Ownership and Management Information

1. Journal Identity

Journal of Tourism Sustainability (JTOS) is an open-access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by Politeknik Negeri Bandung, Indonesia. JTOS provides an academic platform for the publication and dissemination of original research concerning sustainable tourism, destination planning and development, tourism management, tourism businesses, and related interdisciplinary fields.

Journal Title	Journal of Tourism Sustainability (JTOS)
Electronic ISSN	2798-8333
Publisher	Politeknik Negeri Bandung, Indonesia
Institutional Publishing Unit	Pusat Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (P3M), Politeknik Negeri Bandung
Publication Model	Open Access
Peer Review Model	Double-Blind Peer Review
Publication Frequency	Three issues annually: April, August, and December
Official Website	https://jtos.polban.ac.id/jtospolban
Official Email	jtos@polban.ac.id

2. Ownership and Institutional Affiliation

JTOS operates under the institutional publishing framework of Politeknik Negeri Bandung, a public higher education institution in Indonesia. The journal identifies Politeknik Negeri Bandung as its publisher and operates within the institution's scholarly publishing environment. The Pusat Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (P3M) is identified in the journal's publication ethics information as an institutional unit associated with its publishing activities. Institutional responsibility for journal publishing and editorial responsibility for scholarly content are distinguished to support transparent and accountable journal governance.

3. Journal Management Structure

The management of JTOS involves the publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board, Managing Editors, and qualified peer reviewers. These roles contribute to the administration, scientific evaluation, editorial coordination, and dissemination of scholarly publications.

3.1 Publisher

Politeknik Negeri Bandung serves as the institutional publisher of JTOS. The publisher supports the journal's publication activities and institutional publishing infrastructure. Institutional publishing arrangements must respect the independence and professional responsibilities of the editorial team.

3.2 Editor-in-Chief

Eko Susanto
Politeknik Negeri Bandung, Indonesia

The Editor-in-Chief provides academic leadership and oversees the implementation of the journal's editorial policies.

The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for maintaining editorial standards, research integrity, peer-review quality, and the independence of scholarly publication decisions.

3.3 Editorial Board

The Editorial Board comprises academics and researchers affiliated with national and international institutions. Editorial Board members contribute disciplinary expertise, scholarly advice, and support for maintaining the academic quality of JTOS. The journal seeks to maintain institutional and geographical diversity in its editorial structure in accordance with its scholarly focus and development objectives.

The current Editorial Board and institutional affiliations are publicly available on the Editorial Team page.

3.4 Managing Editors

The journal's publicly listed Managing Editors are:

Syifaa Novianti — Politeknik Negeri Bandung, Indonesia.
Chandra Budhi Septyandi — Politeknik Negeri Bandung, Indonesia.

Managing Editors support the coordination of manuscript submissions, editorial screening, reviewer assignments, communication, and journal publication workflows.

3.5 Peer Reviewers

JTOS engages qualified peer reviewers with expertise relevant to the journal's focus and scope. Reviewers are responsible for providing independent, objective, confidential, and evidence-based evaluations of manuscripts. The selection and management of reviewers follow the journal's Peer Review Process.

4. Editorial Independence

JTOS is committed to maintaining the independence of its scholarly editorial decisions. Manuscript acceptance, revision, and rejection decisions must be based on academic merit, research originality, methodological rigor, relevance to the journal, peer-review findings, and publication ethics. Editorial decisions must not be improperly influenced by institutional authority, commercial interests, financial considerations, personal relationships, or other non-academic factors. The Editor-in-Chief and authorized editorial members are responsible for decisions concerning the scholarly suitability of submitted manuscripts. The publisher supports editorial operations while respecting the integrity of the peer-review process and the independence of academic decision-making.

5. Transparency and Accountability

JTOS is committed to transparent and accountable journal management. Information concerning the publisher, editorial structure, journal policies, publication procedures, and official contact channels is made available through the journal's website. The editorial team is responsible for implementing journal policies consistently and maintaining appropriate records of manuscript assessment and publication decisions. The journal's governance arrangements are intended to support responsible academic publishing and the integrity of scientific communication.

6. Conflict of Interest and Governance

JTOS requires individuals involved in editorial and publication decisions to disclose relevant conflicts of interest. Editors must not participate in decisions involving manuscripts for which they have a significant personal, professional, financial, or institutional conflict of interest. When a relevant conflict exists, editorial responsibility must be reassigned to an appropriately independent qualified editor. Manuscripts submitted by Editorial Board members or authors affiliated with the publisher must undergo the same scientific evaluation standards as other submissions. Further information is provided in the journal's Conflict of Interest Policy and Publication Ethics.

7. Journal Administration and Publishing Platform

JTOS uses the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform to support electronic journal management and scholarly publication. The system facilitates manuscript submission, editorial assessment, peer-review coordination, revision management, and online publication. The editorial team is responsible for managing publication workflows and maintaining appropriate records within authorized journal management systems. The use of an electronic journal management platform supports transparency, traceability, and accountability in scholarly publishing.

8. Financial and Editorial Independence

JTOS applies a zero Article Processing Charge (APC) policy. Authors are not required to pay fees for manuscript submission, peer review, editorial processing, or article publication. The journal's publication fee policy does not influence editorial decisions. All manuscripts are evaluated according to scientific quality and established editorial and ethical requirements. Additional information is provided in the Author Fees Policy.

9. Official Editorial Contact

Readers, authors, reviewers, research institutions, and other stakeholders may contact JTOS through its official editorial communication channel.

Journal of Tourism Sustainability (JTOS)
Politeknik Negeri Bandung
Indonesia

Email: jtos@polban.ac.id

Website: https://jtos.polban.ac.id/jtospolban

Principal Contact: Eko Susanto

Support Contact: Chandra Budhi Septyandi

10. Review of Management Information

JTOS is committed to maintaining accurate and up-to-date information about its publisher, editorial management, and institutional publishing arrangements. Changes in journal management, editorial appointments, or official contact information will be reflected in the relevant pages of the journal's official website.

Ownership and Management Statement

Journal of Tourism Sustainability (JTOS) is published by Politeknik Negeri Bandung, Indonesia, and managed through an academic editorial structure consisting of the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board, and Managing Editors.

JTOS is committed to editorial independence, transparent management, responsible scholarly publishing, and the integrity of its peer-review and publication processes.