Ownership And Management Informations

Bima Journal (Business, Management and Accounting Journal)

Publisher: Perkumpulan Dosen Muda (PDM) Bengkulu, Indonesia

Journal Ownership and Publisher

Bima Journal (Business, Management and Accounting Journal) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal published by Perkumpulan Dosen Muda (PDM) Bengkulu, also known as the Bengkulu Young Lecturers Association, Indonesia.

The publisher provides organisational, administrative, technical, and publishing support to maintain the journal's sustainability, professional management, academic integrity, and commitment to high-quality scholarly communication.

The journal operates under the academic supervision of its Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board, supported by editors, managing editors, and peer reviewers with relevant expertise in business, management, accounting, economics, and related disciplines.

The journal's website identifies collaborations with the Indonesian Association of Islamic Economists (Ikatan Ahli Ekonomi Islam Indonesia, IAEI) and the Indonesian Institute of Management Accountants (Institut Akuntan Manajemen Indonesia, IAMI).

Bima Journal serves as an international scholarly platform for researchers, academics, practitioners, policymakers, and professionals to disseminate original research findings, theoretical developments, methodological innovations, and evidence-based contributions to business, management, accounting, and related fields.

The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, conceptual papers, and other scholarly contributions relevant to its aims and scope.

Publisher Information

Journal Title: Bima Journal (Business, Management and Accounting Journal)

Journal Abbreviation: BIMA Journal

Publisher: Perkumpulan Dosen Muda (PDM) Bengkulu

English Publisher Name: Bengkulu Young Lecturers Association

Country of Publication: Indonesia

Editorial Management: Editor-in-Chief, Editors, Managing Editor, Editorial Board, and Peer Reviewers

Institutional Collaborations: Ikatan Ahli Ekonomi Islam Indonesia (IAEI) and Institut Akuntan Manajemen Indonesia (IAMI), as identified on the journal's website

Print ISSN (p-ISSN): 2721-2971

Electronic ISSN (e-ISSN): 2721-267X

Publication Frequency: Twice a year, in June and December

Peer-Review System: Double-blind peer review

Access Model: Open Access

Copyright and Licensing: Authors retain copyright; published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Official Journal Website: https://journal.pdmbengkulu.org/index.php/bima

Publisher Website: https://www.pdmbengkulu.org

Journal Contact: Available through the official journal website and its contact information.

1. Journal Management

Bima Journal is managed by an editorial structure comprising the Editor-in-Chief, Editors, Managing Editor, Editorial Board, and qualified peer reviewers.

The editorial management team is responsible for manuscript evaluation, peer-review coordination, academic quality assurance, editorial decision-making, publication ethics, and the integrity of the scholarly record.

Editorial responsibilities are exercised independently of the publisher's administrative and financial functions.

1.1 Editor-in-Chief

The Editor-in-Chief provides academic and editorial leadership and is responsible for ensuring that Bima Journal operates in accordance with its aims and scope, editorial policies, and internationally recognised principles of scholarly publishing.

The Editor-in-Chief oversees manuscript assessment, editorial quality control, peer-review procedures, ethical compliance, and decisions concerning manuscript acceptance, revision, or rejection.

All editorial decisions must be based on scholarly merit, originality, methodological rigour, research significance, ethical compliance, and relevance to the journal's disciplinary scope.

The Editor-in-Chief is also responsible for promoting editorial independence, maintaining the credibility of the peer-review process, and supporting the journal's continuous academic development.

1.2 Editors and Managing Editor

Editors and the Managing Editor support the journal's daily editorial operations, including manuscript administration, preliminary screening, communication with authors and reviewers, revision management, and publication coordination.

They monitor manuscript progress, maintain editorial records, verify publication metadata, and support the consistent application of the journal's editorial policies.

The Managing Editor also coordinates operational activities through Open Journal Systems (OJS), ensuring the efficient administration of manuscript submissions, peer review, editorial decisions, and publication preparation.

1.3 Editorial Board

The Editorial Board provides scholarly advice and supports the academic development, disciplinary relevance, editorial policies, and quality assurance activities of Bima Journal.

Editorial Board members contribute expertise across business, management, accounting, economics, finance, entrepreneurship, and related research areas.

Their responsibilities include supporting editorial policy development, promoting publication ethics, identifying emerging research areas, and strengthening the journal's scholarly reputation and international visibility.

The names, academic affiliations, and relevant professional information of Editorial Board members are made publicly available through the journal's official website.

1.4 Peer Reviewers

Peer reviewers are appointed according to their academic expertise, research experience, and suitability for the subject matter of submitted manuscripts.

Bima Journal applies a double-blind peer-review process to support impartiality, confidentiality, objectivity, and scholarly integrity.

Reviewers are expected to evaluate manuscripts independently and constructively, considering originality, theoretical contribution, methodological appropriateness, analytical validity, clarity of presentation, ethical compliance, and relevance to the journal's scope.

Reviewers must disclose potential conflicts of interest and maintain the confidentiality of unpublished manuscripts.

Reviewers provide recommendations to the editorial team, while final editorial decisions remain the responsibility of the authorised editors.

2. Relationship Between the Publisher and the Editorial Board

Perkumpulan Dosen Muda (PDM) Bengkulu serves as the publisher of Bima Journal and provides the organisational, administrative, technical, and operational framework required for the journal's continuity and development.

The publisher supports publishing infrastructure, journal administration, digital publication services, operational sustainability, and the dissemination of scholarly content.

The Editorial Board and authorised editorial team retain responsibility for academic evaluation, manuscript selection, peer-review coordination, scholarly quality, publication ethics, and editorial decisions.

The publisher and editorial management have distinct but complementary responsibilities.

The publisher must not interfere with editorial decisions or exert inappropriate influence over manuscript acceptance, revision, or rejection.

Editorial decisions must be determined by scholarly quality and ethical considerations rather than financial, institutional, commercial, or personal interests.

This separation of responsibilities is intended to ensure that Bima Journal operates professionally, transparently, independently, and accountably.

3. Editorial Independence

Bima Journal is committed to protecting editorial independence and ensuring that editorial decisions remain free from inappropriate institutional, commercial, financial, political, or personal influence.

All submitted manuscripts must be evaluated on the basis of academic merit, originality, relevance, methodological soundness, analytical reliability, ethical compliance, and contribution to knowledge.

The Editor-in-Chief and authorised editorial team retain responsibility for decisions concerning manuscript acceptance, revision, and rejection.

The publisher must not influence editorial decisions to advance institutional interests, generate publication revenue, favour particular authors, or achieve outcomes unrelated to scholarly quality.

Authors, editors, reviewers, and individuals involved in journal management must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest that could compromise editorial impartiality.

Manuscripts submitted by members of the publisher, Editorial Board, editorial management, or affiliated organisations must undergo the same scholarly evaluation standards applied to submissions from other institutions.

Editors must not handle or make decisions concerning their own manuscripts or submissions where significant conflicts of interest exist. Such manuscripts must be assigned to an independent editor.

The journal is committed to fair and equitable treatment of authors regardless of nationality, institutional affiliation, gender, ethnicity, religion, political views, or other characteristics unrelated to scholarly merit.

4. Transparency and Accountability

Bima Journal is committed to maintaining transparency and accountability in its ownership, publishing operations, editorial management, and scholarly communication activities.

Information concerning the publisher, editorial structure, peer-review process, publication policies, ethical standards, and official journal contact details is made available through the journal's website.

The identity of Perkumpulan Dosen Muda (PDM) Bengkulu as the publisher must be presented consistently across the journal's website, published articles, publication metadata, and relevant official documentation.

The journal maintains publicly accessible policies governing manuscript submission, editorial screening, peer review, publication ethics, conflicts of interest, corrections, retractions, copyright, licensing, and publication charges.

Information concerning the Editorial Board, institutional affiliations, journal scope, publication frequency, and operational procedures should be accurate, regularly reviewed, and updated when necessary.

Substantive changes concerning journal ownership, publishing arrangements, editorial management, or official contact information must be communicated through the journal's website and reflected in relevant publication records.

The publisher and editorial team share responsibility for maintaining the reliability, accessibility, and integrity of published scholarly content.

5. Financial and Institutional Sustainability

Bima Journal operates under the publishing management of Perkumpulan Dosen Muda (PDM) Bengkulu.

The publisher supports the continuity of the journal through organisational coordination, publication infrastructure, technical administration, and operational arrangements designed to maintain regular publication and reliable access to scholarly content.

Financial and administrative arrangements must be managed transparently and must not compromise editorial independence or scholarly integrity.

Manuscript acceptance must be determined by academic quality and ethical compliance rather than an author's ability to pay publication charges.

Any applicable article processing charges, fee waivers, financial support, sponsorship arrangements, or other publication-related charges must be clearly disclosed through the journal's official website.

Publication charges must not guarantee manuscript acceptance or influence the outcome of peer review.

The publisher and editorial management are committed to maintaining operational sustainability while protecting the journal's academic independence and the integrity of scholarly publishing.

6. Publication Management through Open Journal Systems (OJS)

Bima Journal manages its editorial and publication processes through Open Journal Systems (OJS).

Authors can register and submit manuscripts electronically through the journal's official website in accordance with the applicable submission instructions.

The OJS platform supports manuscript administration, editorial communication, reviewer assignments, peer-review coordination, revision management, editorial decision-making, and publication preparation.

Editors and authorised editorial staff are responsible for maintaining accurate records of manuscript submissions, reviewer evaluations, editorial correspondence, decisions, and publication metadata.

Manuscript confidentiality and the integrity of double-blind peer review must be protected throughout the editorial process.

Authors and reviewers may access relevant manuscript information according to their assigned roles and the permissions established within the system.

The journal seeks to maintain transparent, consistent, accountable, and secure electronic publishing procedures.

7. Commitment to Publication Ethics and International Publishing Standards

Bima Journal is committed to responsible scholarly publishing, research integrity, transparent editorial governance, and the continuous improvement of its academic quality.

The journal seeks to align its editorial practices with internationally recognised principles of scholarly communication and publication ethics.

Relevant guidance includes principles promoted by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA), and other recognised scholarly publishing organisations.

The journal recognises the importance of editorial independence, transparent peer review, responsible authorship, research ethics, data integrity, conflict-of-interest management, and the confidentiality of unpublished research.

Authors are expected to submit original manuscripts, accurately report their research methods and findings, acknowledge relevant sources, and disclose financial or non-financial conflicts of interest.

Editors and reviewers are expected to exercise independent scholarly judgement and uphold confidentiality, impartiality, and ethical responsibility.

The journal is committed to addressing suspected research or publication misconduct through fair, evidence-based editorial procedures.

Corrections, expressions of concern, and retractions should be considered where necessary to preserve the reliability and integrity of the scholarly record.

The publisher and Editorial Board will periodically review their policies and procedures in response to developments in scholarly publishing, research ethics, digital technologies, and international editorial practices.

8. Institutional Information and Official Links

Journal: Bima Journal (Business, Management and Accounting Journal)

Publisher: Perkumpulan Dosen Muda (PDM) Bengkulu, Indonesia

Publisher Website:

https://www.pdmbengkulu.org

Official Journal Website:

https://journal.pdmbengkulu.org/index.php/bima

About the Journal:

https://journal.pdmbengkulu.org/index.php/bima/about

Aims and Scope:

https://journal.pdmbengkulu.org/index.php/bima/AIMSANDSCOPE

Editorial Team:

https://journal.pdmbengkulu.org/index.php/bima/about/editorialTeam

Publication Ethics:

https://journal.pdmbengkulu.org/index.php/bima/PublicationEthics

Author Guidelines and Submissions:

https://journal.pdmbengkulu.org/index.php/bima/about/submissions

Article Processing Charges:

https://journal.pdmbengkulu.org/index.php/bima/ArticleProcessingCharge

Copyright and Licensing:

https://journal.pdmbengkulu.org/index.php/bima/CopyrightNotice

Journal Archives:

https://journal.pdmbengkulu.org/index.php/bima/issue/archive

9. Policy Review and Updates

This Ownership and Management Information document will be periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board of Bima Journal in coordination with Perkumpulan Dosen Muda (PDM) Bengkulu.

Reviews will consider changes in journal governance, publisher responsibilities, editorial management, institutional collaborations, publication ethics, and internationally recognised scholarly publishing practices.

Any substantive amendments will be communicated through the journal's official website.

Policy Authority: Editorial Board of Bima Journal (Business, Management and Accounting Journal)

Publisher: Perkumpulan Dosen Muda (PDM) Bengkulu, Indonesia