Ownership and Management

PIETAS: Jurnal Studi Agama dan Lintas Budaya (Journal of Religious and Cross-Cultural Studies) is owned and published by Yayasan Yuta Pendidikan Cerdas.

PIETAS is managed by an academic editorial team consisting of the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board members, reviewers, and editorial staff who are responsible for maintaining the quality, integrity, and sustainability of the journal's scholarly publishing activities.

Journal Ownership

The ownership of PIETAS belongs to Yayasan Yuta Pendidikan Cerdas, which provides institutional support, administrative resources, publishing infrastructure, and organizational support necessary for the continuous development and operation of the journal.

Editorial Management

The editorial management of PIETAS is conducted by qualified scholars and researchers with expertise in religious studies, cross-cultural studies, humanities, social sciences, and related interdisciplinary fields.

The Editorial Team is responsible for managing manuscript processing, coordinating peer review, maintaining publication ethics, ensuring academic quality, and developing the scholarly direction of the journal.

Editorial Independence

PIETAS maintains editorial independence in all scholarly publishing decisions. The publisher, ownership organization, sponsors, or affiliated institutions do not interfere with editorial decisions regarding manuscript selection, peer-review outcomes, acceptance, revision, or rejection.

Editorial decisions are based solely on academic quality, originality, relevance to the journal's aims and scope, methodological or conceptual rigor, ethical compliance, and recommendations from independent reviewers.

Role of Publisher

Yayasan Yuta Pendidikan Cerdas serves as the publisher of PIETAS and is responsible for providing organizational support, publishing infrastructure, digital platform management, and resources necessary for the operation and long-term development of the journal.

The publisher is committed to supporting transparent, ethical, and responsible scholarly publishing practices in accordance with internationally recognized standards of academic publishing.

Editorial Structure

The management structure of PIETAS consists of:

• Editor-in-Chief: Responsible for the overall editorial direction, publication decisions, and maintenance of academic integrity.
• Editorial Board: Provides scholarly guidance, supports editorial evaluation, and contributes to the development of journal policies and academic direction.
• Reviewers: Provide independent scholarly assessments through the journal's double-blind peer-review process.
• Editorial Staff: Supports manuscript administration, communication, technical management, and publication workflows.

Academic Collaboration

PIETAS welcomes academic collaboration with researchers, institutions, and scholarly organizations nationally and internationally to promote the advancement of research in religious studies and cross-cultural scholarship.