Ownership and Management Information

Lentora Nursing Journal is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal published by Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu. The journal provides a platform for the dissemination of original research articles, review articles, and other scholarly contributions in nursing and related health sciences.

Lentora Nursing Journal  aims to facilitate the exchange of scientific knowledge, promote research integrity, and support the development of evidence-based nursing and related health sciences.

The journal is committed to maintaining transparency regarding its ownership, publishing responsibilities, editorial management, and institutional affiliation. Its publication activities are conducted in accordance with the journal's editorial policies, publication ethics standards, and applicable principles of responsible scholarly publishing.

1. Journal Information

Journal Title: Lentora Nursing Journal 

Journal Type: Scholarly, peer-reviewed academic journal

Subject Area: Nursing  and Related Health Sciences

Publication Model: Open Access, subject to the journal's official policy

Peer-Review Model: As specified in the journal's official peer-review policy

Publication Frequency: As specified in the journal's official publication schedule

Publishing Platform: Open Journal Systems (OJS), if applicable

Publisher: Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu

Online ISSN: As registered in the official ISSN record

Print ISSN: As registered in the official ISSN record, if applicable

Official Website: The official Lentora Nursing Journal  website managed by Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu.

2. Ownership and Publishing Responsibility

Lentora Nursing Journal  is published by Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu. The institution provides the organizational and administrative framework supporting the journal's publication activities in accordance with applicable institutional policies.

The journal's ownership and publishing arrangements are disclosed to enable authors, reviewers, readers, and other stakeholders to identify the institution responsible for its publication. Information regarding the journal's institutional affiliation and publishing responsibilities is made available through its official website.

The publisher supports the journal's mission, publication infrastructure, and long-term sustainability. However, institutional ownership and administrative oversight should not result in inappropriate interference with individual editorial decisions. Manuscripts must be evaluated according to their scientific merit, methodological quality, relevance, and compliance with publication ethics requirements.

Any changes to the journal's ownership, publishing institution, or management structure will be reflected in the journal's official information, as appropriate.

3. Editorial Management

Lentora Nursing Journal is managed by an editorial team responsible for manuscript evaluation, peer-review coordination, editorial decision-making, publication preparation, and compliance with the journal's editorial and publication ethics policies.

Depending on the journal's officially appointed organizational structure, editorial responsibilities may include the following roles:

  1. Editor-in-Chief: Provides academic leadership, oversees the implementation of editorial policies, and holds overall responsibility for editorial decisions.

  2. Managing Editor: Coordinates editorial operations, monitors manuscript progress, and facilitates communication among authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher.

  3. Section or Associate Editors: Manage manuscripts within their assigned subject areas and coordinate the review process, as appropriate.

  4. Editorial Board: Provides academic guidance, contributes relevant expertise, and supports the journal's scientific quality and development.

  5. Reviewers: Conduct independent scientific assessments of manuscripts and provide constructive recommendations to support editorial decisions.

  6. Editorial Support Personnel: Assist with manuscript administration, copyediting, layout, technical preparation, metadata management, and other publication tasks, as applicable.

The names, institutional affiliations, professional qualifications, and responsibilities of the appointed editorial personnel should be presented on the journal's official Editorial Team or Editorial Board page.

4. Roles and Responsibilities

The Lentora Nursing Journal Editorial Team is responsible for ensuring that manuscripts are handled fairly, consistently, and in accordance with the journal's policies.

Its responsibilities include:

  • Managing manuscript submissions and conducting initial editorial screening.

  • Selecting qualified and independent reviewers with relevant expertise.

  • Coordinating peer review and evaluating reviewer recommendations.

  • Making editorial decisions based on scientific merit, originality, methodological quality, relevance, and research integrity.

  • Ensuring compliance with policies on research ethics, authorship, plagiarism, conflicts of interest, and other publication ethics matters.

  • Managing revisions, corrections, retractions, expressions of concern, and other post-publication matters when necessary.

  • Maintaining appropriate confidentiality throughout editorial handling and peer review.

  • Supporting accurate publication metadata, timely communication, and the integrity of the scholarly record.

  • Reviewing editorial procedures and policies to maintain appropriate publication standards.

Each editorial role operates within the responsibilities assigned by the journal. Final editorial authority rests with the Editor-in-Chief or an appropriately authorized editor, in accordance with Lentora Nursing Journal 's editorial policies.

5. Editorial Independence

Lentora Nursing Journal is committed to maintaining editorial independence in the evaluation and publication of scholarly manuscripts.

Editorial decisions should be based on the scientific quality, originality, relevance, methodological rigor, ethical acceptability, and contribution of submitted work to midwifery and related health sciences.

Decisions must not be improperly influenced by authors' nationality, gender, religion, institutional affiliation, personal relationships, funding sources, commercial interests, or other considerations unrelated to the scientific and ethical quality of the manuscript.

Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu, as the publishing institution, provides institutional and administrative support while respecting the professional judgment of the editorial team. The publisher should not improperly interfere with manuscript evaluation, peer review, or editorial decisions.

Editors are expected to disclose relevant conflicts of interest and withdraw from handling manuscripts when their impartiality may reasonably be questioned. Where necessary, an independent editor should be assigned to ensure a fair and objective assessment.

6. Relationship Between Ownership and Editorial Governance

Lentora Nursing Journal distinguishes institutional ownership and publishing administration from editorial governance.

Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu is responsible for the institutional framework and administrative support provided to the journal. The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Team are responsible for implementing editorial policies, coordinating peer review, evaluating manuscripts, and making publication decisions within their assigned authority.

This separation is intended to protect academic independence, prevent inappropriate interference, and ensure that publication decisions remain consistent with recognized principles of research integrity and publication ethics.

Institutional arrangements affecting editorial authority should be clearly defined and communicated transparently where relevant. Any potential conflicts between institutional interests and editorial responsibilities should be managed in accordance with the journal's conflict of interest policy.

7. Financial and Operational Transparency

Lentora Nursing Journal  is committed to transparency in the management of its publication operations. Information about article processing charges (APCs), submission fees, funding sources, sponsorship arrangements, advertising, and other relevant financial relationships should be disclosed on the journal's official website, where applicable.

If publication fees apply, the journal's fee policy should clearly describe the applicable charges, payment procedures, waiver arrangements, and refund conditions. If the journal does not charge authors publication fees, this should be stated clearly in the relevant section of its website.

Financial and operational considerations must not determine the scientific assessment or editorial outcome of a manuscript. The journal should manage its resources in a manner that supports sustainable publication practices while protecting editorial independence and the integrity of peer review.

8. Transparency and Accountability

Lentora Nursing Journal  recognizes the importance of providing accurate and accessible information about its ownership, publishing institution, editorial leadership, management structure, and publication procedures.

The journal's official website should provide relevant information, including:

  1. Journal profile and publication details.

  2. Ownership, publisher, and institutional affiliation.

  3. Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Team information.

  4. Editorial Board membership and institutional affiliations.

  5. Peer-review procedures and editorial decision-making policies.

  6. Publication ethics policies, including plagiarism, conflicts of interest, corrections, and retractions.

  7. Open-access, copyright, licensing, and publication fee policies.

  8. Official contact information for the Editorial Office.

Lentora Nursing Journal  aims to keep this information accurate and up to date. Changes to institutional arrangements, editorial appointments, or publishing procedures will be reflected in the relevant website sections as appropriate.

Through transparent ownership, responsible management, and independent editorial governance, Lentora Nursing Journal  seeks to maintain the trust of authors, reviewers, readers, and the wider academic community while supporting the advancement of midwifery and related health sciences.