team page. This page serves as the official record of the journal’s editorial composition.

4. Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are based on scholarly merit, relevance to the journal’s scope, the quality of methods and evidence, ethical compliance, and the results of editorial assessment and peer review.

The publisher, collaborating organizations, sponsors, and other interested parties must not improperly influence reviewer selection, manuscript evaluation, or publication decisions.

Editors with relevant conflicts of interest must withdraw from handling the affected manuscript. Submissions involving editorial personnel or their close associates will be assigned to an independent editor in accordance with the journal’s Conflicts of Interest and Peer-Review Processes policies.

5. Management Responsibilities

The publisher and editorial team are responsible, within their respective roles, for:

  • Maintaining clear and accessible editorial policies and author guidance.

  • Supporting fair, confidential, and appropriately documented peer review.

  • Maintaining publication records and accurate article metadata.

  • Supporting digital preservation and continuity of access.

  • Providing reliable communication channels for authors, reviewers, and readers.

  • Addressing complaints, appeals, ethical concerns, and post-publication issues through established procedures.

  • Keeping information about publication charges, licensing, and institutional arrangements transparent and current.

Access to confidential editorial records is limited to individuals with a legitimate role in manuscript handling, journal administration, or an authorized investigation.

6. Changes to Ownership and Governance

Material changes to institutional responsibility, publishing arrangements, collaboration, or editorial leadership will be reflected on the journal’s official website.

Where a change affects authors, reviewers, or published content, the journal will communicate the relevant implications and take reasonable steps to maintain editorial continuity, preserve publication records, and protect access to published articles.

7. Contact and Accountability

Questions concerning institutional responsibility, publishing arrangements, or editorial governance may be directed to mukadimah@fkip.uisu.ac.id.

Concerns involving a particular editor will be referred to an appropriate person without a relevant conflict of interest. Matters involving the Editor-in-Chief may be referred to the publishing institution for independent consideration.

Current contact information is available on the journal’s Contact page.

This policy will be reviewed periodically to ensure that it accurately reflects the management and publishing arrangements of MUKADIMAH.