Ownership and Management

1. Ownership

Jurnal Bina Mulia Hukum (JBMH) is owned by Universitas Padjadjaran, a public university in Indonesia. It is published and managed by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran. The journal is not owned by any individual, commercial company, or other organization. It is published on a non-profit basis, as part of the Faculty’s commitment to developing legal scholarship and contributing to positive change in law.

The journal’s name comes from one of Universitas Padjadjaran’s pola ilmiah pokok (foundational scientific patterns), which concerns fostering the development of law.

2. Journal Identity

   
Journal title Jurnal Bina Mulia Hukum
Abbreviation JBMH
Owner Universitas Padjadjaran
Publisher Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran
First published 2016
Frequency Twice a year (March and September)
P-ISSN 2528-7273
E-ISSN 2540-9034
Subject Legal studies
Peer review Double-blind peer review
Access Open access, with no subscription fees and no embargo period
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Publishing platform Open Journal Systems (OJS)

3. Management

The journal is managed by an editorial team made up of academics from the Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran, together with editors from other institutions in Indonesia and abroad.

Responsibilities are divided as follows:

  • Editor in Chief: sets the journal’s editorial direction and policies, and has final responsibility for all publication decisions.
  • Managing Editor: runs the editorial workflow, including manuscript administration, the publication schedule, and communication with authors and reviewers.
  • Editors: handle manuscripts in their areas of expertise, select reviewers, and make editorial recommendations.
  • Reviewers: assess the scholarly quality of manuscripts through double-blind peer review.

The full composition of the editorial team and reviewers is available on the Editorial Team and Reviewers pages. Members of the editorial team are appointed by [the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran - verify] for a set term, based on their expertise and publication record in law.

4. Editorial Independence

Although the journal is owned and published by Universitas Padjadjaran, editorial decisions are made independently by the editorial team. Neither the owner nor the publisher interferes in decisions on individual manuscripts. Decisions are based only on scholarly merit, following the journal’s Review Process Policy and the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Manuscripts by authors from the Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran, and by members of the editorial team go through the same review process as all other manuscripts (see our Conflict of Interest policy).

5. Funding and Revenue Sources

The journal’s operations are funded by:

  • Institutional support from the Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran, which covers infrastructure, website hosting, and support staff.
  • Article Processing Charges (APC) of IDR 2,500,000 per article accepted for publication (see Fees).

The journal does not charge readers subscription fees or access fees. [The journal does not accept advertising or sponsorship - verify.] Sources of funding have no influence on editorial decisions.

6. Journal Policies

The journal’s management follows these policies:

7. Contact

Editorial Office of Jurnal Bina Mulia Hukum
Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran
Jl. Raya Bandung–Sumedang KM. 21, Jatinangor, Sumedang, West Java 45363, Indonesia
Email: redaksi.jbmh@unpad.ac.id
Website: https://jurnal.fh.unpad.ac.id/index.php/jbmh