Ownership and Management Information

1. Ownership

Bulletin of Economic Studies (BEST) is an academic journal owned and published by the Department of Economics, Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, Indonesia. The journal focuses on publishing research in economics, particularly applied economics, that contributes to the advancement of economic knowledge and the development of evidence-based economic policies.

The institutional ownership of BEST rests with Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar through the journal's managing department. The publisher supports the journal's long-term sustainability and development while upholding academic integrity, transparency, and editorial independence in all publication decisions.

2. Management and Editorial Independence

The management of Bulletin of Economic Studies (BEST) is organized through a clear division of responsibilities between the editorial team and the technical publishing support team. This structure is designed to ensure that the publication process is conducted professionally, objectively, transparently, and in accordance with scholarly publishing ethics.

  • Editorial Team: The editorial team is responsible for managing the journal's scholarly content, conducting initial manuscript assessments, selecting reviewers, coordinating the peer-review process, and making decisions regarding manuscript acceptance, revision, or rejection. Editorial decisions are based on scientific quality, originality, relevance to the journal's focus and scope, and reviewers' evaluations. Such decisions must not be influenced by financial interests, personal relationships, or external pressure.

  • Administrative and Technical Support: Administrative and technical support facilitates the journal's operations, including the maintenance of the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, metadata and DOI management, article layout preparation, online publication, and the management and dissemination of digital archives. These functions are intended to support the publishing process without interfering with editorial authority.

BEST is committed to maintaining a clear separation between institutional support and editorial decision-making. All parties involved in the publication process are expected to uphold the principles of objectivity, confidentiality in peer review, disclosure of conflicts of interest, and compliance with scholarly publication ethics.

3. Financial Sustainability and Business Model

Bulletin of Economic Studies (BEST) adopts an open-access publishing model that enables readers to access scholarly articles online. This model aims to broaden the dissemination of research findings and promote the exchange of knowledge in the field of economics.

The journal's operational sustainability is supported by institutional assistance from Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar and publication fees in accordance with the journal's applicable policies. These fees help support manuscript management, the publication process, system maintenance, and the sustainability of scholarly publishing services.

The Article Processing Charge (APC) listed in BEST's publication policies is IDR 500,000 per accepted manuscript. A publication fee waiver may be available to authors who meet the journal's specific eligibility requirements, including international co-authorship, subject to the journal's published policy.

The imposition of publication fees does not influence scholarly assessment or editorial decisions. All manuscripts are evaluated according to their academic quality and compliance with the journal's standards. Information regarding publication fees, fee waivers, and payment procedures is communicated transparently to authors through the journal's official website.