Good Governance (GG) is a scientific journal published by the National Institution of Public Administration (NIPA) – School of Administrative Science (STIA LAN Jakarta), Indonesia. The journal publishes scholarly works addressing administrative sciences, public governance, public service innovation, public sector management, and other related areas. The journal's publisher and institutional affiliation are identified on its official website in accordance with the transparency principles described in the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Core Practices and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.

 

Good Governance is published by the National Institution of Public Administration (NIPA) – School of Administrative Science (STIA LAN Jakarta). The journal's ownership, publishing responsibility, and institutional affiliation should be represented accurately and consistently across the journal website, published articles, and other official publication information.

COPE recommends that journals clearly disclose their ownership and management information and avoid organizational names or descriptions that could mislead authors, editors, or readers about the identity of the journal's owner. See the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing and the COPE Ethics Toolkit for a Successful Editorial Office.

 

The management of Good Governance is responsible for maintaining the journal's publishing operations, administrative processes, publication policies, and supporting infrastructure. The journal's management structure should be clearly described, with the roles and responsibilities of the publisher, editorial leadership, editorial board, and editorial office distinguished where applicable.

COPE identifies transparent policies, effective editorial processes, appropriate software and infrastructure, and the proper management and training of editorial and publishing personnel as important elements of responsible journal management. These principles are set out in the COPE Core Practices, particularly Journal Management, and the COPE Ethics Toolkit for a Successful Editorial Office.

 

The editorial team is responsible for managing the evaluation and editorial handling of submitted manuscripts in accordance with the journal's aims and scope, peer review policy, publication ethics policies, and editorial standards. The editorial team should ensure that editorial decisions are made through appropriate scholarly assessment and established editorial procedures.

COPE states that editorial decisions should be based on the quality and suitability of submissions and appropriate peer review, rather than on commercial, personal, or other improper influences. The journal's approach to editorial independence is informed by the COPE guidance, A Short Guide to Ethical Editing for New Editors, and the COPE Guidelines for Managing the Relationships Between Society-Owned Journals, Their Society, and Publishers.

 

Good Governance aims to maintain editorial independence in the assessment, peer review, and publication of scholarly manuscripts. The publisher and institutional management should respect the editorial team's responsibility to evaluate submissions according to scholarly quality, relevance, originality, research integrity, and the journal's published policies.

COPE's guidance on relationships between journals, their owners, and publishers emphasizes that editorial decisions should be protected from inappropriate political, financial, personal, or organizational influence. For further information, consult the COPE Guidelines for Managing the Relationships Between Society-Owned Journals, Their Society, and Publishers and A Short Guide to Ethical Editing for New Editors.

 

The editorial board supports the journal's academic direction and publication quality within its areas of focus. The journal should provide accurate and up-to-date information about editorial board members, including their full names and institutional affiliations, and should obtain their agreement to serve in the stated roles.

COPE recommends that journals maintain an editorial board or other appropriate advisory body composed of recognized experts in the fields covered by the journal, publish members' full names and affiliations, and keep the information current. These recommendations are described in the COPE Ethics Toolkit for a Successful Editorial Office.

 

Good Governance should communicate relevant information about its publishing and financial arrangements, including applicable manuscript processing or publication charges, institutional support, and other relevant sources of financial support, where applicable. Any charges required of authors should be disclosed clearly and made accessible before submission or at the appropriate stage of the publishing process.

COPE's journal management guidance emphasizes transparent business models and the separation of revenue-related activities from editorial decisions. The COPE Ethics Toolkit for a Successful Editorial Office and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing identify ownership, revenue sources, author charges, and relevant publishing policies as matters that should be transparent to the journal's stakeholders.

 

Good Governance identifies its publishing institution on its official website. The journal should also provide accessible and current contact information for its editorial office, including the relevant institutional affiliation and a valid means of communication, so that authors, reviewers, readers, and other stakeholders can contact the journal regarding editorial or publishing matters.

COPE recommends that journals disclose the full names and affiliations of editors and provide contact information for the editorial office, including a full mailing address. See the COPE Ethics Toolkit for a Successful Editorial Office and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.

 

The publisher and journal management are responsible for supporting the implementation of the journal's stated policies and maintaining an appropriate publishing infrastructure. Journal policies and management information should be reviewed periodically to ensure that they remain accurate, accessible, and consistent with the journal's actual practices.

COPE identifies a well-described and implemented management infrastructure, transparent policies, and effective editorial processes as essential elements of responsible journal management. Good Governance uses the COPE Core Practices as a reference for reviewing and improving its publication management and ethical procedures.