Ownership and Management

This page describes the ownership, publishing arrangements, and operational management of Counseling Milenial (CM). It distinguishes organisational accountability from editorial responsibilities in manuscript evaluation and publication decisions.

1. Journal Ownership

Journal Name: Counseling Milenial (CM)

Institutional Affiliation: Universitas Muhammadiyah Metro, Indonesia

Counseling Milenial (CM) is an academic journal in the field of guidance and counseling affiliated with Universitas Muhammadiyah Metro. The journal's formal ownership and publishing arrangements are subject to the institutional provisions established by the responsible journal owner or publisher.

Ownership of the journal is distinct from copyright in individual articles. Copyright, licensing terms, and the rights of authors and readers are addressed separately in the journal's Copyright Notice and applicable licensing policies.

2. Publishing and Operational Management

The publication and day-to-day operation of Counseling Milenial (CM) are conducted through its editorial and journal management arrangements in accordance with applicable institutional policies.

Operational responsibilities may include publication administration, manuscript processing, coordination of the production process, maintenance of the online journal platform, publication scheduling, and dissemination of published articles.

The editorial team coordinates manuscript handling and publication activities in accordance with the journal's editorial procedures. The respective responsibilities of the Editor-in-Chief, editors, reviewers, and editorial staff are defined by the journal's editorial structure and applicable editorial policies.

3. Organisational Accountability

The institution or organisational unit formally responsible for the journal provides the governance arrangements and operational support necessary for its publishing activities.

Administrative and operational matters requiring institutional action are referred to the appropriate responsible unit through the official contact channels provided on the journal website.

Organisational ownership and operational management are distinct from editorial decision-making. Manuscript acceptance, revision, and rejection decisions are made by the responsible editor in accordance with the journal's editorial policies, peer-review process, scholarly standards, and publication ethics.

The journal seeks to protect editorial decision-making from inappropriate organisational, financial, or commercial influence.

4. Institutional Relationships

The institutional affiliations displayed on the journal website identify the professional or organisational affiliations of editors, reviewers, and authors, as applicable. Such affiliations should not be interpreted as evidence of ownership, sponsorship, or formal endorsement beyond the relationships explicitly established by the relevant parties.

Any formal institutional relationship that materially affects the journal's ownership, publishing arrangements, or operational management should be disclosed transparently. Where appropriate, the disclosure should identify the organisation concerned, describe the nature of the relationship, and provide a link to the organisation's official website.

Financial support, sponsorship, and other relevant funding arrangements should be disclosed separately through the journal's applicable funding or sponsorship policy.

5. Changes in Ownership or Management

Any substantive change in the journal's ownership, publisher, or operational management arrangements should be reflected on this page in a timely manner.

Where such changes occur, the journal will identify the organisations concerned, describe the nature of the change, and specify its effective date, where applicable.

Counseling Milenial (CM) is committed to maintaining accurate and publicly accessible information about its ownership, governance, and publishing arrangements. Information concerning editorial responsibilities and related governance policies should be made available through the journal's official website.

Official Journal Website: https://scholar.ummetro.ac.id/index.php/konselor/index