1. Journal Ownership and Publisher

Jurnal Pengembangan Penyuluhan Pertanian (JP3) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by Politeknik Pembangunan Pertanian Yogyakarta–Magelang (Polbangtan Yoma), as stated on the journal's official website: Jurnal Pengembangan Penyuluhan Pertanian. The journal's ownership and publishing information should be presented transparently to help authors, readers, reviewers, and other stakeholders understand the institution responsible for its publication.

The journal follows the transparency principles described in COPE Core Practice 8: Journal Management, which emphasizes the importance of a clearly described journal infrastructure, transparent policies, and appropriate management arrangements. Any additional legal ownership details or formal governing-body information should be confirmed and published by the responsible institution.

2. Management and Governing Structure

JP3 is managed through an editorial and publishing structure responsible for manuscript handling, peer review, editorial decisions, publication preparation, and the maintenance of journal content. The names, affiliations, roles, and relevant contact information of the editor-in-chief, editorial board members, and editorial staff should be available on the journal's official Editorial Team page.

The journal's management procedures are intended to support consistent editorial operations, transparent responsibilities, and appropriate training for editorial personnel. These principles are informed by COPE Core Practice 8: Journal Management and the COPE Ethics Toolkit for a Successful Editorial Office.

3. Editorial Independence

JP3 is committed to maintaining editorial independence in the evaluation and publication of submitted manuscripts. Editorial decisions should be based on the manuscript's scholarly quality, relevance to the journal's scope, ethical compliance, and the outcomes of appropriate peer review, rather than on commercial, financial, political, institutional, or personal interests.

The journal's commitment to editorial independence is informed by the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors, particularly the principles concerning relationships between editors, journal owners, and publishers. The publisher or owner should respect the editor's responsibility to make editorial decisions independently of inappropriate external influence.

The responsibilities of the journal owner or publisher and those of the editor should be clearly distinguished. Institutional support and administrative oversight may be provided where appropriate, but editorial decisions should remain governed by the journal's published editorial policies and ethical standards. This approach is consistent with the COPE Guidelines for Managing the Relationships between Society-Owned Journals, Their Society, and Publishers, which discuss transparent relationships and the protection of editorial independence.

4. Responsibilities of the Publisher

The publisher is responsible for providing appropriate institutional and publishing support for the journal's operation, including the maintenance of the journal platform, publication infrastructure, and preservation of published content, subject to institutional policies and available resources.

The publisher should support transparent editorial procedures and ensure that the journal's policies, publication information, and relevant contact details are accessible to authors and readers. The publisher's responsibilities should not be used to exert inappropriate influence over editorial decisions. These principles are informed by COPE Core Practice 8: Journal Management and the COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Editors.

5. Responsibilities of the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board

The editor-in-chief is responsible for overseeing the journal's editorial policies and processes, ensuring that manuscripts are handled fairly, and making or supervising editorial decisions in accordance with the journal's scope and ethical standards.

The editorial board supports the journal's scholarly direction and editorial quality. Its members may contribute subject expertise, advise on editorial policy, assist with journal development, and support the maintenance of appropriate scholarly standards. Editorial board members should disclose relevant conflicts of interest and follow the journal's procedures for peer review and publication ethics.

These responsibilities reflect the principles in the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and COPE Core Practice 9: Peer Review Processes.

6. Financial Support and Revenue Transparency

JP3 should clearly identify its sources of financial and operational support, including institutional funding, grants, publication charges, sponsorship, or other relevant sources, where applicable. Information about article processing charges or other publication fees should be disclosed transparently to authors before submission or publication.

Financial support, sponsorship, advertising, or other commercial arrangements must not improperly influence editorial decisions, peer review, or the selection of articles for publication. This principle follows COPE Core Practice 8: Journal Management, which emphasizes transparency in the journal's business model and the independence of editorial decisions from revenue-related considerations.

7. Management of Conflicts of Interest

The journal requires relevant conflicts of interest involving authors, reviewers, editors, the publisher, or the journal itself to be disclosed and appropriately managed. Individuals involved in editorial decisions should not allow personal, professional, institutional, or financial interests to compromise the fair assessment of manuscripts.

Where a conflict of interest could affect an editorial decision, JP3 should take appropriate measures, such as assigning the manuscript to an independent editor or appointing an alternative reviewer. These procedures are informed by COPE's guidance on Conflicts of Interest/Competing Interests and COPE Core Practice 8: Journal Management.

8. Transparency and Public Information

JP3 aims to make essential information about its ownership, publisher, editorial structure, aims and scope, peer-review process, publication frequency, contact details, and publication policies accessible through its official website. The journal should keep this information accurate and update it when relevant institutional or editorial arrangements change.

The journal's transparency practices are informed by COPE Core Practice 8: Journal Management and the COPE Ethics Toolkit for a Successful Editorial Office, which describe the importance of clear journal information, appropriate management structures, and transparent editorial procedures.

9. Policy Review

JP3 will periodically review its ownership and management information to ensure that the published details remain accurate and reflect the journal's current institutional and editorial arrangements. Any changes to the publisher, governing structure, editorial responsibilities, or relevant management policies should be reflected on the official journal website.

This policy is informed by COPE Core Practice 8: Journal Management and the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.