Ownership and Management Information

Holistic Science is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal published and managed by Lembaga Riset Mutiara Akbar (LARISMA), based in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

The journal is dedicated to disseminating scholarly research and advancing academic knowledge in education, language and linguistics, social sciences, humanities, law, information technology, and related interdisciplinary fields.

1. Journal Ownership

Journal Title: Holistic Science

Publisher: Lembaga Riset Mutiara Akbar (LARISMA)

Publisher Location: Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Official Journal Website: https://jurnal.larisma.or.id/index.php/HS/

Lembaga Riset Mutiara Akbar (LARISMA) is identified as the publishing organization responsible for supporting the journal's publication activities and institutional management.

2. Journal Management

Holistic Science is managed through an editorial structure consisting of the Editor-in-Chief, editorial team, and appointed peer reviewers.

The editorial team is responsible for coordinating manuscript evaluation, peer review, editorial decisions, and the preparation of accepted articles for publication.

The publisher supports the journal's administrative, technical, and publication operations.

Information concerning the editorial team and reviewers is available through the journal's official website.

3. Editorial Responsibilities

The editorial team is responsible for maintaining scholarly quality and ensuring that submitted manuscripts are evaluated according to the journal's established policies.

Editorial responsibilities include:

  • Conducting initial manuscript screening.

  • Selecting qualified and independent peer reviewers.

  • Coordinating the double-blind peer-review process.

  • Evaluating reviewer recommendations and author revisions.

  • Making editorial decisions based on scholarly merit.

  • Upholding publication ethics and research integrity.

  • Managing corrections, expressions of concern, and retractions when necessary.

4. Editorial Independence

Holistic Science maintains editorial independence in the assessment, selection, and publication of scholarly manuscripts.

Editorial decisions are based on academic quality, originality, methodological soundness, relevance to the journal's scope, and compliance with publication ethics.

The publisher, sponsors, and other external parties must not improperly influence reviewer selection, peer-review outcomes, or manuscript acceptance decisions.

Financial considerations, including article processing charges, do not determine editorial decisions.

5. Publication and Operational Management

The publisher and editorial team support the journal's continuing operations, including:

  1. Maintaining the online journal platform.

  2. Supporting manuscript submission and editorial workflows.

  3. Managing publication schedules and journal issues.

  4. Maintaining article metadata and publication records.

  5. Facilitating access to published scholarly content.

  6. Supporting the implementation of editorial and publication ethics policies.

Holistic Science publishes three issues annually according to the following four-month publication periods:

Issue Publication Period
Issue 1 January–April
Issue 2 May–August
Issue 3 September–December

Accepted articles may be published progressively within their designated issue once the required editorial and production procedures have been completed, in accordance with the journal's Publication Schedule policy.

6. Transparency and Accountability

Holistic Science is committed to transparent journal management and responsible scholarly publishing.

Information regarding the journal's editorial structure, focus and scope, peer-review process, publication ethics, copyright and licensing, article processing charges, and contact details is made available through its official website.

Concerns related to editorial management, publication ethics, or journal operations may be communicated to the editorial office through the official journal contact channels.

7. Contact Information

For inquiries concerning journal ownership, editorial management, and publication operations, please refer to the official Holistic Science contact page:

https://jurnal.larisma.or.id/index.php/HS/about/contact

Publisher: Lembaga Riset Mutiara Akbar (LARISMA)

Location: Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia