OwOwnership and Journal Management

FaST : Jurnal Sains dan Teknologi

1. Journal Identity

FaST - Jurnal Sains dan Teknologi welcomes research articles in the areas of science and technology, particularly in food technology, biology, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, mathematics, and civil engineering. Selected reviews papers on emerging issues are also encouraged.

The journal serves as a platform for scholarly communication and the dissemination of academic knowledge among scholars, researchers, lecturers, students, and practitioners who are committed to advancing language and literary studies.

Publication Information:

Journal Title: FaST : Jurnal Sains dan Teknologi
Initials: FaSTJST
Frequency: May and November
Online ISSN: 2598-9596
Editor in Chief: Prof. Dr. Ir. Melanie Cornelia, MT
Publisher: Universitas Pelita Harapan

2. Ownership and Publisher

FaST is published by Universitas Pelita Harapan, which is responsible for overseeing publication activities, providing administrative support, maintaining the electronic publishing platform, and ensuring the journal's operational sustainability.

The publisher supports an independent, transparent, and quality-oriented editorial process that upholds the standards of scholarly publishing.

Information regarding the publisher's institutional identity, official address, and contact details is available on the journal's website.

3. Editorial Management Structure

The editorial management of FaST involves the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board, peer reviewers, and publication support team.

Editor-in-Chief

The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for coordinating editorial policies, maintaining publication quality and integrity, supervising the peer-review process, and ensuring that editorial decisions are made objectively and in accordance with established scholarly standards.

Editorial Board

The Editorial Board is responsible for conducting initial manuscript evaluations, managing the peer-review process, assessing the scholarly relevance and quality of submissions, and providing editorial recommendations based on their respective areas of expertise.

Peer Reviewers

Peer reviewers are responsible for conducting independent scholarly evaluations of submitted manuscripts, focusing on their relevance, originality, methodological rigor, analytical quality, and contributions to the advancement of knowledge.

Journal Management and Production Team

The Journal Management and Production Team provides technical and administrative support, including OJS management, manuscript editing, article formatting and layout, metadata management, and electronic publication.

Information regarding the composition and identities of the journal's editorial members and reviewers is publicly available on the journal's Editorial Team and Reviewers pages.

4. Editorial Independence

Decisions regarding manuscript acceptance, revision, or rejection are based on scholarly quality, relevance to the journal's aims and scope, peer-review results, and compliance with publication ethics.

The publisher, sponsors, and other external parties are not permitted to interfere with editorial decisions or compromise the principles of editorial independence.

Payment of publication fees does not guarantee manuscript acceptance and does not influence the decisions of editors or reviewers.

5. Management Transparency

FaST is committed to providing publicly accessible information regarding the journal's aims and scope, editorial policies, peer-review procedures, publication ethics, copyright, licensing, publication fees, publication schedule, and official contact information.

Any changes to journal policies are implemented through a well-planned and transparent process, taking into consideration the interests of authors and readers while maintaining the integrity of scholarly publishing.

6. Electronic Journal Management

All manuscript submissions and editorial management processes are conducted through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.

The journal management team is responsible for maintaining account security, protecting the confidentiality of unpublished manuscripts, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of metadata, managing digital archives, and maintaining continuous access to published articles.

7. Journal Sustainability and Development

FaST is committed to continuously improving the quality of its editorial governance, expanding the involvement of qualified academics and peer reviewers, maintaining a consistent publication schedule, and enhancing the visibility and scholarly impact of its publications.

The journal's development is guided by the principles of accountability, academic independence, professionalism, and compliance with internationally recognized standards of publication ethics.

8. Communication and Public Information

Inquiries, requests for information, complaints, and official communications concerning journal management may be submitted through the journal's contact page:

https://ojs.uph.edu/index.php/FaSTJST

FaST is committed to maintaining professional, transparent, accountable, and sustainable scholarly journal management practices.